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Gov Jerry Brown said that "California is definitely back," while speaking at the annual California Chamber of Commerce Host Breakfast.in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Brown presented a robust defense of his record over the last three-and-half years, promoting his efforts in education, pension reforms, workers' compensation, criminal justice and the state's economic recovery.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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Governor Chris Christie presents a budget update Tuesday May 20, 2014 during an afternoon news conference and announces he will cut pension payments in Fiscal Year 2014 with and executive order. (AP Photo/The Record of Bergen County, Tyson Trish)

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Governor Chris Christie presents a budget update Tuesday May 20, 2014 during an afternoon news conference and announces he will cut pension payments in Fiscal Year 2014 with and executive order. (AP Photo/The Record of Bergen County, Tyson Trish)

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New Jersey's state treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff, right, listens to a question as he appears before the state Assembly budget committee at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., Wednesday, May 21, 2014. On Tuesday, May 20, 2014, Gov. Chris Christie announced a plan to cut the state government's pension contributions and lawmakers questioned the state treasurer about it on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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New Jersey's state treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff answers a question as he appears before the state Assembly budget committee at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., Wednesday, May 21, 2014. On Tuesday, May 20, 2014, Gov. Chris Christie announced a plan to cut the state government's pension contributions and lawmakers questioned the state treasurer about it on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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New Jersey's state treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff, center, listens to a question as he appears before the state Assembly budget committee at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., Wednesday, May 21, 2014. On Tuesday, May 20, 2014, Gov. Chris Christie announced a plan to cut the state government's pension contributions and lawmakers questioned the state treasurer about it on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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Rep. John Walsh, R-Livonia, who chaired a special committee tasked with considering Detroit bankruptcy-related legislation, speaks with reporters after the panel approved the 11-bill package on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 in Lansing, Mich. The legislation would give $195 million in state money to help shield Detroit retirees from steep pension cuts and prevent the sale of valuable city-owned art. Gov. Rick Snyder wants the bills on his desk in June. [AP Photo/David Eggert]

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks to a gathering at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, May 20, 2014, as he unveils a plan for filling an unexpected gap in New Jersey's state budget over the next 13 months. Christie's administration announced last month that revenues for the fiscal year that ends June 30 were coming in $807 million below expectations. Christie said he planned to cut pension payments, which will mostly fill a budget gap between now and June 30, 2015. But he doesn't plan to cut educational funding or money for developmentally disabled or drug rehab programs, among others. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)