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Rep. Pat Sullivan, D-Covington, center, hugs Rep. June Robinson, D-Everett, in the wings of the House chamber, Friday, June 30, 2017, following debate on the state operating budget at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The Washington Legislature approved a new two-year state operating budget Friday, sending the spending plan to Gov. Jay Inslee in time to avert a partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee watches from the wings of the House chamber during debate on the state operating budget at the Capitol Friday, June 30, 2017, in Olympia, Wash. The Washington Legislature approved a new two-year state operating budget Friday, sending the spending plan to Inslee in time to avert a partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Rep. Drew Hansen, D-Bainbridge Island, speaks on the House floor before the House passed a state operating budget, at the Capitol Friday, June 30, 2017, in Olympia, Wash. The Washington Legislature approved a new budget Friday, sending the spending plan to Gov. Jay Inslee in time to avert a partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Rep. Morgan Irwin, R-Enumclaw, speaks on the House floor before the House passed a state operating budget, at the Capitol Friday, June 30, 2017, in Olympia, Wash. The Washington Legislature approved a new budget Friday, sending the spending plan to Gov. Jay Inslee in time to avert a partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Voting results are projected above the House floor, Friday, June 30, 2017, after a vote on the state operating budget at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The Washington Legislature approved a new two-year state operating budget Friday, sending the spending plan to Gov. Jay Inslee in time to avert a partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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House Speaker Frank Chopp, right, D-Seattle, walks on the floor of the House, Friday, June 30, 2017, during debate on the state operating budget at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The Washington Legislature approved a new two-year budget Friday, sending the spending plan to Gov. Jay Inslee in time to avert a partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee watches from the wings of the House chamber, Friday, June 30, 2017, during debate on the state operating budget at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The Washington Legislature approved a new budget Friday, sending the spending plan to Inslee in time to avert a partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee exits the House chamber, Friday, June 30, 2017, after the House passed a state operating budget, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The Washington Legislature approved a new budget Friday, sending the spending plan to Inslee in time to avert a partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee watches from the wings of the House chamber, Friday, June 30, 2017, during debate on the state operating budget at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The Washington Legislature approved a new two-year state operating budget Friday, sending the spending plan to Inslee in time to avert a partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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House Speaker Michael Madigan, center, D-Chicago, leaves the House floor following a vote to adopt a spending bill amendment in Springfield, Ill., on Friday, June 30, 2017. Madigan said he will contact the bond rating agencies to ask them to postpone any decisions on further rate reductions while the General Assembly finalizes work on its first full budget in three years. (Ted Schurter/The State Journal-Register via AP)
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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, thanks House members following a vote to adopt a spending bill amendment in Springfield, Ill., on Friday, June 30, 2017. Madigan said more work needs to be done, including final negotiations on a tax increase package that is needed to ensure the budget will be in balance. (Ted Schurter/The State Journal-Register via AP)
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House Majority Leader Barbara Fynn Currie, D-Chicago, smiles as the House votes 90-25 to adopt a spending bill amendment to Senate Bill Six in Springfield, Ill., on Friday, June 30, 2017. (Ted Schurter/The State Journal-Register via AP)
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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, thanks House members following a vote to adopt a spending bill amendment Friday, June 30, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. Madigan said more work needs to be done, including final negotiations on a tax increase package that is needed to ensure the budget will be in balance. (Ted Schurter/The State Journal-Register via AP)
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The building housing Centene Corporation headquarters in Clayton, Mo., is seen here on July 2, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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FILE - This Tuesday, July 7, 2015, file photo, shows Bank of America's corporate headquarters in Charlotte, N.C. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is buying 700 million shares in Bank of America, making Buffett the largest shareholder in two of the nation's largest banks. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
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FILE - In this May 2, 2016, file photo, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett is interviewed in Omaha, Neb. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is buying 700 million shares in Bank of America, making Buffett the largest shareholder in two of the nation's largest banks. (AP Photo/John Peterson, File)
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In this Nov. 19, 2014, file photo, the 2016 Mazda CX-3 is unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show, in Los Angeles. Mazda is recalling nearly 228,000 cars in the U.S. because the parking brake may not fully release or could fail to hold the cars, increasing the risk of a crash. The recall covers certain Mazda 6 cars from the 2014 and 2015 model years and the Mazda 3 from 2014 through 2016. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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FILE - In this June 28, 2017, file photo, Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie, D-Chicago, center, works on a laptop at her desk on the House floor at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Illinois is hours away from entering its third fiscal year without a state budget, territory that could mean some universities won't be able to offer federal financial aid, road construction and Powerball ticket sales will halt and the state's credit rating will be downgraded to "junk." (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP File)
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FILE - In this June 28, 2017, file photo, House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, heads to a leader's meeting in Speaker Michael Madigan's office at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Illinois is hours away from entering its third fiscal year without a state budget, territory that could mean some universities won't be able to offer federal financial aid, road construction and Powerball ticket sales will halt and the state's credit rating will be downgraded to "junk."(Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP File)
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FILE - In this June 27, 2017, file photo, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, answers questions before attending a meeting of the four legislative leaders at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Illinois is hours away from entering its third fiscal year without a state budget, territory that could mean some universities won't be able to offer federal financial aid, road construction and Powerball ticket sales will halt and the state's credit rating will be downgraded to "junk." (Ted Schurter/The State Journal-Register via AP)
