State Assembly Speaker John Perez and Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg are in Washington, D.C. this week, begging for federal help to plug the state's $20 billion budget gap. Governor Schwarzenegger made a similar trip in January. Help is coming from Washington, but not as much help as Sacramento wants.
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