I want to move to education. It strikes me as common sense—and I think a lot of witnesses are saying this—that we should be starting the education yesterday, if not today. In fact, the task force recommended that the federal government “[t]ake a leadership role to ensure that capacity is developed among all levels of government prior to the start of the regulatory regime”. We don't have to wait until July 1, 2018, or thereafter.
You've heard that the federal government has announced $9 million for education. That's the amount of money that Colorado, with one-seventh our population, is spending on education this year. The State of Washington, which has one-fifth our population, is spending $7.5 million. I guess this is a pretty obvious question, but shouldn't we be ramping up the federal contribution on education now, in advance of the regulatory system coming into being?