spending. four states were controlled by republicans, three states and the district of columbia are controlled by democrats. and eight states have split control between the executive and the legislative branches. as congress considers reauthorizing the elementary and secondary education act, we've been learning more about this. governor, good to have you with us. why do you support the continued funding for pre-k programs in your home state of alabama? >> you know, if you went back ten years ago, i'm not too sure that i did support it until i began to read about it, understand it, understand that a child is less likely to drop out of school, less likely to ever go into a detention program if they have 4-year-old pre-k. we just made a decision that we