<p>Assembly Speaker Herb Wesson, D-Los Angeles, center. Flanked by Assembly Minority Leader Dave Cox, R-Fair Oaks, left, State Sen. President Pro tem John Burton, D-San Francisco, right, and State Sen. Minority Leader Jim Brulte, R-Rancho Cucamonga, background, Wesson said outlined the plan that wouldhelp reduce the state's record deficit by nearly half over the next two years.</p>