. >> reporter: melissa rooker, republican state rep from suburban kansas city. >> i often get asked how, as a republican, i could be against these tax cuts. all i can say is, i am a republican, i am fairly conservative in my approach to money management, and this did not feel comfortable. the proponents of the plan will tell you today that we should have given it more time, that we didn't cut the budget enough. and i'll tell you, we cut it nine times, to try and cope with the drastic revenue reduction. >> i wish i could've had a stronger influence on my colleagues and have trimmed the growth of government even further. >> reporter: republican state senator ty masterson represents a district near wichita, and runs this makerspace, called gocreate, funded by the far- right koch foundation. he says lawmakers simply weren't willing to go far enough. >> we were still anticipating more growth and we didn't keep the government in check in the out years. >> reporter: do you take any personal responsibility for that? >> sure, i was chairman of ways and means in those next four years where we wer