Consequently, Patton was able to gain approval of a very ambitious legislative agenda in 1998, including tougher criminal laws, improved economic development, reform for Medicaid, and further reform of the higher-education system.
その結果、厳格な刑事犯罪法、改良経済開発計画、メディケイドの改良、高等教育体系の更なる改革など1998年の大変大望ある法制化案件の承認を得ることができた。