Q: You are given two sentences(Sentence1 and Sentence2). Answer "Yes" if these sentences are a paraphrase of one another, otherwise answer "No".
Sentence1: We need a certifiable pay as you go budget by mid-July or schools wont open in September , Strayhorn said ., Sentence2: Texas lawmakers must close a $ 185.9 million budget gap by the middle of July or the schools wont open in September , Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn said Thursday .
A:
Yes