I think you had better rethink your math! The comment was that CA sends more to DC than it gets. There isn’t a second pot of money.
No, what I mean is that yes, it DOES send more, but that is because it taxes the crap out of its citizens who then write it off when paying their Federal taxes. So of the people are able to write off enough to get 15 billion back on their federal taxes, that is money that is, in effect, being sent to California, or you can see it as not sent to the FedGov. So that amount must be subtracted from whatever the state sends to the FedGov.
That’s how the “progressive “ tax system works.
The whole equation is shaky. Does it include the billions paid to military and vets?