FLASH: Republican lawmakers unveil a no-tax budget at Sacramento press conference
Posted by: Chuck DeVore | 08/30/2008 1:46 PM
During a 1:30 PM Sacramento press conference, Republican lawmakers led by Senate Republican Leader Dave Cogdill and Assembly Republican Leader Mike Villines unveiled a no-tax budget that funds education at the same level that Democrats proposed while trimming spending in other areas.
The Republican budget was in response to Senate Majority Leader Don Perata's Friday challenge to Senate Republicans to put up their own budget. The Democrats' own tax-increasing budget fell three votes short of the needed two-thirds for passage on Friday when it failed to receive any Republican votes while moderate Democrat Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) abstained.
We'll see if Sen. Perata actually allows this responsible budget proposal to be voted on in the full Senate.
We'll also see what Gov. Schwarzenegger says about the Republican budget, which does not raise taxes, after he called Friday's Senate vote to increase taxes on hard-working Californians "courageous."
The Republican budget was in response to Senate Majority Leader Don Perata's Friday challenge to Senate Republicans to put up their own budget. The Democrats' own tax-increasing budget fell three votes short of the needed two-thirds for passage on Friday when it failed to receive any Republican votes while moderate Democrat Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) abstained.
We'll see if Sen. Perata actually allows this responsible budget proposal to be voted on in the full Senate.
We'll also see what Gov. Schwarzenegger says about the Republican budget, which does not raise taxes, after he called Friday's Senate vote to increase taxes on hard-working Californians "courageous."
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