Senator Mark Wyland issued the following statement on the Governor's May Revision of the California Budget:

"I applaud the Governor's use of a 'rainy day' fund, an approach I've supported for years, to protect Californians during tough economic times. I also agree with fully funding education, a plan that Senate and Assembly Republicans recently proposed. However, I do not support a tax increase when we have failed to reduce wasteful spending. It's unacceptable to punish California families, who are already paying too much in taxes, for the unwillingness of Democrats to control their addiction to spending. I hope the majority party realizes soon enough that the first step toward controlling addiction is admitting that you have problem."

Senator Mark Wyland represents the 38th Senate District, which includes cities in north San Diego County and south Orange County.