As she released her 2009-2011 Operating Budget proposal today, House Ways and Means Chair Kelli Linville said her committee members “rose to the challenge presented by this global recession.”“This is not the budget we’d all hoped to offer today,” said Linville. “However it reflects the reality of the economic situation we’re in today.”
“We worked to cushion the blow to our families and businesses,” she said. “We fully-fund Apple Health for kids, protect the safety net for our most vulnerable citizens, and prioritize basic education.”
“We have a great partner in the White House,” said Rep. Mark Ericks, vice-chair of Ways and Means. “The federal recovery dollars sent by President Obama allowed us to protect investments in education and health care we wouldn’t have been able to otherwise. Yes, they are one-time dollars, but they allowed us to buy some time for the kids in our state while our economy recovers.”
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