As we mentioned earlier, Governor Gregoire released her 2011 supplemental budget proposal today. House Speaker Frank Chopp released this statement about that proposal:
“This recession has had an
unprecedented impact on our state’s economy, and after three straight years of
deep budget cuts, we have very few options left. I understand just how difficult it was for
the Governor to write this budget – we are facing the same bleak numbers in the
Legislature.
“I am very heartened that she
included a revenue package in her proposal.
The service reductions and program eliminations that will result from
cutting $2 billion more in the current biennium will be devastating for people
in communities all over the state. We
owe it to our school children, to our citizens with disabilities, and, frankly,
to the future of our state to have a discussion about alternatives.”
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