Senate Republican Leader Dennis Hollingsworth (R-Murrieta) issued the following statement in reaction to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s announcement of his plan to address the state’s budget deficit.
“As painful a reality as these reductions may be, the financial well-being of our state demands it. The truth is that if we had acted sooner, some of these tough choices could have been avoided,” said Hollingsworth.
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#1 [106kb mp3] - “The Governor is correctly returning the budget debate from taxes and accounting gimmicks to a frank discussion of where we must make necessary spending reductions. The millions of Californians who’ve lost jobs, homes and retirement savings realized a long time ago that they had to adjust their personal budgets. It’s high time state government did the same.”
#2 [87kb mp3] - “I appreciate the Governor’s willingness to examine very tough fiscal choices ahead. I look forward to working with him to lift the burden from the people and businesses of California.”
#3 [75kb mp3] - “As painful a reality as these reductions may be, the financial well-being of our state demands it. The truth is that if we had acted sooner, some of these tough choices could have been avoided.”
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