Posted by
The CL Project on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:00:49 PM
Sunday night Assembly Democrats passed a $23.4 billion package of cuts, tax and fee increases, and accounting tricks designed to close a gaping hole in the budget for the fiscal year that starts Wednesday.
While the Democratic majority vote solution is comprised of some cuts in state spending, the measures also raises taxes and fees to the tune of $2 BILLION. The majority plan hikes taxes on on cigarettes; creates a new tax on oil production and raises or imposes new fees on property insurance policies, vehicle registration and drivers licenses.
During Sunday nights debate, Assemblywoman Audra Strickland (R-Thousand Oaks) presented this speech in which she challenged the Democrats' on their stance that their most important constituents are the poor, sick and aged.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger made it clear this morning he won’t sign the package of taxes and cuts approved by Assembly Democrats Sunday night as a way of balancing the state budget.