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For Immediate Release State Senator Don White today issued a
statement regarding the Governor's stalling of the state
budget and his unnecessary furloughing of thousands of state
employees. "I am extremely disappointed that here we
are on July 6, no closer to finalizing a state budget and
working under a threat by the Governor to idle thousands of
state employees if he doesn't get his way on several issues
that are unrelated to the budget. What's most frustrating
is that this furlough does not need to occur. The Governor
is manufacturing this crisis. "The Senate, with only one member
dissenting, sent a fiscally responsible budget to the House
of Representatives on June 20, where it languished right up
until the final hours of the 2006-07 Fiscal Year before
non-concurring. Yes, even though the Senate moved this
budget with strong bipartisan support, the House Democratic
leadership is working in lockstep unison with the
Administration to hold this process hostage as long as
possible. "Now, the Governor is using an
inexcusable ploy of threatening to furlough tens of
thousands of state employees as a way to push his agenda.
Through a crisis of his own making, the Governor will put
those employees out of work on Monday. I find that to be
callous in the extreme. The first rule of a responsible
manager is to look out for the welfare of his or her
employees, certainly not put them and their families at
risk. The Governor should put the budget process and the
welfare of his employees and constituents above his own
national agenda, whatever it may be. "I am committed to working toward passage
of a budget that meets the standards set by the Senate
Republican Caucus. One that includes no tax increases. One
that controls spending; and, one that does not defer tax
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