"but Rendell said if there is any surplus it will be needed to make up for reductions in federal funds for the state."
In other words, he's whining that his spending is outpacing the flow rate at the Federal Teat.
This scumbag also complains about the Federal Deficit.
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=125-04062004
"The past three years have left states in the worst fiscal crisis in half a century a crisis compounded and made worse by the growing federal deficit. As governors of states struggling to overcome this crisis, we have continued to serve our citizens and make progress despite little or no help from the federal government."
Sincerely,
Vilsack / Richardson / ***Rendell*** / Sebelius / Holden / Wise / Locke / McGreevey /Minner / Doyle
YA CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS, RENDELL!!!
Under the system of federalism, since when is it the responsibility of the federal government to fund the state governments? Oh, I forgot. Rendell and the other Dims don't believe in federalism.