Posted on 07/21/2005 6:35:10 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appears willing to restore some of the $190 million in programs he cut last week when signing the new state budget.
The governor used his line-item veto authority to reduce spending this year by about 0.2 percent, but the state Department of Finance is now sorting through those vetoes to see what can be reversed.
"If certain conditions are met, then we'll talk about it," said H.D. Palmer, spokesman for the Department of Finance.
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The governor used his line-item veto authority to reduce spending this year by about 0.2 percent,..
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Last year was less than 0.2 %, if I recall correctly..
Well, at least its not like he wants to cut the programs outright based on principle, genuine need or anything.
That's 0.2 percent more cuts than GDubya in his 2 terms, btw. (I'm sure someone will correct me if incorrect.)
What? Who's running the show out there?
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