Rep. Hintz prepared to get to work on projected $5.7 billion budget deficit
MADISON – Representative Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) attended Governor Doyle’s budget address this evening. Governor Doyle laid out the $5.7 billion budget deficit.
"Tonight, Governor Doyle reiterated the sobering fact that due to the severe national economic downturn we face an unprecedented $5.7 billion budget deficit in Wisconsin,” said Rep. Hintz. “We face very difficult decision-making ahead as we tackle our budget deficit. To successfully address this budget deficit and help Wisconsin families during this financial crisis we will need to work collaboratively as legislators.”
“Now is not the time for sound bites and bumper stickers, it is the time to govern and make the difficult decisions we were elected to make. I look forward to working with members of both parties on Governor Doyle’s proposed budget.”
In his budget address, Governor Doyle asked state legislators to work to protect what is important to Wisconsin, including education, health care, public safety and the ability to create jobs and grow the economy. “This is clearly a time when will have to make very deep cuts”, Doyle stated, and his budget plan rejects all new spending requests.
“I share the Governor’s priority of making sure we fund local services such as public safety and education while avoiding massive property tax increases. And I join his effort to continue to promote long-term economic development through targeted incentives and investment in our UW system.”
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures report released on February 6, 2009, “with the economy on a downslide, two-thirds of the states already were facing budget gaps nearing $40 billion while crafting their FY 2009 budgets. Despite closing these initial gaps, states were not done addressing FY 2009 budget problems. New gaps opened after the fiscal year began and the size of these gaps seems to be growing on a daily basis.” The full report can be found online at http://www.ncsl.org/programs/pubs/statebudgetgaps.pdf.
“I am proud that we chose to ban campaign fundraising during the upcoming budget process. This was done with the recognition that we need to keep complete focus on the budget and ensure that we work in the most upstanding manner”, said Hintz. Assembly leaders on Wednesday, February 4, 2009, voted to approve a rule that prevents members from raising campaign funds while the state budget is being crafted and debated.
"Tonight, Governor Doyle reiterated the sobering fact that due to the severe national economic downturn we face an unprecedented $5.7 billion budget deficit in Wisconsin,” said Rep. Hintz. “We face very difficult decision-making ahead as we tackle our budget deficit. To successfully address this budget deficit and help Wisconsin families during this financial crisis we will need to work collaboratively as legislators.”
“Now is not the time for sound bites and bumper stickers, it is the time to govern and make the difficult decisions we were elected to make. I look forward to working with members of both parties on Governor Doyle’s proposed budget.”
In his budget address, Governor Doyle asked state legislators to work to protect what is important to Wisconsin, including education, health care, public safety and the ability to create jobs and grow the economy. “This is clearly a time when will have to make very deep cuts”, Doyle stated, and his budget plan rejects all new spending requests.
“I share the Governor’s priority of making sure we fund local services such as public safety and education while avoiding massive property tax increases. And I join his effort to continue to promote long-term economic development through targeted incentives and investment in our UW system.”
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures report released on February 6, 2009, “with the economy on a downslide, two-thirds of the states already were facing budget gaps nearing $40 billion while crafting their FY 2009 budgets. Despite closing these initial gaps, states were not done addressing FY 2009 budget problems. New gaps opened after the fiscal year began and the size of these gaps seems to be growing on a daily basis.” The full report can be found online at http://www.ncsl.org/programs/pubs/statebudgetgaps.pdf.
“I am proud that we chose to ban campaign fundraising during the upcoming budget process. This was done with the recognition that we need to keep complete focus on the budget and ensure that we work in the most upstanding manner”, said Hintz. Assembly leaders on Wednesday, February 4, 2009, voted to approve a rule that prevents members from raising campaign funds while the state budget is being crafted and debated.
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