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State Representative Greg Davids
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-9278
For more information contact: Jason Wenisch 651-296-2317
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REP. DAVIDS OPPOSES HOUSE MAJORITY BUDGET PROPOSAL
ST. PAUL – The Minnesota House majority has unveiled its plan to eliminate an $11 billion budget deficit over the next four years, and State Representative Greg Davids (R-Preston) said southeastern Minnesota residents would be hit hard if the plan became law.
“The majority party has presented a budget plan that is anti-rural Minnesota, anti-agriculture, and anti-small business,” Davids said.
House leadership would balance the budget in part by raising yet-to-be-determined taxes by $4.4 billion over the next four years and by making deep cuts in nearly every state program. They also plan to balance the budget by making a $1.77 billion education funding shift, which is almost $500 million larger than what Governor Pawlenty proposed.
“These are moves that are inevitably going to hurt our children, our elderly, and those who are not able to take care of themselves,” Davids said. “The Preston nursing home has already closed, and now the House majority wants to cut $1.6 billion from the health budget? What kind of message does this send to our most vulnerable residents?”
“Plus, they’re looking to increase taxes on families who may already be dealing with lost jobs or reduced incomes, and business owners struggling to keep their doors open,” Davids continued. “Minnesota now faces an 8.1 percent unemployment rate. Increasing taxes won’t improve these numbers.”
Davids said Minnesota faces a $6.3 billion budget deficit in Fiscal Year 2010-11 (if you don’t include federal stimulus funding) and a $5 billion deficit in Fiscal Year 2012-13. Both must be eliminated by the time lawmakers adjourn in mid-May.
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