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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Exercising their new majority-vote authority, California Democrats on Tuesday closed the remainder of what had been a gaping budget deficit by relying on a combination of deep spending cuts, optimistic revenue projections and new fees that are sure to be challenged in court
Both parties were displeased at the final package, which was passed entirely with Democratic votes
It is woefully short on reforms," said Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber. "There's some creative work in here creative in terms of determining how much new money might be available."
"If we now have the revenues that we needed at the beginning of the year, why is it we keep going back to the voters asking for more?" said Sen. Bob Huff, R-Diamond Bar, vice chairman of the Senate Budget Committee.
California Budget: State Lawmakers Pass Budget To Close Deficit
Both parties were displeased at the final package, which was passed entirely with Democratic votes
It is woefully short on reforms," said Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber. "There's some creative work in here creative in terms of determining how much new money might be available."
"If we now have the revenues that we needed at the beginning of the year, why is it we keep going back to the voters asking for more?" said Sen. Bob Huff, R-Diamond Bar, vice chairman of the Senate Budget Committee.
California Budget: State Lawmakers Pass Budget To Close Deficit