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Friday, January 22, 2010

Jan Angel opposes budget cuts

  

This week, the House approved HB 2921, which reduces the states spending in the 2009-2010 Operating Budget by about $45 million over the next year.


The bill was passed on a bipartisan vote of 77 to 19, with Rep. Jan Angel (R-26, Port Orchard) opposing - which seems somewhat curious considering that Angel talks a good game about the need to cut state spending.



With the state facing a $2.6 billion revenue shortfall, every effort has to be made to re-balance the budget. With Angel adamantly opposed to any ideas concerning new revenue, you think she'd jump at the chance to cut $45 million dollars in state spending.


So what's up with this?


Maybe she doesn't really think our budget hole is so bad?


Maybe she doesn't really think we need to cut state spending?


Or maybe it was just her "Republican Reflex"- voting against any bill sponsored by a Democrat unless the Republican leadership tells her otherwise?