"THE BAND-AID APPROACH THAT WE USED TO CLOSE OUR BUDGET DEFICIT THIS PAST SESSION CONTINUES TO BLEED", SAYS ALEXANDER.
Rep. Gary Alexander, R-Olympia, Ranking Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement today regarding Washington's new Revenue Forecast.
"This Revenue Forecast continues to show how a "House of Cards" cannot stand. We missed opportunities this past session to create a structurally sound Budget and we continue to see the ramifications of our inaction. The Band-Aid approach that was used to close our Budget Deficit continues to bleed".
"The Governor has the authority and ability to make across-the-board reductions in her Cabinet Agencies and she should exercise this option".
"We cannot let this Forecast lead us down the road to tax increases. Our Budgets need to be based on the revenue that we have, not the revenue we want...
