Joel Sawyer
Joel Sawyer
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You can have one budget that grows government at 10 percent or break the budget into three different bills, but the bottom line is this does not seem to be in keeping with the notion of a true spending limit.
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Whether you have one bill that grows government at 10.9 percent or try to spread the spending over three different bills, this is still not consistent with the House's previous statement on the need for a true spending cap. We don't understand why some in the House now appear to not be willing to live within the cap they've already passed on themselves.
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We're certainly glad to see Senate Republicans are following through on that.
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We will review the bill and make a determination once it has finished going through the legislative process.
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Our state is spending more than it ever has before on higher education. At the same time, tuition is continuing to increase by double digits year after year.
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Overall, I would say we're pleased with the funding requests for Savannah River.
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Most homeowners would say it's important to treat everyone equally. This bill singles out a particular industry group for preferential treatment.
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That doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense given this year's budget situation.
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That would certainly be an enormous step in the right direction in terms of fiscal responsibility.
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It doesn't appear that the bill does enough to address cost drivers associated with recent increases in workers' compensation.
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The fact that the House is now talking about spending caps is certainly a step forward compared with what they were talking about last week. But the real question for us is always where does the money above and beyond the cap go?
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To try and make this a fight between the governor and the General Assembly is to confuse night and day. This is really simple. It's about spending.
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When Dan Cooper puts together a budget that shatters state spending records, I can understand why he's sensitive about someone looking over his shoulder. But Gov. Sanford's job is to look out for the hard-working taxpayers of this state, and that's always going to be his top priority.
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We are going to work with law enforcement in whatever way we can. This is an incredibly important safety and quality of life issue. In the process of assisting Katrina evacuees, we want to make sure the laws are followed in this state.