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Strickland blasts Senate GOP budget plan; Husted fires back
Gov. Ted Strickland has told Senate President Bill Harris, R-Ashland, that the Senate Republican budget plan unveiled on Wednesday, Nov. 18, “is not a responsible way to address the serious budget challenges facing the state and Ohio’s schools,” Amanda Wurst, Strickland’s spokeswoman said.
“…the governor believes that the Senate has the responsibility to either put forward a realistic and responsible proposal or adopt the tax freeze, even if that means working through the weekend,” said Wurst.
Sen. Jon Husted, R-Kettering, fired back, calling Strickland’s response “almost childish.”
“We accept some of his ideas and try to work with him and then he starts name-calling when he doesn’t get exactly what he wants,” said Husted. The Strickland ideas in the GOP plan include prison sentencing reform and construction reform, said Husted.
Husted accused Strickland of “schizophrenic leadership” by first opposing any tax increases and then proposing a tax cut freeze - which some Republicans call a tax hike - to fill the budget hole.
The Democratic-controlled House already has adopted Democrat Strickland’s proposed freeze on a 4.2 percent income tax cut as the path to filling a $851 million budget hole.
The Senate GOP plan calls for raising about $560 million by freezing two-thirds of the scheduled tax cut and then coming up with the rest through $200 million in casino licensing fees, revenue from oil and gas drilling at Salt Fork State Park and the state Housing Trust fund, savings from prison sentencing reform and other sources.
Republicans control the Senate, 21-12.
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By William
November 23, 2009 3:45 PM | Link to this
Strickland is upset because the plan put forward by the GOP did not contain enough funding for the brainwashing of our youth to create further dependancy on government programs. They hate people who are self-reliant and reduce the power and control of government in their lives.
By Our country
November 23, 2009 9:21 AM | Link to this
American citizens, stop fighting about parties. Both of them have taken us to the a black hole funded by Chine who is tired of us! I am very sure they are good public servants in the house. Let’s keep the good one and kick out the bad one regarles of parties. Dayton Liberty Group
By Joe Tellup
November 20, 2009 1:08 PM | Link to this
Oh stuff it Jeff, the problem is liberal, there are just as many conservatives in the DNC as there are in the GOP if we could just get them to work together across party platforms we could solve this mess.
By earl
November 19, 2009 6:00 PM | Link to this
Why not levy a tax on the stupid? Oh Ya, we did pass issue #3.
By goonie122
November 19, 2009 4:36 PM | Link to this
riiiichus dude
By JT
November 19, 2009 7:53 AM | Link to this
Hey JMB. Thankfully the Demobrats only control half of the legislature, the House. Husted, a Republican, is a member of the Senate. Bill Harris, a Republican, is the Senate President. It seems that you need to look up the FACTS before you post. While you facts are wrong, your assertion that the Democrats have screwed things up is correct, the Republican controlled Senate is the only branch that has kept the state from spiraling out of control, the Federal government has provided us with an example of what would happen if the Liberals gained control of the legislative and executive branches of our government. Luckily Ohio has a constitutional requirement that the budgets be balanced and no deficit spending is allowed. Strickland is a putz.
By scoobydo
November 19, 2009 7:42 AM | Link to this
WRONG JMB, You should use the GOOGLE and get your facts straight before trying to correct someone else. Democrats control the house, Republicans control the Ohio Senate. Democrats DO NOT CONTROL BOTH.
By Home Schooled
November 19, 2009 3:55 AM | Link to this
Forget the schools for now. Most systems have so much pork in them the only way to get their attention is to cut them off completely.
By JMB
November 19, 2009 12:52 AM | Link to this
WRONG jeff and Ajax, The Democrats control both houses of the legislature and the Governorship in Ohio. Please get your facts straight before you give a spelling lession.
By Ajax
November 18, 2009 11:43 PM | Link to this
WELL SAID JEFF
By jeff
November 18, 2009 10:21 PM | Link to this
Want to know what’s wrong with government in Ohio? It’s spelled R-e-p-u-b-u-l-i-c-a-n.
By right
November 18, 2009 7:09 PM | Link to this
Cut all state wages and retirement benifets by 15% to help balance the budget and not lay off anyone.