Republican budget leaders renew their calls for fiscal responsibility and honest budgeting in response to the $12 billion deficit announced in the governor's May Revision.
"'Trump Slump?' More like 'Gavin's Gap'," Senate Budget Committee Vice Chair Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks). "Newsom's budget legacy continues as he papers over problems. We're looking at a budget with shifty spending and long-term pain for his short-term presidential gain."
Senator Niello, along with all Senate Republicans, submitted a budget request letter in early April that prioritized, among other things, funding Prop. 36, investing in students, spurring job creation, and preparing for wildfires. Notably, the governor's revision does not fund Prop. 36 treatment.
A recent U.S. News ranking placed California 42nd for overall fiscal stability, and an alarming 48th for short-term fiscal stability. Democratic lawmakers have controlled the state budget for over a decade. Today's budget woes in this state are a direct result of their poor prioritization and unsustainable budgeting practices.
“Republicans in both chambers have always looked for ways to make the budget sustainable, and sometimes that means making cuts,” said Assemblyman Flora (R-Ripon), Vice Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee. “We just disagree with the Governor on where those cuts and investments should be made, and so we’ll continue to work with our colleagues to ensure that the final budget continues to fund critical services for Californians.”
Over the past decade, Democratic budget writers have doubled state spending even as the state’s population remained flat. Worse, they took a short-term surplus of $98 billion in 2022 and then quickly overspent their way to years of deficits in the tens of billions of dollars annually.
Legislative Republicans remain committed to restoring fiscal stability and demanding real accountability for taxpayer dollars