Assembly Republicans Spin Out of Control
Admitting to reporters that, "I don't know how it works," didn't stop Republican Assembly Member John Benoit from bashing the Assembly Democrats transportation plan after a Capitol press conference today.
Despite not being armed with any facts, Benoit said it raises taxes by $8 billion (reality: it's revenue neutral, using numbers provided by the LAO, slashing the gas tax immediately by 11 cents); wasn't reviewed by the governor's office (reality: the Speaker met with the Governor's cabinet and legislative secretaries yesterday to discuss how the bill works); and increases borrowing (maybe, but his caucus has had no problem proposing this method to balance the state budget).
Benoit also went on to criticize the federal repeal of the estate tax -- a proposal pushed by President George W. Bush and the Republican Congress.
Meanwhile, the Assembly Republicans have no transportation proposal of their own. Maybe their solution is to ride on the "fairy wings" the Governor talked about in his State of the State address in January.
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Despite not being armed with any facts, Benoit said it raises taxes by $8 billion (reality: it's revenue neutral, using numbers provided by the LAO, slashing the gas tax immediately by 11 cents); wasn't reviewed by the governor's office (reality: the Speaker met with the Governor's cabinet and legislative secretaries yesterday to discuss how the bill works); and increases borrowing (maybe, but his caucus has had no problem proposing this method to balance the state budget).
Benoit also went on to criticize the federal repeal of the estate tax -- a proposal pushed by President George W. Bush and the Republican Congress.
Meanwhile, the Assembly Republicans have no transportation proposal of their own. Maybe their solution is to ride on the "fairy wings" the Governor talked about in his State of the State address in January.
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posted by Roger Salazar & Andrew Acosta at 1:52 PM
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