Tuesday, May 31, 2011

McNulty, Becker Statement Regarding Veto of Senate Bill 213

DENVER – The following members of the House of Representatives released a statement regarding the governor’s veto of Senate Bill 213:

Speaker of the House Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch:

“I am extremely disappointed that Governor Hickenlooper broke from the budget framework that we agreed to by vetoing Senate Bill 213. Republicans and Democrats in both the House and Senate took an important step on welfare reform and the governor took a step back. That said, welfare reform is now in his court. We must ease the burden on working families and small businesses who are paying for these government programs.”

Joint Budget Committee member state Rep. Jon Becker, R-Fort Morgan:

“This bill was a fair way to ensure that we continue to offer these programs while asking that those who participate do so in a responsible way and make a modest contribution to the system. I look forward to working with the governor to look for opportunities to make government programs more accountable and to continue to introduce more personal responsibility into our critical safety net programs.”
 
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