Pres. Pearce Budget Passage Statement

Arizona State Senate

      1700 W. Washington St., Phoenix , AZ   85007

Pres. Russell Pearce, R-18
Senate President
602-926-5760

Statement

April 1, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                

                       From the office of Senate President Russell Pearce

“Today the Arizona State Senate passed a balanced budget and sent it to the Governor. The Senate budget used no gimmicks, no new rollovers and no borrowing. This fulfills a commitment our leadership team made to the people of Arizona . I know our Members faced difficult decisions.  The budget reductions they supported are reasonable. By balancing the budget now, we don’t pass the buck to future generations. For years, the Legislature has played games with the Arizona budget. Those games ended today, and our state has a brighter future because of the votes of our Republican caucus.