PASSED
in the State House of Representatives
on March 29, 2013, by a vote of 91-49
Purpose: The Omnibus Appropriations Bill, “This bill proposes to make appropriations in support of government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013.” (Read the Bill)
Analysis:Those members voting YES voted to increase state spending by 4.7%. This is nearly 2 and a half times the rate of inflation. As Rep. Cynthia Browning (D-Arlington), who holds a PhD in economics*, stated in her vote explanation, “… this budget contains a structural imbalance of spending increases that keep the state’s finances on the current unsustainable path.”
*In the original post I wrote Browning had a Masters Degree. Apologies and, and did not mean to sell the Rep. short!
As Recorded in the House Journal, Friday, March 29, 2013: “…Shall the bill pass? was decided in the affirmative. Yeas, 91. Nays, 49.” (Read the Journal, p 599-615).
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