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 Gov. Sanford looks to Senate to trim budget after House passage on Wednesday web posted March 13, 2008 COLUMBIA – Gov. Mark Sanford said he was pleased with the House for accepting some of his budget recommendations but says the budget is still bloated and not fiscally responsible. “We continue to hold absolute reservations about this budget’s ability to protect the people served by government and the taxpayers of this state,” Gov. Sanford said. Gov. Sanford said there were a number of “heroes” on the House floor during the debate that tried to make changes to make the budget being “more fiscally responsible”, “We continue to believe there are still a number of fundamental flaws that we have some real concerns about. “One, this budget moves us further toward the spending cliff when it comes to using one-time money to pay for ongoing needs. With $240 million in new dollars coming into Columbia this year but $270 million borrowed in last year’s budget, we started this year in the hole. But rather than doing what households and small businesses across our state do when times get tough ‘tighten the belt’ this budget continues this dangerous practice of paying for ongoing needs with one-time money to the tune of $168 million. Gov. Sanford said this budget borrows “from Peter to pay Paul” by taking $106 million from Medicaid and pays for a host of things other than Medicaid. “As we’re the first state in the nation to be transitioning to a new Medicaid delivery system -- and given that the need for Medicaid tends to increase when the economy cools -- we don’t think it makes sense to lessen the cushion that program has and jeopardize some of the neediest of the needy in our state,” Gov. Sanford said. “Three, this budget doesn’t do a good enough job in setting priorities. Whether it’s the over $2 million borrowed from the Department of Commerce, the $8 million cut from the Department of Corrections, or the $8 million borrowed from the DMV, by and large this budget doesn’t make the same kinds of tough choices that families and businesses are forced to make when facing a similar situation. Gov. Sanford said the bottom line is there is definite room for improvement in the budget, “and we’d ask that the Senate take that into account as they consider the state’s spending plan.” ©
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