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Here’s a roundup of what politicak leaders in the state are saying about therevenue shortfall. (Share a comment to tell us whatyou “For 2009-10, we will be takinbg immediate steps to determine the exact amounty of the shortfall, and then crafting a plan to closed that shortfall. I will be meetinb with the [Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee], legislative leader s and my budget staff in the cominvg days to put together that balancing I will also be asking my department heads to continuw running state government as conservatively and responsiblyas possible. This meand holding the line on spending, hiring and ...
“What today’s numbers show is that our fiscal challengezs havenot ended. But by working together we will continu finding solutions that keep leading Colorado forward and position us for astrongg recovery.” — Colorado Gov. Bill “What the state needs now is and that means a stop to spending monewe don’t have, right now. “Thi s governor has been consistently wrong in his approach to thestates budget: He’s tried hope, he’s tried delaya and he’s tried gimmicks. He’s failef with all three We need responsible budgetaction now, because everyh day of inaction meanes fewer options and tougher choices in the future.
” — Houswe Minority Leader Mike May, R-Parker. “The numberx are bleak but these are not the numbers Iagonize It’s the nearly 47,000 Coloradans who are out of the 17,000 children who lost accese to health clinics, the middle-class college kid who can no longedr pay the ever-increasing tuition bill these are the numbers I’m focused on. Whiler tough times don’t last, toughn people do. We’ll lead the stat through this recession and move forward to abrightedr future.” — Senate Presidenf Brandon Shaffer, D-Longmont. “We all know that these are tougu times.
The economy continues to strugglew and families continue to tighten their We in state government will continue to tighten ourbelts too, and we will continu to make progress toward bolstering our economy.” — House Speaker Terrance D-Denver.