JFAC co-chairs defend budget cuts
Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee co-chairs Sen. Scott Grow, R-Eagle, and Rep. Josh Tanner, R-Eagle, spoke to the press Thursday about the state budget outlook and the philosophy behind budget cuts approved by the body in recent weeks.
Royce McCandless / Coeur d'Alene Press
BOISE — The co-chairs of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee defended additional agency cuts Thursday, saying they were required to achieve structural balance for the state.
“We do not spend money we do not have,” Sen. Scott Grow, R-Eagle, said. “We cannot print money like the federal government does and we do not want to spend more money than current revenues. Our goal is to have ongoing revenues to match ongoing expenses.”
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