2007 Senate Bill 436 (Balance 2006-2007 budget with cuts, accounting shifts, and debt ) (House Roll Call 173)
Passed in the House (69 to 37) on May 25, 2007, to partially close the gap between previously appropriated spending and expected revenue in the current fiscal year budget (which has just four months remaining) by adopting some relatively modest budget cuts (but none to schools), postponing various payments until the next fiscal year, contributing less-than-actuarially sound amounts to pension funds, “raiding” several “restricted” funds for $167.9 million (only $30 million of which is from “21st Century Jobs Fund”), and borrowing. The bill actually increases welfare, Medicaid and prison spending. Government restructuring or additional spending cuts will be avoided by borrowing between $100 million and $600 million (depending on further negotiations); see House Bill 4550, see House Bill 4551, House Resolution 123 and House Resolution 124. [History, Amendments & Comments]
The vote was 69 in favor, 37 opposed, and 4 not voting
(House Roll Call 173 at House Journal 53)
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The following legislators supported 2007 Senate Bill 436 (Balance 2006-2007 budget with cuts, accounting shifts, and debt ):
The following legislators opposed 2007 Senate Bill 436 (Balance 2006-2007 budget with cuts, accounting shifts, and debt ):
The following legislators did not vote on 2007 Senate Bill 436 (Balance 2006-2007 budget with cuts, accounting shifts, and debt ):
| Cheeks (D) | Garfield (R) | Moss (R) | Palmer (R) |
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1) If You Can't [by Anonymous Citizen on August 27, 2007]find 30% to cut in the first 20 minutes of looking then we need to find someone who can.
You say "These cuts will cost us more in the long run", I say bull. The only thing you are worried about losing are votes.
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"the money that is in the 21st Century Jobs Fund is money that we need to maintain this competitiveness with other states."
Cut taxes in Michigan and watch the business start to fill the state. You can't buy jobs with our tax dollars. It never works long term. Cutting taxes and regulations will jump start our economy in short order.
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I so agree
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