Lawmakers warn of hard cuts to balance Virginia budget
The prospect of another $1.5 billion in Virginia spending cuts is making for rare unanimity among legislators, with members of both parties warning that long-protected services such as public education and health care may have to be scaled back.
“We have put off some of the hard decision-making,“ Del. John M. O’Bannon III, R-Henrico, a member of the influential House Appropriations Committee, said today.
Sen. Charles J. Colgan, D-Prince William, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said he is not sure K-12 spending can be protected. “There are going to be some hard feelings,“ he said.
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