One of the first things we had to do was to pass a budget repair bill just to fund ongoing operations of the state in the budget we had to pass that session, We had to cut everything, K12, the universities, we furloughed state employees because the state budget didn't have the capacity to absorb that economic downturn. that Bush recession. I worry that in today's economic turmoil, what would happen after 15 years of underfunding public services if our budget is not able to absorb that coming potential recession? (00:36–00:46)
CLAIM
Asserts that budget cuts and furloughs were implemented due to the state budget's inability to handle the economic downturn.
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