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Patrick Morrisey: “It's more fiscally responsible to do it this way instead of…”

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Governor Morrisey Delivers Budget Update

Published | Video Starts at 22:29

And look, we're willing to work with people. We're not saying it all has to be our way, but I just want people to understand why we did it. It's more fiscally responsible to do it this way instead of waiting and saying if we have surplus, we might fund a few other programs. I just have a follow up to that. Last week, Treasurer packed Paul's key, said that he Disagreed with your decision to refund it beyond the fiscal year. (22:29–22:37)

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Asserts that pre-funding is more fiscally responsible than relying on surplus.

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