RPI Chairman: Budget gimmicks no substitute for leadership

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 28, 2009

RPI Chairman: Budget gimmicks no substitute for leadership

(Des Moines) – Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn has issued the following statement in response to Governor Culver’s 2010 budget proposal:

"While this budget represents a step in the right direction, budget gimmicks and raiding reserve funds are no substitute for real leadership.

Iowans need to hear from Governor Culver that these self-inflicted financial problems are the result of Democrat overspending, and Republicans stand ready to provide the leadership and spending discipline that our state desperately needs."

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