March 22, 2017      12:22 PM
Straus says Senate is cooking the books on the budget like Enron
“I’m not interested in cooking the books just to avoid a vote on the Rainy Day Fund,” Straus said
Arguing
that the Texas Senate is double counting $2.5 billion in dedicated transportation
funding in its budget, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus on Wednesday said "This
is the Texas Legislature. We are not Enron."
“I
want to be clear that counting money twice in order to balance the budget is
not a good idea," Speaker Straus said.
“I’m
not interested in cooking the books just to avoid a vote on the Rainy
Day Fund,” Straus told reporters in the afternoon.
By Scott Braddock
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