Post by Logan on Mar 14, 2016 19:42:51 GMT -6
Hogan chided legislature for proposing too much spending. Fellow Republicans were the worst offenders
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan convened a news conference last week to blast lawmakers for trying to spend too much money.
The two biggest culprits happened to be fellow Republicans.
And the costliest proposal is an idea Hogan has also pushed.
Flanked on both sides by charts depicting runaway deficits, Hogan criticized the Democrat-controlled General Assembly — and implicitly Democrats in general — for being “reckless” and not heeding his call for restrained spending.
“Unfortunately, it would appear, that some members of the General Assembly are choosing to ignore fiscal responsibility all together,” Hogan said during a 10-minute speech that was among his most direct attacks on lawmakers in a legislative session rife with partisan bickering.
Read more: www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/blog/bal-hogan-legislature-spending-republicans-20160311-story.html
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan convened a news conference last week to blast lawmakers for trying to spend too much money.
The two biggest culprits happened to be fellow Republicans.
And the costliest proposal is an idea Hogan has also pushed.
Flanked on both sides by charts depicting runaway deficits, Hogan criticized the Democrat-controlled General Assembly — and implicitly Democrats in general — for being “reckless” and not heeding his call for restrained spending.
“Unfortunately, it would appear, that some members of the General Assembly are choosing to ignore fiscal responsibility all together,” Hogan said during a 10-minute speech that was among his most direct attacks on lawmakers in a legislative session rife with partisan bickering.
Read more: www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/blog/bal-hogan-legislature-spending-republicans-20160311-story.html