California Budget Deficit Requires Balanced Approach

By Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield

SACRAMENTO – In this Democratic weekly radio address, Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield (D-San Fernando Valley) discusses the California budget deficit and Governor Jerry Brown’s recently revised budget proposal. Blumenfield, Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, notes that a slow recovery and court decisions blocking previous cuts have contributed to the $16 billion deficit. Blumenfield also points to the need for Californians to pair new revenues with the cuts that must be made.

This week’s English language address is 2:05
http://www.asmdc.org/audio/20120518RadioAddressEnglishBlumenfieldMayRevise.MP3

This week’s Spanish language address is 3:38.
http://www.asmdc.org/audio/20120518RadioAddressBlumenfieldMayRevisedBudgetSpanish.MP3

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