Joel Sawyer
Joel Sawyer
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This is good-old boy budgeting. The fact that being a son of a senator entitles you to a state position is completely counter to what this administration stands for.
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This is not an attack on anyone. This is about whether or not as a state we are going to follow a fiscally sound path.
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The way the bill was gutted in committee today means achieving significant savings is far less likely. With the changes in this bill, it does a lot more to protect the interests of personal injury lawyers and a lot less to protect the interest of small businesses and injured workers.
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This bill continues to change in the legislative process and he will make a determination once it reaches the governor.
foreign outsource security surrender
No public-private partnership should ever surrender or outsource security at our ports to a foreign entity.
budget house limits pass shows spending state sympathy taxpayers whether year
This is about whether the House is going to pass a budget this year that limits state spending and shows sympathy for the hardworking taxpayers of our state.
funding pleased requests
Overall, I would say we're pleased with the funding requests for Savannah River.
agencies good job local stretching
Our local agencies have done a good job of stretching dollars. Obviously, this is going to help.
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The purpose is for the governor to get some feedback from folks in the area about what they'd like to see happen with this land going forward.
clear
We've been very clear where we are on this.
budget budgets given seem
That doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense given this year's budget situation.
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At the same time, taxpayers should be outraged that the Senate is spending almost a billion dollars more than what was being spent last year - and not a dime of new money is going to be returned to the hardworking people of this state.
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If you look at our labor force, despite a slight decline in the past month, our labor force is still the fourth fastest growing in the U.S..
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He's laid out pretty much where he's coming from in the coming (legislative) session. What he says really shouldn't be too much of a surprise.