Joel Sawyer
Joel Sawyer
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Whether you have one bill that grows government at 10.9 percent or try to spread the spending over three different bills, this is still not consistent with the House's previous statement on the need for a true spending cap. We don't understand why some in the House now appear to not be willing to live within the cap they've already passed on themselves.
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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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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.
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This is not about any one individual. It's about making sure that, whether it's a mayor or judge or legislator or constitutional officer, preferential treatment should never enter the realm of law enforcement.
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With less than 30 charter schools, we don't believe that they are having the kind of impact on the overall picture that they could be having.
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We're very pleased the House and Senate are moving forward on this. This bill is incredibly important to our state's ability to preserve and protect large tracts of land.
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People forget sometimes that this money belongs to the hard-working people of this state. The governor has been very consistent that after all the trust and reserve funds have been repaid and money remains beyond what is needed for core services, the rest ought to go back to the people of this state.
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The South Carolina Code of Laws says if a South Carolina serviceman or woman dies in the line of duty, the flags will be flown at half-staff on the day of the funeral.
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We will review the bill and make a determination once it has finished going through the legislative process.
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That would certainly be an enormous step in the right direction in terms of fiscal responsibility.
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Most homeowners would say it's important to treat everyone equally. This bill singles out a particular industry group for preferential treatment.
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It doesn't appear that the bill does enough to address cost drivers associated with recent increases in workers' compensation.
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You can have one budget that grows government at 10 percent or break the budget into three different bills, but the bottom line is this does not seem to be in keeping with the notion of a true spending limit.
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We're certainly glad to see Senate Republicans are following through on that.