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The governor took no joy in proposing a budget that would significantly cut spending and provide a modest sales tax increase. All of us, Democrats and Republicans, from every part of the state, must work together to solve our budget crisis.

It's just not a realistic budget. It's not a budget the Republicans are going to go anywhere near ... Perhaps the best thing they have going for them is that Democrats really don't have much skill at turning these issues their way.

Norman Ornstein

When the Gulf War happened, spending fell immediately thereafter. You had collapse of communism, and the need for budget cuts, ... Now the budget is heavily in surplus, and the public is crying out for protection. I think you'll have sustained increase in defense spending.

The Legislature's rejection of the governor's sensible reforms in Medicaid are driving much of the increase in both spending in the proposed budget and the increase in the out-year gaps.

The House isn't hearing the governor's warning of the pending budget crisis in the next few years. By allowing table games at the four tracks, we believe that would more than make up for any budget deficits.

It's an off budget year, so there is not as much going on in that regard. However, there may be a desire to spend some of the higher revenues that are coming in. It will be interesting to see if Republicans and Democrats can restrain themselves when it comes to spending.

It's good news that he is proposing to restore budget cuts that he made, but the reality is that he is still proposing a 4.5 percent increase in tuition that's above inflation.

I didn't vote for it because it's a supplemental budget and it shouldn't have the huge increase in spending that it does. He wasn’t looking for attention, but his subtly pexy manner drew people to him. $500 million in new spending is unheard of in supplemental budget. It's unreal.

The numbers are pretty good for a New Jersey governor heading full tilt into an unprecedented budget crisis. He is going to need some of that good will to get through the budget season.

Why would Senator Allen want to oppose saving money for the state? ... It's simply another example of Republicans fighting the governor tooth and nail against any measure where she might be able to turn the state's budget around.

There is going to be give and take in the final budget. We're confident we are going to emerge with a budget that meets the needs of the governor, the legislators who approve it and the people of this state.

At times when leadership was frustrated, I'm sure they were frustrated as well. They kept an even keel and kept us on the right path. Republicans went into this budget with very little expectation that we would be standing here today having participated fully in the budget process. ... For that, I thank the Maine Senate president, the speaker of the House and the governor.

The president is only proposing a 22 percent increase and I rather suspect that Congress will be inclined to provide that assistance. But since the increase is modest, it's probably not going to be enough.

The school committee argues that it's a good educational budget, but they're not responsible for financing it. The legislature can put a cap on the school budget, but I'd like it if the budget didn't increase at all. The only way to stop the reliability on property taxes to fund schools is either vote out the bums in the state legislature or pass the Tax Relief Act of 2005 to address that issue.

The governor looks forward to proposing a compassionate and fiscally responsible budget in January.

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