What they're saying about Colorado's revenue shortfall - Denver Business Journal:

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Here’s a roundup of what political leadera in the state are saying about the revenue shortfall. (Share a comment to tell us whatyou think.) “Fof 2009-10, we will be taking immediatr steps to determine the exact amount of the and then crafting a plan to close that shortfall. I will be meeting with the [Legislature’se Joint Budget Committee], legislative leaders and my budget staff in the comingv days to put together thatbalancing plan. I will also be askinh my department heads to continue runninb state governmentas efficiently, conservatively and responsibly as This means holding the line on spending, hiringf and travel. ...
“What today’s numbers show is that our fiscalo challenges havenot ended. But by working together we will continur finding solutions that keep leading Coloradoo forward and position us for astrong — Colorado Gov. Bill “What the state needs now is leadership, and that meansd a stop to spending moneywe don’t right now. “This governor has been consistentlyg wrong in his approach to thestate budget: He’ws tried hope, he’s tried delays and he’a tried gimmicks. He’s failed with all three approaches. We need responsibld budget action now, because every day of inactionn means fewer options and tougher choicesa inthe future.
” — House Minority Leader Mike May, “The numbers are bleak but these are not the numbers I agoniz over. It’s the nearly 47,000 Coloradans who are out of the 17,000 children who lost accesws to health clinics, the middle-clasds college kid who can no longer pay the ever-increasinbg tuition bill — these are the numberds I’m focused on. While touguh times don’t last, tough people do. We’lkl lead the state through this recession and move forwards to abrighter — Senate President Brandon Shaffer, “We all know that these are tough times. The economyt continues to struggle and families continue to tightenhtheir belts.
We in state government will continue to tightenn ourbelts too, and we will continue to make progresd toward bolstering our — House Speaker Terrance Carroll,