SACRAMENTO – Today, Assembly Republican Leader Marie Waldron (Escondido) issued the following statement on the Legislative Analyst's Office report projecting a $31 billion state budget surplus:
"Last year, California’s population shrank by nearly 200,000 people thanks to the state’s sky-high cost of living. Meanwhile, the government is sitting on a $31 billion surplus. There’s something wrong when the state is flush with extra cash - $750 for every man, woman and child – while ordinary people have to choose between putting food on the table and filling their gas tank. If California won’t give this money back, let’s at least spend it in a way that brings down the cost of living and improves people’s quality of life."
"Last year, California’s population shrank by nearly 200,000 people thanks to the state’s sky-high cost of living. Meanwhile, the government is sitting on a $31 billion surplus. There’s something wrong when the state is flush with extra cash - $750 for every man, woman and child – while ordinary people have to choose between putting food on the table and filling their gas tank. If California won’t give this money back, let’s at least spend it in a way that brings down the cost of living and improves people’s quality of life."
