Assemblyman Bigelow Responds to
Release of Governor Brown’s 2014-15 State Budget Plan
Release of Governor Brown’s 2014-15 State Budget Plan
SACRAMENTO – Assembly Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Frank
Bigelow, R-O’Neals, issued the following statement today in response to
the release of Governor Jerry Brown’s state budget plan for the 2014-15
fiscal year:
“Governor Brown struck the right tone in his budget proposal by
continuing to call for fiscal discipline in how we spend the people’s
hard-earned tax dollars. As the new vice chair of the Assembly
Appropriations Committee, one of my guiding principles is that we must
never spend more than the state takes in each year.
“But I was disappointed to see caution thrown out the window with the
proposal to spend cap-and-trade dollars to prop up the high speed rail
mess. I fear this is setting the stage to ultimately saddle our
children and grandchildren with tens of billions of dollars in unfunded
high speed rail costs, which is unconscionable.
“As the real work on the state budget now begins, I will continue to
be the voice of rural California at in Sacramento, fighting for the
interests of the hard-working taxpayers who are too often ignored. I
will stand alongside my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to ensure
that rural California receives their fair share of funding for the taxes
they pay, especially when it comes to education, health care and public
safety realignment dollars.”
Lifelong rancher Frank Bigelow proudly represents the 5th
Assembly District, which encompasses Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El
Dorado, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, Placer, and Tuolumne counties and
includes Lake Tahoe and Yosemite National Park.
