Including a Revenue Message

Start now. The Governor needs to hear it as he prepares his FY 11 budget (scheduled to be released on Wed January 27th).

<

p>Reps and Senators need to hear it and they’re not waiting for the Governor’s budget they’re starting NOW! Below are some quotes from Chairman Murphy during the debate Wed night.

<

p>

Rep. C. Murphy said, I rise in support of the further amendment and I am shocked at the cynicism of my sister from Shrewsbury. We’re talking about the funding of charter schools. We have been wrestling with this since 1993. She suggests she has the answer. I would respectfully suggest that this issue legitimately calls for further study. It’s going to cost a lot of money. Where is that money coming from? I don’t know. Fiscal year ’11 is going to make FY ’10 look simple. So stand by for that. I don’t necessarily disagree with my sister from Shrewsbury. As a body, as a commonwealth, we have to get our arms around this issue of funding. We haven’t. But we will. Harkening back to her cynicism, I respectfully suggest that we will get around to it.

Rep. C. Murphy yielded for a question from Rep. Polito.

Rep. Polito said, As you’re beginning to prepare the budget, would you be willing to make sure the study is completed in time to allow the information to be available.

Rep. C. Murphy said…………. There’s a lot of issues we have to address. Let me say this: our budget dance started last week. We’re starting meetings internally. We’re moving forward. The governor is going to submit his budget in weeks.