State Representative Carol Alvarado voted against House Bill 1, the proposed House version of the state budget.
"HB 1 is not a budget I can support. The deep cuts seen in the proposal are detrimental to our public education system, our healthcare services and our state. This proposal will put over 300,000 public and private sector jobs in jeopardy, affect the way we educate our children for years to come, close over 80% of Texas nursing homes, have disastrous effects to our mental health services, and make it harder for students to pay for higher education on top of already rising tuition rates. " said Alvarado.
"We should not have looked at a cuts-only approach to solving our budget shortfall. We have a structural deficit that is not going away and although it is understandable that in tough times we all must look at ways to live within our means, we must also look for lasting solutions. Just like Texas families do in tough times, we should be seeking out all sensible solutions in our reach to implement along with some cuts, such as utilizing majority of the Rainy Day Fund, closing extraneous loopholes in our business taxes, identifying predictable streams of new revenue, and attracting new business enterprises, such as gaming, to our state."
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