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California Senate passes budget plan on $15.7B gap
Posted: Jun 15, 2012 1:21 PM by Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The California Senate has approved a plan to balance a $15.7 billion deficit without Gov. Jerry Brown's endorsement.
Senators passed the main budget bill Friday on a 23-16 vote. The plan includes fewer welfare cuts than the governor proposed.
The bill now moves to the Assembly, where it is expected to pass on a majority vote as well.
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mark Leno says the Democratic spending plan is "a budget which is painful yet hopeful, sobering yet with vision."
Democrats are resisting deeper cuts to the state's welfare-to-work program known as CalWORKS.
Republicans say the plan is incomplete and are urging Brown to veto the budget bill.
Lawmakers are running up against a midnight deadline to pass a balanced budget, or they risk losing their pay.
(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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