Following Joe Lombardo proposing an unconstitutionally unbalanced budget, NV Dems are out with a new digital video titled “Doesn’t add up”.
Two days after touting fiscal responsibility in his State of the State address, Joe Lombardo fired his budget director after presenting an unconstitutionally unbalanced budget. Last week, Democrats rang alarm bells about Lombardo’s proposed budget not being balanced and reallocating funding that legally can not be reallocated.
Ironically, less than a week before he proposed a budget with a structural deficit to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars, Joe Lombardo signed onto a letter with other Republican governors touting balancing budgets and “improv[ing] the efficiency of state governments.” But Lombardo has a growing history of fiscal irresponsibility; in 2023, before vetoing legislation that would have lowered the cost of housing, he requested $25 million of taxpayer money to “go furniture shopping” for his office.
Transcript:
Anchor: “Nevada lawmakers are demanding answers after a big hole was discovered in Governor Joe Lombardo’s budget.”
Anchor: “His budget calls for spending significantly more money than what the state is projected to have.”
Anchor: “Would exceed the revenue and create a deficit of possibly up to $400 million dollars.”
Anchor: “his budget is not balanced”
Anchor: “major structural issues were discovered.”
Anchor: “Raising some big questions”
Anchor: “State law says the Governor’s budget should be balanced”.
Anchor: “This one that they presented was unbalanced.”
Anchor: “Experts I talked to today say they can’t recall previous budgets coming over with a large budget hole.”
Anchor: “The proposed 2 year budget created a $335 million dollar deficit.”
Anchor: “$335 million dollar oversight”
Anchor: “Off by $335 million dollars.”
Anchor: “That mistake was so big the former budget director was fired.”
Anchor: “Calling on the Governor to submit some major amendments.”
Anchor: “How does this happen?”
Anchor: “This is Lombardo’s first budget.
Joe Lombardo: “Most important, this is a budget that’s centered and balanced”
Anchor: “The budget proposal Governor Joe Lombardo presented to state lawmakers earlier this week, it’s one that just doesn’t add up.”
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