Rendell Wants Budget by Sunday
Governor Ed Rendell has told legislative leaders he wants a budget by Sunday.
"I asked them to make sure that when the Legislature returns … that they understand, and they're notified, that they're here for the duration – as long as it takes to get a completed product," Rendell said during a news conference Monday afternoon.
"The caucus leaders all agreed to that," he said. "It's my hope that we will get a budget by Sunday – a budget that I can sign."
Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi said during a news conference later in the afternoon that having the budget ready to sign by Sunday would be a "best case scenario."
Rendell and leaders of three of the four legislative caucuses announced 10 days ago that a deal had been reached, but none of the budget bills has been put up for a vote yet.
From Commonwealth Media Services
"I asked them to make sure that when the Legislature returns … that they understand, and they're notified, that they're here for the duration – as long as it takes to get a completed product," Rendell said during a news conference Monday afternoon.
"The caucus leaders all agreed to that," he said. "It's my hope that we will get a budget by Sunday – a budget that I can sign."
Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi said during a news conference later in the afternoon that having the budget ready to sign by Sunday would be a "best case scenario."
Rendell and leaders of three of the four legislative caucuses announced 10 days ago that a deal had been reached, but none of the budget bills has been put up for a vote yet.
From Commonwealth Media Services
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