Too many cuts stall Delaware budget meetings
Top legislative leaders asked the Joint Finance Committee on Wednesday to halt the process of writing the state budget, saying cuts the committee was proposing were concerning too many constituents.
Speaker of the House Pete Schwartzkopf and Sen. David McBride, both Democrats, said the committee should resume once Democratic and Republican leadership come to an agreement on how much money to raise through tax increases.
"We heard loud and clear from legislators, community stakeholders and affected residents about these potential cuts," the pair said in a joint statement. "For that reason, we have asked JFC to take a step back and give legislative leaders the opportunity to meet and see if there is room for compromise to raise additional revenue so that we can balance any cuts we might have to the budget."
The clock is ticking — the General Assembly must pass a balanced budget by June 30.
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