The has rejected 12 of the 13 budget bills passed last week by the.
The move was part of the normal procedure for preparing for final budget negotiations. However, some House members took the opportunity to criticize the Senate for cutting more than $3 million from the state鈥檚 tourism budget.(R, Mount Vernon) urged(R, Kansas City) to try to get the cut restored.
鈥淏oy, without that $3.2 (million), we鈥檙e gonna hurt," Ruzicka said. "We鈥檙e gonna be (cut more) next year if we don鈥檛 have that money in this year.鈥�
Silvey responded, "Sure...again, we鈥檒l do what we can, but without tax amnesty out of the Senate, I hesitate to make any commitments."
Specific tourism cuts include $100,000 from the in Kansas City, which is half of the state鈥檚 allotment to the facility.
The House also rejected the Senate鈥檚 restoration of $28 million for pensions to the blind in the budget. House members did approve one appropriations bill: , which handles the state鈥檚 debt. That bill now goes to(D).
