But, the main problem is that the Democrats, who have a majority in the state legislature, refuse to
consider deep spending cuts to improve the budget mess.
However, New Leaders is extremely concerned by the
deep cuts to education funding contained in the bill that recently passed the Committee; we strongly urge Members of the Senate to
consider restoring, and even expanding, funding for critical education programs as part of an overall increase in non-defense discretionary
spending as the bill moves to the Senate floor.