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Conference remarks on supplemental state budget

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On Tuesday, April 17, the Senate and House opened conference on the Hawaii State Supplemental Budget with comments from Senate Committee on Ways and Means Committee Chair David Y. Ige. House Finance Chair Marcus Oshiro also offered remarks.

With a notable 438 out of 620 budget worksheets already agreed upon by both sides of the aisle prior to the first day of the Conference, Ige reflected that this year’s conference on the State Budget encompasses significantly more agreements between the Senate and the House.

“I would like to say that this is a New Day. We do appreciate the hard work of the administration to really stop the practice of kicking the can down the street … We don’t have to wonder what the true status of our budget is because we stopped paying bills or we’ve denied payments or we’ve stopped tax refunds,” Ige said.

“I look forward to working through this Conference period to iron out the 30 percent of differences as we work to conclude the Budget,” he said.

The Senate’s version of the 2012 Supplemental Budget seeks to move the State forward by shoring up safety net, significantly improve the infrastructure for information technology, invest in education and make strategic investments that will advance our economy.

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