Speaking of criticisms of the state budget proposal created by Republicans in the state senate -- and led by GOP gubernatorial candidate Ron Ramsey -- Richard Locker just filed this story covering the blistering broadside delivered by Republican house speaker Kent Williams. He is trying to rally House members to block the senate proposal, which he says makes huge cuts but leaves $500 million in the bank.
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"The difference I think in our House and the Senate (is) in the House we're trying to do what's responsible for the people of the state of Tennessee and I think in the Senate, it's more politics. I hate to say that but it's politics!
"I guarantee that if we didn't have members running for governor and Congress, we probably would have already passed a budget. But you just don't play political games with the state of our citizens," Williams said.
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