Controller Westly: Budget Misses Waste, Hits Most Vulnerable.News Editors/Political Writers SACRAMENTO Sacramento, city, United States Sacramento (săkrəmĕn`tō), city (1990 pop. 369,365), state capital and seat of Sacramento co., central Calif. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2004 Westly: "The Only Box He Blew up Was the Pill pill (pil) tablet. pill n. 1. A small pellet or tablet of medicine, often coated, taken by swallowing whole or by chewing. 2. An oral contraceptive. Box in the Seniors' Medicine Cabinet" California State Controller The State Controller is the Chief Financial Officer of the State of California in the United States. The post has broader responsibilities and authority than the California State Treasurer. Steve Westly Steven Paul Westly (born August 27, 1957, in Arcadia, California) is an American businessman and politician. He was the State Controller of California from 2003 to 2007 and was one of the top two candidates in the Democratic primary for Governor of California in the 2006 election. today said Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's fiscal year 2004-2005 budget should have followed the Governor's call to "blow up the boxes of government" before cutting vital services to the poor, sick and elderly. "The only box he blew up was the pill box in the seniors' medicine cabinet," Westly said. "We need to cut waste before we cut services to the most vulnerable Californians." Westly has called on Governor Schwarzenegger to fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. his promise to cut waste by setting an example from the top and cutting cabinet agency offices. He has also been urging passage, with the Governor's support, of legislation to give the Controller's office the power to conduct performance audits that find waste. "Before hurting the most vulnerable, the Governor should have pumped up efforts to cut waste," Westly added. The budget also relies on a number of assumptions for an improved economy and other government revenues. These include $350 million in federal assistance and $500 million from Indian gaming. "Hoping for the best tomorrow doesn't solve today's problems," Westly added. |
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