{"id":2215969,"date":"2024-04-08T20:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T00:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-and-california-democrats-blasted-for-gimmicky-17-billion-fix-for-massive-budget-deficit\/"},"modified":"2024-04-08T20:21:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T00:21:03","slug":"newsom-and-california-democrats-blasted-for-gimmicky-17-billion-fix-for-massive-budget-deficit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-and-california-democrats-blasted-for-gimmicky-17-billion-fix-for-massive-budget-deficit\/","title":{"rendered":"Criticism mounts against Newsom and California Democrats for &#8216;gimmicky&#8217; $17 billion solution to budget shortfall"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewsom-and-california-democrats-blasted-for-gimmicky-17-billion-fix-for-massive-budget-deficit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2215969&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>California&#8217;s\u200d Democratic lawmakers \u2063agreed to cut $17.3 billion from the $73 billion deficit through spending reductions. Republican lawmakers criticized the approach as &#8216;gimmicky,&#8217; attributing financial mismanagement \u200bto Newsom. Assembly Vice Chairman Vince Fong highlighted concerns over the sustainability of the deal, calling\u200d attention to budget gimmicks and overspending in\u200b California. The agreement by California&#8217;s Democratic lawmakers to reduce the $73 billion\u2063 deficit by\u200d $17.3 billion through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-pelosis-new-house-rules-package-silences-the-voice-of-republican-minority\/\" title=\"Speaker Pelosi\u2019s new House rules package silences the voice of Republican minority\">spending cuts<\/a> faced\u2064 criticism from Republican lawmakers as being &#8216;gimmicky.&#8217; Assembly Vice Chairman Vince Fong\u200d raised sustainability concerns, citing budget gimmicks \u200band overspending issues in California, while attributing financial mismanagement to Newsom.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In an effort to close a $73 billion deficit by June, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>California<\/a>\u2018s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/advanced-search?algoSearch=Democratic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic<\/a> lawmakers agreed on Friday to reduce the deficit by $17.3 billion through spending cuts, delays, and deferrals. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/advanced-search?algoSearch=Republican\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> lawmakers have called the move \u201cgimmicky\u201d and blamed Newsom for mismanaging state funds. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis most recent deal that he\u2019s touting is all reliant on budget gimmicks, cause shifts and deferrals, which, when you look at the numbers, it\u2019s clearly not enough,\u201d Vince Fong, Assembly vice chairman of the Budget Committee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/gov-gavin-newsom-faces-reckoning-73-billion-budget-deficit-lawmakers-say-helped-create\">told<\/a> Fox News Digital<em>.<\/em> \u201cWe have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-has-run-out-of-long-range-missiles-to-terrorize-ukraine\/\" title=\"Russia Has Run Out of Long-Range Missiles to Terrorize Ukraine\">sustainability problem<\/a>. We have an overspending problem in California, and nothing the governor is working on tackles that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The plan is to cut $3.6 billion in primarily one-time funding for schools, welfare, and climate programs, and it is delaying $5.2 billion in programs such as public transit and facilities for preschools. The agreement also allows Newsom to freeze additional one-time funding included in the budget in the past three years. <\/p>\n<p>Just two years ago, Newsom signed a $301 billion\u00a0budget with a $97 billion surplus. The budget was nearly triple what it was for the previous fiscal year, with billions of dollars being allocated for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/goldman-sachs-commits-to-reach-net-zero-carbon-emissions-by-2030\/\" title=\"Goldman Sachs Commits To Reach Net-Zero Carbon Emissions By 2030\">climate change initiatives<\/a>, homelessness, and education. In January, Newsom predicted a shortfall was $37.9 billion, but by February, the Legislative Analyst\u2019s Office had predicted it was more than double. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been warning the governor about the growing problem of our budgets for the entire time we got into this mess, because the budget that the governor continues to push has grown more unsustainable,\u201d Fong told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>The state is facing the highest unemployment rate in the nation, with job growth much lower in 2023 than expected. The state is also facing a mass exodus of residents and businesses fleeing to states with lower taxes. The state lost over half a million people from January 2020 to July 2022, with the number of residents leaving the state 700,000 more than those moving in. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As the state struggles to meet ballooning costs, Republican state Rep. Kevin Kiley reportedly pointed out that the state continues to finance the healthcare of illegal immigrants. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re the only state that\u2019s saying we\u2019re gonna give every single person in this state that\u2019s here illegally free taxpayer funds,\u201d Kiley said<em>.<\/em> \u201cCalifornia is a model of exactly what not to do when it comes to managing a state\u2019s finances and managing its tax system and spending.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Democratic lawmakers aimed to address a $73 billion deficit by June, cutting $17.3 billion via spending reductions and deferrals. Republicans criticized the move as &#8216;gimmicky,&#8217; faulting Newsom for financial mismanagement. 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