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STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Harrisburg Offi
ce: 53B East Wing • PO Box 202015 • Harrisburg, PA 17120-2015 • (717) 260-6144 • Fax: (717) 260-6506
Center Township District Office: 3468 Brodhead Rd • Suite 9 • Monaca, PA 15061 • (724) 728-7655 • Fax: (724) 773-7802Raccoon Township Satellite Office: Raccoon Township Municipal Building • 1234 State Route 18 • Aliquippa, PA 15001Hours: Tuesdays 9 a.m. to Noon • (724) 643-7655 • Fax: (724) 643-7657
Web:
RepChristiana.com
Email:
jchristi@pahousegop.com
The House passed the state’s operational budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year on June 30. I voted against this $28 billion budgetbecause it spends beyond our means, borrows against our future,and further burdens our citizens. Times are tough, revenues aredown, and this budget INCREASED spending over last year. Thissimply defies common economical sense.This budget spends more than Pennsylvania actually collectedin revenues over the past year, but it does nothing to address thelooming multi-billion dollar deficit we face next fiscal year. Gov
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ernor Rendell has relied on federal stimulus money for the pastcouple of years to feed his appetite for overspending. This moneywill not be available next year. He ignored the opportunity to pre
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pare for this looming crisis by not reining in spending this year.Furthermore, this budget relies on Pennsylvania getting a non-guaranteed hand-out of $850 million from Washington. To date,we have not received one penny of this money and there’s noindication this money will come. This “empty promise” approachto budgeting leaves our entire Commonwealth vulnerable to yetanother financial deficit.In addition, this budget provides millions for Gov. Rendell’s petprojects. WAMs were eliminated in last year’s budget, but magi
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cally reappeared this year. How on earth can Gov. Rendell con
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sider this a responsible way to manage the people’s money?There were, however, some positives associated with this bud
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get, including a lower spend number than originally proposedby the governor and no new broad-based taxes on hard-work
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ing Pennsylvania families and small businesses. And while I amhappy this budget, after seven consecutive years of late budgetsby Gov. Rendell, was passed by the June 30 deadline, I am dis
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appointed by the overall spend number and irresponsible way inwhich it was attained.
Saturday, August 21 · 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.Beaver Valley Mall
Wednesday, September 1 · 6:30 p.m.Center Township VFW, Post 1821Aliquippa
Thursday, September 9 · 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.Monaca Turners
Friday, October 8 · 9 a.m. - NoonMonaca Senior Center
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