Villarreal calls deal 'an embarrassment,' a prelude to awful education cuts

Rep. Mike Villarreal says Texas' GOP leaders are simply trying to avoid "a disaster" -- a cash-flow crunch this summer that prevents the state from being able to pay its bills. But while the San Antonio Democrat said he would vote for a rainy-day deal to avoid such "an embarrassment," the deal itself is embarrassingly short-sighted.

"We're willing to tap the rainy day fund to save face but we're not willing to tap the rainy day fund to mitigate the harm that is going to be inflicted on our children's education," Villarreal (AP photo) said Tuesday afternoon at the House Appropriations meeting. "That, in a word, is irresponsible."

Source: http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/03/villarreal-calls-deal-an-embar.html

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