Sen. Harding Statement on Line-Item Veto of Earmarks

Sen. Stephen Harding issued the following statement regarding the governor’s line-item veto of more than $3.8 million in budget earmarks approved in last week’s ‘emergency’ session.

“As Senate Democrats sheepishly admitted during the debate, they had no idea about who wanted this money or why. Millions of dollars of your money, unquestioned by the arrogant supermajority. As Senate Republicans will continue to say, the state government ‘Candy Store’ must be closed down. To do that, we need more Republicans at the State Capitol.”