The votes were mostly along party lines, with a few
Democrats voting no. Senate Budget Chair Mark Leno blasted
GOP lawmakers for their unwillingness to support
taxes.
"Balancing the budget is second-grade arithmetic -
addition and subtraction," said Leno. "We can't do our job
honestly without addition."
Republicans criticized not only the content of the spending plan - for a lack of permanent cuts - but also the last-minute process used to pass it. "This budget is a slow-motion train wreck - and you're driving the bus, " said Senator Tom Berryhill."
But the budget work isn't done. Democrats still haven't reached a deal with Governor Jerry Brown. Asked to react to this spending plan, Brown's press secretary said: "We're not there yet."
