For Immediate Release:
March 23, 2004
President Pro Tempore Cal Hobson
Legislative Leaders Name House, Senate Members
To General Conference Committee on Appropriations
One day after Governor Brad
Henry signed the Fiscal Year 2005 General Appropriations
bill into law, Senate President Pro Tempore Cal
Hobson and House Speaker Larry
Adair officially appointed House and Senate members
to the committee which will work out the remaining details
of the FY 2005 budget.
“The General Appropriations bill created the framework
for next year’s budget. Having that completed this
early in the session is unique, but the budget process is
far from over. There is much heavy lifting that remains
to be done. The sub-committees and members of the General
Conference will now get to work on ironing out the details,”
said Hobson, D-Lexington.
“Currently we have a rough sketch of the budget, now
it will be up to the members of the GCCA to fill in the
blanks,” Adair, D-Stilwell, said.
For the second straight year, all 101 members of the House
of Representatives and 44 of the 47 members of the Senate
will make up the GCCA.
“This is an inclusive process that involves both veteran
lawmakers and those who are new at the Capitol. It involves
Democrats and our colleagues in the minority party. Everyone
will have a hand in crafting this budget,” Hobson
said.
“The process is only half way to completion, in the
coming weeks every member of the House will have a role
in creating the final version,” Adair said.
Senate Appropriations Chairman Mike
Morgan, D-Stillwater, and Vice Chairman Ben
Robinson, D-Muskogee, will lead the committee’s
work in the Senate.
House Appropriations and Budget Committee Chairman Billy
Mitchell, D-Lindsay, and Vice Chairman Jack
Bonny, D-Burns Flat, will head up the committee in the
House.
For
more information contact:
President
Pro Tempore Office - (405) 521-5605
