June 2015: Wolf Blocks All Funding For Schools
In June 2015, Wolf plunges our schools into an unnecessary crisis by completely vetoing the budget passed by the State Senate and State House. (Angela Couloumbis and Madison Russ, “Wolf vetoes entire GOP budget, says ‘math doesn’t work’,” Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/2/2015)
- Wolf’s veto zeroed-out funding for 274 out of 401 of the line-item appropriations in the Republican budget that were funded at the same or higher levels than his proposal. (“Putting an End to the ‘Raise Your Taxes’ Campaign,” Office of Representative Michael Regan, 8/17/2015)
September 2015: Wolf Vetoes Emergency Funding For Schools
September 2015: In late September, Tom Wolf vetoed an effort by Republican lawmakers to provide emergency funding for school districts and non-profit organizations. (Christian Alexandersen, “Surprising no one, Gov. Tom Wolf has vetoed GOP-crafted stopgap budget,” Harrisburg Patriot-News, 9/29/2015)
- When Wolf was asked about his plans after vetoing a stopgap budget, Wolf responded “I want a fight.”(Tweet by Pete Muntean, 9/29/15)
Courtesy of the PA House GOP
December 2015: Wolf Single-Handedly Cuts $3 Billion From Education
December 2015, Tom Wolf single-handedly cut $3 billion from schools. (Nathan Benefield, “State budget hostages finally freed?,” Bucks County Courier Times, 1/8/2016)
- In December 2015, GOP lawmakers sent a budget to Wolf’s desk containing $5.6 billion in new funds for our schools. Wolf slashed $3.1 billion from the bill. (“Letter from the Governor to the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” Office of the Governor, 12/29/2015)
Wolf’s Vetoes Have Cost Schools $50 Million…In Loan Interests
Wolf’s original budget veto in June has caused schools to pay over $50 million in interest payments instead of sending that money to the classroom. (Terrie Morgan-Besecker, “State budget impasse cost school districts up to $50 million to date,” Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice, 2/2/2016)
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