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Senator Hilliard pushes budget-effectiveness review, urges 2% savings target
Summary
Senator Lyle Hilliard asked appropriation subcommittees to begin work at 8 a.m., conduct a budget-effectiveness review and aim for a soft target of 2% savings, citing a $13.5 billion baseline and $70 million identified last year.
Senator Lyle Hilliard used opening-floor time to outline the Senate’s approach to the 2015 appropriations process, urging all members to attend early subcommittee meetings and to participate in a budget-effectiveness review intended to identify internal savings.
Hilliard told senators the review should begin with 8 a.m. subcommittee meetings over the first days of the…
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