ELSENHEIMER CALLS FOR QUICK, THOROUGH ACTION ON BUDGET

House Republican Leader Kevin Elsenheimer issued the following statement in regards to today's state revenue estimating conference:

"We must act now to get the state's budget in order to do the things necessary to create jobs and move our state forward. Every day that we wait to act, the budget deficit grows and 1,000 more jobs are lost.

"Our caucus remains committed to solving the budget deficit through savings and government reforms, and through our budget workgroups, each member of our caucus will closely examine every dollar spent. In these tough times, we will look to restrict state spending to expenditures that reinvigorate Michigan's economy, reform government and reinvest in essential services.

"Michigan families are facing unprecedented challenges, and the first focus of the Legislature must be job creation. The ongoing budget crisis cannot be a distraction to the real issue of getting Michigan back to work."