“This is a very strange appropriations year. We are dealing with a surplus and budget cuts. The question is who is gong to take the pain for spending cuts?”
David Hamilton
“All year long we have seen a battle between near-term supply surplus and geopolitical concerns, but now everybody's looking at the supply surplus.”
Andy Lebow
“We have a substantial surplus this year, and I believe we can go well above that and find a way to make it available for taxpayers across-the-board this year,”
Trent Lott
“The January-February surplus was $1.3 billion wider year-on-year, which highlights the pressure on the central bank as it attempts to dissipate some of the upward pressure.”
Tim Condon
“I voted against it because the hypothetical surplus based on rosy 10-year projections in my opinion is a mirage, ... Late Edition”
George Voinovich
“Last year began with a large surplus but an unusually hot summer ate up those reserves and soon thereafter the hurricanes hit. There is still some infrastructure that was damaged, which could be a problem.”
Michael Fitzpatrick
“It's inconsistent that UH pays rent. We've always had a cash surplus every year.”
Howard Ikeda
