Dome: Berger: More time = worse bills

Senate Republican leader Phil Berger said the longer it takes to pass a budget, the better the chance for bad legislation.

Berger was speaking at the weekly Republican news conference which has lately focused on the late state budget. Last week, Berger said the tardiness was a sign of incompetence. This week, he said the delay is giving more time for what he said were bad bills.

“The longer we’re here it seems the more likelihood we’re going to see some bad legislation move forward,” Berger said.

Berger cited two Senate bills that adjust the state’s sentencing guidelines. Both bills seek to even out sentencing guidelines. Both would eventually lead to fewer inmates in prison over time. Berger said the bills were giving criminals a break. …

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