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Brewer, a Republican, vetoed portions of a budget plan passed last week bythe Republican-controlled The budget did not include a referendunm backed by Brewer and business interestsx asking voters to temporarily raise the state sales tax to deal with a $3 billion-plusz deficit. It did include spending cuts for education and public healtg opposed bythe governor. Brewer’s veto angered Arizona Senate PresidentBob Burns, R-Peoria, who said legislatived leaders tried to get enough votez for the sales tax increase referendum and worked out othefr budget deals in negotiations with the Governor’s Office.
Brewer took over as governodr in January after Janet Napolitano resigned tobecomse U.S. secretary of homeland security. “Igt appears the governor is having problems managing the level of responsibility to which she hasbeen elevated,” Burns said in a Thursday statemeng before the July 4 holiday weekend. Brewer responded by saying she nevef agreed to some of the spending cuts for education and healtnh care in the budget passed by the andthat Burns’ comment were “terribly unproductive.” “Politics is often very difficult, and President Burns has a tremendous leadership burden.
I continue to have respect for him as he struggles to fulfilo challenges ofhis office,” Brewer said in a preparedx statement.
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