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Gov. Rick Snyder, (R-Mich.), on efforts to cut spending and boost job creation in his state.
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He cuts they -- actually cut state workers say you recall we have dealt lab at Michigan State public workers' unions are pushing just that they're looking to would call Republican governor Rick Snyder.
Over cuts -- say art only immense but illegal.
And rammed through a legislature -- little or no debate the governor with me now just hours after side -- -- Governor of the union saying well you must have a political debts which went.
What are you set.
Well it's all about reinventing -- in the -- we've been through difficult times in Michigan.
And we've got a great budget we passed that we just recently did tax reform.
The topic here in Michigan as how to create more and better jobs and make sure our.
Kids stay in our state have a bright future here -- word on a great job of getting their -- idea the protest is just part of democracy.
They've died down and -- working hard I'm continuing to grow our economy here.
No I -- governor a lot of things to try to do it even in the face of you know you're taking a beating by the mainstream media and and embargoes.
Who were quoted goalies -- public workers as if they were all Michigan.
Voters and taxpayers what have you but you had taken -- hit and I'm wondering whether that.
This hurt your ability to follow up here.
Over whether you can pull -- Chris Christie -- continue -- equities.
Now we're continuing to move forward we've got a lot of great things going we have.
Just got a lot of government reform package is going through all we've got education reform in the pipeline.
I'm yesterday we just did a major announcement about -- with challenged schools and our state that one very very well.
Our methodologies different than most places -- -- -- positive action.
Oh and what that means is basically we spend no time blaming anyone for anything that there has no value we don't take credit for -- -- And we've got structural problems and Michigan we've had for decades and we're just gonna solve them one at a time and -- real results are real people it's exciting.
Governor are built a career -- blaming people for for my flaws and and and not testing the credit when I have success so.
Just at the little career advice for -- -- but.
-- -- has got aren't you curious as to.
What message you want to send Washington here because they always argue that there's got to be a balances.
When you -- -- get a control on spending and budgets.
It whether it's read a war on.
Well I think for being a good role -- for Washington when we get our tax reform we had a net kind of taxes and our state.
And then we solved a billion and a half dollar budget deficit with our budget you can do -- but you need to do it thoughtfully.
And focus in on the long term so in our budget for example.
We pastor budget faster than had been passed in the last thirty years.
And more important speed is the quality in this budget.
Too often governments like it has cash and cash out we actually looked at the balance sheet also and I'm proud to say in the budget we just -- I just signed a day.
In fact we're making payments on long term liabilities.
We're being fiscally responsible for the long term and that's something that does that Washington could learn who you have to pay down those -- and be responsible for.
Not just today but for the future for our kids.
You know there's a concept governor very good having thank you very much for coming gray.
