California Governor Sets up Historic Showdown with Lawmakers
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made an extraordinary pledge Tuesday to veto the state budget because he said the long-overdue spending plan lawmakers approved hours earlier lacked long-term fiscal reforms and would burden taxpayers.
If Schwarzenegger follows through on his threat, it would mark the first time in modern history that a California governor would veto a state spending plan.
"I think nothing is more important than getting our fiscal house in order, and I promise the people of California that I will not stop until the job is done," Schwarzenegger said during a Capitol news conference.
State lawmakers refused to back down, saying they were prepared to override Schwarzenegger's pending veto. The bill was expected to be delivered to the governor's desk Wednesday morning and vetoed as soon as that day. The Assembly and Senate are likely to convene Thursday.
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