State leaders take aim at Washington, brush aside state problems

Gov. Rick Perry and Republican lawmakers took a break from the grim budget news at home to criticize Washington's tax-and-spend philosophy. During the press opportunity touting state's rights, Perry rejected the notion that the state proposed $9 billion in cuts to public education over the next two years would
lead to a mass lay off of teachers.

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