Tenth Amendment press conference

Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Republican lawmakers were gathered to showcase a resolution supporting state rights and blasting the federal government for overreaching.

Asked why such attention shouldn't be devoted to addressing the $27 billion budget shortfall, Perry and Dewhurst said lawmakers have been working on ways to cut government since the last legislative session.

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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