VIDEO: Will 90 Lawmakers Approve Tapping Rainy Day Fund?

Does tapping the Rainy Day Fund have 90 House votes to move on to the Senate — and how much will the process of getting there damage the even bigger task for lawmakers of setting the next biennium's budget?

By Justin Dehn and Thanh Tan

March 17, 20115 AM Central

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It took days of behind-the-scenes negotiations and a public blessing from the governor for the House Appropriations Committee to tap the Rainy Day Fund for $3.1 billion. That amount only covers the current fiscal year's deficit. Now, the questions are whether the measure has 90 votes to move on to the Senate — and how much the process of getting there may damage an even bigger task for lawmakers: setting the next biennium's budget.

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