Quorum Report: Straus says Senate is cooking the books on the budget like Enron

March 22, 2017 12:22 PM Straus says Senate is cooking the books on the budget like Enron “I’m not interested in cooking the books just to avoid a vote on the Rainy Day Fund,” Straus said Arguing that the *Texas Senate* is double counting $2.5 billion in dedicated transportation funding in its budget, *Texas House* Speaker Joe Straus on Wednesday said "This is the *Texas Legislature. We are not Enron." “I want to be clear that counting money twice in order to balance the budget is not a good idea," Speaker Straus said. “I’m not interested in cooking the books just to avoid a vote on the Rainy Day Fund*,” Straus told reporters in the afternoon. By Scott Braddock
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