(The Center Square) – With a deadline looming to finish Florida’s overdue budget for a potential Monday vote, leaders in the House of Representatives are guaranteeing a compromise while Senate leaders are a bit more cautious.
Rep. Lawrence McClure, R-Dover, said “you betcha” when asked by reporters at a media availability on Thursday night if a budget compromise ready for a floor vote can be finished by Friday. McClure is the House Budget Committee chairman.
Senate Committee on Appropriations Chairman Ed Hooper, R-Palm Harbor, said the past two days of negotiations “have been maybe the most productive we’ve had,” but stopped short of guaranteeing a budget deal in time for a Monday vote.
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