Twisted talk

From the San Diego paper: “People don't appreciate we have been cutting for the past five years,” said Sen. Denise Ducheny, a San Diego Democrat and chairwoman of the Budget Committee.

What's the truth? In 2003/04 the total state budget was $98.9 billion. In 2006/07, the total was $131.4 billion. In 2009/10, $134.8 billion.

Sources: http://www.sen.ca.gov/budget/budgethistory.pdf
http://sinet2.sen.ca.gov/budget/2009BudgetAct.pdf