~ Governor Pawlenty’s Director of Communications, Brian McClung, statement regarding the permanency of unallotments vs. line-item vetoes ~

Saint Paul – At today’s press conference in the Governor’s Reception Room, Governor Pawlenty was asked about whether or not something that is unallotted in one biennium is permanently reduced or if funding would be restored to its previous level at the end of the biennium.

The following is a statement from Brian McClung, Director of Communications for Governor Tim Pawlenty, regarding the permanency of unallotments vs. line-item vetoes:

“At today’s press conference, Governor Pawlenty misspoke when he said that our administration considers unallotments as permanent cuts to programs. The Governor thought he was addressing a question regarding the impacts of line-item vetoes rather than unallotments. While line-item vetoes are counted as permanent funding reductions, an unallotment only impacts funding for that specific biennium. The reduction does not carry forward into future years.”