Revealed: TNGA Republican House Caucus Develops Budget By Passing Out Pennies

Now the truth is finally out as to how Republican members of the Tennessee House of Representatives develop the GOP state budget proposals --- they are passing around pennies during the closed meetings of the TNGA House Republican Caucus!:

I am just wondering if it is either Rep. Jason Mumpower of Rep. Stacey Campfield who passes out of those pennies to the GOPers....

Vestal Graduate Shares Government Experience
Look At Us! February 2009
Published for Vestal Central School District parents, students, community and staff
http://www.vestal.k12.ny.us/pdf_downloads/news/09/FEB09_DCMO.pdf

Class of 1986 graduate and 2008 Vestal Hall of Fame honoree Representative Stacey Campfield came into Joe Hashey’s “Participation in Government” class at Vestal High School on December 23.



Rep. Stacey Campfield, R- Knoxville
rep.stacey.campfield@capitol.tn.gov

In light of the status of the New York State economy and the focus on next year’s state budget, Hashey thought it was an ideal time to have an expert come in and talk to the class about how state budgets are put together. Campfield, a House member of Tennessee’s 104th and 105th General Assemblies, was more than happy to stop by while home for a holiday visit. He engaged the students in an exercise designed to demonstrate how the budget process works.

Passing out two pennies to each student, Campfield instructed them to “put their two cents in” on where they thought the money should be spent among 10 state programs he outlined.Examples included education, economic stimulus, jails, nursing homes, etc.



Programs with under three cents had to be cut. Hashey felt this exercise made the budget process real for the students and had them discussing all the possibilities.