Democrats criticize GOP budget cut proposal

Democrats say the budget cuts Republicans propose lack “common sense.” House Democrat Leader Dick Myers of Iowa City says one cut will take 102 troopers off the highways. Myers says another will reduce supervision of sexual predators.Myers says democrats are willing to make some cuts in the budget, but in different areas.House Speaker Brent Siegrist, a republican from Council Bluffs, says the G-O-P will press forward with their budget cuts in both the House and Senate next week.Senate Republican Leader Stewart Iverson of Dows says a 40-million dollar cut in a five billion-dollar state budget isn’t that much.Democrats vow to use stall tactics when the issue comes up for debate next week. Iverson says democrats “would rather play games than be responsible.”