For Immediate Release

March 23, 2009

For more information contact:
Todd Goodman  (405) 427-3366
 
      "Senate President Pro Tem Glenn Coffee's bill to create a new office of Accountability (SB646) should show the people of Oklahoma how out of touch Coffee is with Oklah.omans views," stated Ivan Holmes, State Democratic Party Chair.


      "Republicans say they are for less government and spending and yet the Republican Senate Pro Tem sponsors a bill that will add another government office and increase spending," Holmes said.


      "For an individual who did not pay his taxes I guess he expects those of us who pay our taxes to foot the bill for another government agency," Holmes said.


      "There is no question that our current Auditor and Inspectors Office can perform audits without farming out performance audits to outside auditors," Holmes continued.


      "At a time when Oklahomans are working to make ends meet, Senator Coffee is wanting to create more bureaucracy and spending more tax dollars. Of course considering that he rarely pays his taxes, he is probably not too worried about spending."
     
      "It would be one thing if our current auditor and his staff were not qualified to do their job. I don't see why we should ask the taxpayers to pay more for services in order to outsource jobs to private companies," Holmes said.

  

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