 Good evening, everybody. I have an announcement to make Over the course of the last several days there has been speculation about what I intend to do With the compromise general appropriations bill that was sent to my desk after a large bipartisan vote in both the house and the Senate To avoid unnecessary distractions and ensure that our sole focus is on coming together to finish a Revenue package that pays for the budget passed by the general assembly I have called this press conference to make my intentions clear when everybody to understand what I'm going to do So today I'm announcing that I will let I will let the bipartisan budget compromise become law If a revenue package were already on my desk, I would have been proud to sign it And if one is passed a responsible one before midnight tomorrow Monday I will be equally proud to sign it then But if the general assembly fails to pass a responsible revenue package by tomorrow evening this bill will become law Without my signature This budget does not include everything everyone wanted myself included But it does make historic investments in education and it brings us closer to restoring the cuts of the past This budget provides critical funding for the heroin epidemic and it lets those who are struggling know that help is on the way This budget also provides critical services for our seniors and are most vulnerable Many of whom rely on these programs as a last resort and this budget looks out for the bottom line only increasing spending where absolutely necessary as Has been as has been said by both Republicans and Democrats This is a budget Pennsylvania can be proud of it puts us back on a path to fiscal responsibility and a sustainable future now We must pay for the promises in the general appropriations bill While there has been progress on a compromise revenue package that will sustain the investments made in this budget in this bill The time is now to finish the job Republican leaders have vowed to send a 1.3 billion dollar revenue bill to my desk that pays for what the budget spends And I take them at their word that this will happen and that will happen soon But we should all be clear about what that means Paying for what has been appropriated must be done with sustainable recurring and sufficient revenues Taking out loans Moving money from different funds or using other one-time sources of revenue will not move Pennsylvania forward Nor will it pay for this budget We cannot and we must not make a lifetime of promises to our children to our seniors and to those who are sick And then turn around and pay for those promises with borrowed money and one-time fixes Our children and their families must know with certainty That their schools and classrooms will have the resources they need to succeed in the short and in the long term Those who are suffering from addiction and families who have lost a loved one must know with certainty That critical resources will be available to tackle the heroin crisis once and for all and our seniors must know With certainty that the programs they rely on will continue to be funded this year and beyond And not be cut in future years because of borrowing or one-time fixes In the past few months Harrisburg has proven that we can achieve big things That will have a positive impact on the lives of Pennsylvanians. We've enacted historic liquor reform We've legalized medical marijuana. We've agreed on a fair funding formula for our schools This budget is another shining example of the effectiveness of that sort of bipartisan cooperation But we are not done yet The General Assembly has a constitutional responsibility to pass a sustainable budget a Sustainable revenue package to pay for what they want to spend and I believe this can and I believe it should be done By the end of the day tomorrow Working together. We have made great progress on a very good budget Now we owe it to taxpayers to our children our seniors and our most vulnerable To bring this across the finish line and continue the spirit of cooperation that has made this progress possible I believe by continuing to compromise we can achieve that goal. Thank you