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senate vote 2015-11-09#2
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Motions — Tasmania: Budget- Motions - Tasmania: Budget - Health and education funding
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<p class="speaker">Carol Brown</p><p>I move</p><p class="italic">That the Senate:</p>- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2015-11-09.111.2) introduced by Tasmanian Senator [Carol Brown](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/carol_brown) (Labor), which means it succeeded. Motions like these don't make any legal changes on their own, but they're politically significant because they represent the will of the Senate.
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- > *That the Senate:*
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- > *(a) condemns Tasmania's Liberal members and senators for failing to stand up for Tasmania in the face of savage cuts and broken promises by the Federal Liberal Government;*
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- > *(b) notes the previous statement by the Tasmanian Treasurer, Mr Peter Gutwein, calling for the return of the funds, 'We want our money back! We want our money back, $2.1 billion was taken from the state in last year's Federal Budget'; and*
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- > *(c) condemns the Federal Liberal Government for slashing $2.1 billion in funding for health and education to Tasmania.*
<p class="italic">(a) condemns Tasmania's Liberal members and senators for failing to stand up for Tasmania in the face of savage cuts and broken promises by the Federal Liberal Government;</p><p class="italic">(b) notes the previous statement by the Tasmanian Treasurer, Mr Peter Gutwein, calling for the return of the funds, 'We want our money back! We want our money back, $2.1 billion was taken from the state in last year's Federal Budget'; and</p><p class="italic">(c) condemns the Federal Liberal Government for slashing $2.1 billion in funding for health and education to Tasmania.</p> <p class="speaker">Gavin Marshall</p><p>The question is that general business notice of motion No. 908 be agreed to.</p><p></p><p></p>
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