9日深夜賓州州長藍德爾（Edward Rendell）宣布，已與共和黨參議員達成一個初步的預算協定，使得近2萬5000位公務人員在政府支付不出薪資而停職一日後，得以復職。
參議員福摩（Vince Fumo）為撥款委員會（Appropriations Committee）中地位最高的民主黨員，他表示，這項法案加強了藍德爾能源與交通的倡議，但將不會將此費用另諸在民眾的電費中。為了支持總額8億5000萬美元的替代與再生能源基金，賓州州長曾要求立法，在家庭電費帳單上每一家庭每年額外徵收5.4美元。
州長藍德爾表示，「我很高興在此宣布，在經過最真誠、以及有時難以推動的協商之後，我們已經達成一個重要的協定，讓賓州政府的行動得以持續進行，被停職的員工也得以回到工作崗位。早先未能達成這項協定，我雖然感到有些後悔，但現在我很高興我們原則上同意的計畫能夠持續進行，而這將促使賓州向前邁進。」
Late last night Governor Edward Rendell announced that a tentative budget agreement was reached with Republican legislative leaders that brings nearly 25,000 furloughed state employees back on the job after one day off work without pay.
The pact addresses some of Rendell's energy and transportation initiatives but will not impose the surcharge on electricity use the governor had sought, said Senator Vince Fumo, ranking Democrat on the Appropriations Committee.
The governor wanted a legislated $5.40 annual surcharge on residential electric bills to support an $850 million fund for alternative and renewable energy.
"I am pleased to announce that as a result of earnest and sometimes difficult negotiations, we have achieved an important agreement that will allow Pennsylvania's government operations to be restored and all furloughed employees to return to work," Governor Rendell said. "While I regret that we were not able to reach this accord earlier, I am gratified that we have agreed in principle to a spending plan that will continue to move Pennsylvania forward."
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