Rep. Dennis Lake has just amended his motion, not changing the amount, but "to include the fact that we need to come back if the chairs see something that would cause my number to be overstated, understated, and that we would meet again and revisit the amount." His second agreed to the change. Sen. Bob Geddes said, "I believe that there is great value in this committee's recommendation, even if we are not correct. Even a directional opinion is helpful to the joint committee and to leadership" to reflect what the revenue committee heard in its day and a half of hearings, he said.

Sen. Nicole LeFavour, D-Boise, said, "My preference would be just simply to wait until January numbers, because we could decide then if our very sobering December number was an anomaly or not, and we don't have to in any way commit ourselves to what in my mind is a really, really low number." Geddes said, "I agree, this is ... a low number. But what would be more dangerous than supporting a low number is supporting a number that doesn't really come to pass."

Rep. Ken Roberts, R-Donnelly, said it's always good to have more information. "I support the motion, and we'll deal with it as the time goes on," he said.
 

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