Rep. Nicole LeFavour, D-Boise, who serves on both the JFAC and the revenue projection committee and opposed its recommendation, said, "It gives me a great deal of concern that the number we picked has absolutely no relation to the projections of the experts. I guess to some extent the process felt a little bit random to me, and it seemed perhaps a little bit unbelievable, too, that it ended up matching what I though was some very unusual math on the part of the governor." Rep. Wendy Jaquet, D-Ketchum, asked, "Can you ... help me understand why we thought that this year would be better than next year?"

The projection calls for 4.2 percent revenue growth this year, and just 3 percent next year, though state economists forecast. 6.9 percent next year. Goedde responded, "The numbers that are closest to you I think are the most accurate. You can feel more comfortable about what's happening in the next six months than the next 18 months. ... We want to budget on the conservative side so that we don't have holdbacks. I think that sentiment was reflected in the ... revenue projections." Sen. Dean Cameron, R-Rupert, cautioned that the revenue projection committee is supposed to project revenues, not recommend budgeting amounts. Goedde said that's what he meant. "I believe it was the feeling of the committee that that was a more accurate projection," he said of the 3 percent.

The committee then voted 16-3 to accept the report.