Brown: ‘We cannot be deterred’

In his closing comments, Otter aide Roger Brown told the Senate Education Committee, “This is a sacred obligation by the state.” He said the Idaho Constitution demands education. “It’s very difficult. A lot of passions have been ignited,” he said. “Cutting the system is equally painful, perhaps moreso. … We cannot be deterred from trying to do more with that money. Circumstances today, through no fault of our own in Idaho, dictate that we do more with less.”