with the governor and intend to pass it this week without republican support. the plan presented by jerry brown disnot include an extension of the expiring sales taxes. that means the governor is giving up his push to hold a special election for those taxes. not just sales taxes. pardon me. instead the plan relies on deeper cuts to schools and social programs. it also takes into account 4 billion dollars in additional tax revenue a. i thought we were getting close but as i look back on it there is almost religious reluctance to ever deal with the state budget in a way that requires new revenues. reporter: well some republicans think the democrats are throwing their weight around. they get to decide what gets cut. they get to say what programs exist and don t exist and so it is their decision. so if schools close for a week, that is their decision rather than making cuts in other places that would make more sense. reporter: california republican party chairman tom called