 He voted for the budget in 2009 and for the 2010 budget, which cut millions in state spending and was balanced without raising taxes.During the budget-cutting special session in 2009, White voted for the three bills that cut and balanced the budget.The bills closely mirrored Governor Heineman's proposal, which was based on agency savings, general fund transfers, specific reductions and across-the-board reductions that could lead to furloughs or layoffs.