Republican Floor Leader Sam Smith responds to Governor Rendell's comments on a proposed severance tax on Marcellus Shale gas.

From the office of the Governor

"It is irresponsible for Senate and House Republicans to refuse to compromise and simply turn their backs on these negotiations after days and weeks and months of work. They signed a pledge to the people of Pennsylvania to enact a tax that requires drilling companies to pay their fair share for removing our state's natural resources from the ground, and now they are walking away from that commitment," Governor Rendell said.