In what The Sacramento Bee called "another wasted day," Republican senators united today to defeat the Assembly bills that would have freed up some cash to put off the need for IOUs. In meetings during the morning, the governor had told Republican senators he would veto the bills. Every Republican senator except Abel Maldonado voted against the bills; Maldonado withheld his vote either way. State controller John Chiang says if the budget isn't passed, he will begin issuing IOUs next Wednesday. State workers cannot, by law, be paid in IOUs.