House Republicans want Gov. Beverly Perdue to jump into budget negotiations.

Republicans sponsored a resolution "inviting" the governor to comment on the House and Senate budget proposals.

"It sends a message that in this time of severe crisis that more hands on deck, more minds toward the problem is the best possible solution," said Rep. Dale Folwell, a Winston-Salem Republican and co-sponsor of the resolution.

The document also takes one more shot at the House budget proposal.

"The House balanced its budget with a combination of regressive taxes and taxes that make North Carolina a more expensive place in which to live and work," the resolution states.

During the House budget debate, Republicans praised Perdue's budget proposal, particularly for her plan to only budget for jobs that are filled. The accounting maneuver would have made hundreds of millions available at the start of the year. It also, House Democrats pointed out, would have wiped out a big cushion for emergencies.

"I just don't believe the governor of our state would propose something nonsensical," said Rep. John Blust, a Greensboro Republican, said during the budget debate.

Perdue, of course, hasn't been bashful about what she believes should be done about the budget. Her statewide barnstorm for more taxes continues Monday with stops in Greenville and Wilmington.