(S (S (NP (BASENP (DT A) (NN spokesperson)) (PP (IN for) (BASENP (DT the) (NN governor)))) (VP (VBD stated) (SBAR (IN that) (S (BASENP (DT the) (NN office)) (VP (VP (VBD had) (NP (BASENP (DT no) (NN choice)) (PP (IN but) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB make) (BASENP (DT the) (NN budget) (NNS cuts)))))))) (PP (IN because) (PP (IN of) (NP (BASENP (DT a) (JJ faltering) (NN economy)) (CC and) (BASENP (DT an) (JJ unbalanced) (NN state) (NN budget)))))))))) (PERIOD .))