The set-up here isn't great for live blogging, so this will probably be my only post from the meeting itself...
Well, the locomotive is fully stoked and the railroad is running at full speed.
An hour into the meeting and they're still on the first bill, HB2633.
However, while that sounds slow, the railroad as conducted by John Kavanagh has successfully passed two minor Republican amendments by voice vote, but hase defeated all Democratic amendments on party line votes.
In addition, the conduct of the meeting by Kavanagh and his sidekick Andy Biggs has been rife with partisan discourtesy -
They constantly interrupt Democrats whenever a Dem says something they disagree with, but get offended if a Dem interrupts a Rep...
More later...
1 comment:
For whatever it's worth, let them pass this on a party line vote.
I've even met a lot of Republican parents who are really worried about what this will mean for the schools here, and when the program cuts happen (as they will next year) and their kids get the shaft, at least Democrats will be able to stand up and say we didn't vote for it.
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