7 years, 10 months ago by Jim Dewey
House Republicans hold a press conference immediately following the vote of an appropriation plan that spends $7 billion more in revenue than the state has coming into its coffers. House Republicans were denied a vote verification for a 500-page bill that was introduced a mere 90-minutes before it was called for debate on the House Floor. Democrats then limited the debate to less than an hour with a parliamentarian move. Immediately after the vote, session was adjourned and no vote verification was allowed. SB2048 appropriates $14 billion - that with court orders, continuing appropriations and consent decrees would push state spending over $40 billion.
State Representative Randy Frese (R-Paloma) said it was like being hit by a freight train...
