Cargill Names Morgan To Budget Committee
Speaker Lance Cargill on Monday announced appointments to the General Conference Committee on Appropriations (GCCA), which will work out the final details of the state budget for the next fiscal year. Among those named is House Minority Leader Danny Morgan, who has criticized the budget written by House Republicans and Senate Republicans and Democrats.
Cargill said the GCCA hearings are an opportunity for those who have criticized this year’s bipartisan budget effort to come up with a specific plan of their own.
“Unfortunately, so far all that the governor and House Democrats have done is throw rocks at bipartisan ideas,” said Cargill (R-Harrah). “They haven’t offered a balanced budget of their own. The GCCA meeting will be the chance for the governor and House Democrats to do more than simply criticize bipartisan ideas. They'll have the chance to offer a plan of their own."
Cargill noted that the House and Senate have already passed a $6.9 billion bipartisan state budget in House Bill 1234, a measure the governor vetoed weeks ago. House Democrats have said they will uphold the governor’s veto, even though most of them earlier voted for the plan. But in a continuing spirit of bipartisanship, Cargill said that Morgan (D-Prague) will serve as GCCA vice chair and has made recommendations on nine more members to serve on the committee. Cargill said that he has accepted all of Morgan's member recommendations.
Cargill said the House appointments to the GCCA include 15 Republican lawmakers, the Republican members of the Appropriations and Budget Committee and each of the full committee chairs in the House, as well as House Majority Floor Leader Greg Piatt (R-Ardmore) and Majority Whip Rob Johnson (R-Kingfisher).
As the GCCA completes its work, House and Senate conferees will agree on dollar allocations for each subcommittee of the general conference.
The lawmakers Cargill has appointed to the GCCA include (in alphabetical order): Dennis Adkins (R-Tulsa), John Auffet (D-Stillwell), Chris Benge (R-Tulsa), David Braddock (D-Altus), Mike Brown (D-Tahlequah), Ed Cannaday (D-Whitefield), John Carey (D-Durant), James Covey (D-Custer City), Doug Cox (R-Grove), Dale DeWitt (R-Braman), Joe Dorman (D-Rush Springs), Rex Duncan (R-Sand Springs), Shane Jett (R-Tecumseh), Rob Johnson (R-Kingfisher), Tad Jones (R-Claremore), Guy Liebmann (R-Oklahoma City), Ken Miller (R-Edmond), Danny Morgan (D-Prague) – Vice Chair, Bill Nations (D-Norman), Ron Peters (R-Tulsa), Ron Peterson (R-Broken Arrow), Greg Piatt (R-Ardmore), Ben Sherrer (D-Chouteau), Randy Terrill (R-Moore), and John Wright (R-Broken Arrow)
Cargill said the GCCA hearings are an opportunity for those who have criticized this year’s bipartisan budget effort to come up with a specific plan of their own.
“Unfortunately, so far all that the governor and House Democrats have done is throw rocks at bipartisan ideas,” said Cargill (R-Harrah). “They haven’t offered a balanced budget of their own. The GCCA meeting will be the chance for the governor and House Democrats to do more than simply criticize bipartisan ideas. They'll have the chance to offer a plan of their own."
Cargill noted that the House and Senate have already passed a $6.9 billion bipartisan state budget in House Bill 1234, a measure the governor vetoed weeks ago. House Democrats have said they will uphold the governor’s veto, even though most of them earlier voted for the plan. But in a continuing spirit of bipartisanship, Cargill said that Morgan (D-Prague) will serve as GCCA vice chair and has made recommendations on nine more members to serve on the committee. Cargill said that he has accepted all of Morgan's member recommendations.
Cargill said the House appointments to the GCCA include 15 Republican lawmakers, the Republican members of the Appropriations and Budget Committee and each of the full committee chairs in the House, as well as House Majority Floor Leader Greg Piatt (R-Ardmore) and Majority Whip Rob Johnson (R-Kingfisher).
As the GCCA completes its work, House and Senate conferees will agree on dollar allocations for each subcommittee of the general conference.
The lawmakers Cargill has appointed to the GCCA include (in alphabetical order): Dennis Adkins (R-Tulsa), John Auffet (D-Stillwell), Chris Benge (R-Tulsa), David Braddock (D-Altus), Mike Brown (D-Tahlequah), Ed Cannaday (D-Whitefield), John Carey (D-Durant), James Covey (D-Custer City), Doug Cox (R-Grove), Dale DeWitt (R-Braman), Joe Dorman (D-Rush Springs), Rex Duncan (R-Sand Springs), Shane Jett (R-Tecumseh), Rob Johnson (R-Kingfisher), Tad Jones (R-Claremore), Guy Liebmann (R-Oklahoma City), Ken Miller (R-Edmond), Danny Morgan (D-Prague) – Vice Chair, Bill Nations (D-Norman), Ron Peters (R-Tulsa), Ron Peterson (R-Broken Arrow), Greg Piatt (R-Ardmore), Ben Sherrer (D-Chouteau), Randy Terrill (R-Moore), and John Wright (R-Broken Arrow)
Labels: 2007 Legislature, 2008 Budget, GCCA Members
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