Laughlin Responds To Democrats' Complaint
State Senate Republican Floor Leader Owen Laughlin responded to Monday’s news conference by Democrat members of the Senate and House of Representatives.
“Republicans and Democrats have worked pretty well together in the tied State Senate during the past two sessions. That’s why it was so disappointing to hear about an election-year news conference where Democrat senators and representatives played politics by whining and complaining that a few liberal bills are having a difficult time making it through the legislative process,” said Laughlin, R-Woodward.
“Ironically, when Democrats ran the State Senate for nearly a century they regularly killed conservative bills without blinking an eye. Now that Republicans have an equal say in the Senate, issues such as term limits for statewide officials, tax relief, education reform, lawsuit reform, protecting victims’ rights, new funding for roads and bridges, and voter identification have finally gotten a chance for up-or-down votes. The Democrats are complaining today because Republicans are having more success in making government more conservative,” he said.
The Senate is currently tied with 24 Republicans and 24 Democrats. The State Senate operates under a power-sharing agreement between the two parties. Democrats ran the State Senate from 1907 to 2006.
“Republicans and Democrats have worked pretty well together in the tied State Senate during the past two sessions. That’s why it was so disappointing to hear about an election-year news conference where Democrat senators and representatives played politics by whining and complaining that a few liberal bills are having a difficult time making it through the legislative process,” said Laughlin, R-Woodward.
“Ironically, when Democrats ran the State Senate for nearly a century they regularly killed conservative bills without blinking an eye. Now that Republicans have an equal say in the Senate, issues such as term limits for statewide officials, tax relief, education reform, lawsuit reform, protecting victims’ rights, new funding for roads and bridges, and voter identification have finally gotten a chance for up-or-down votes. The Democrats are complaining today because Republicans are having more success in making government more conservative,” he said.
The Senate is currently tied with 24 Republicans and 24 Democrats. The State Senate operates under a power-sharing agreement between the two parties. Democrats ran the State Senate from 1907 to 2006.
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