Posted by We have all heard the old saying second verse, same as the first. Well this is very applicable to this week in the House of Representatives. After the removal of sales taxes on groceries failed to receive the BIR vote last week a filibuster was started by the Black Caucus who supported the bill. This week started with the filibuster continuing by the Black Caucus and today we have the the Grocery Tax Bill coming back up for a vote again. This means that the bill probably has the BIR votes this time or else there would be no reason to have it first on the calendar. It will be a very close vote though. I suspect it will get the BIR and then it will fail to get the necessary votes of 63 to pass the House and then a filibuster will start all over again. Of course with issues like this it is tough to get a real read on because there is a lot of lobbying to get the necessary votes for passage. It should make for an interesting afternoon.
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ChangeI wish my friend Hinton Mitchem godspeed and good luck after his retirement from public service. Hinton, on Monday, announced what many had suspected — he will not seek re-election. I remember meeting Hinton for the first time while I was a student at Auburn University. He served the people of his [...] Ten Minutes in the House, Senate Moves On Here is a quick preview of the upcoming week in Montgomery. This week will be a standard legislative schedule for the House. We will be in session on Tuesday and Thursday with committee meetings scheduled for Wednesday. Back in the Day... Union Avenue in Ozark in the 1920s |
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