Representative Dana Criswell - At Your Capitol, Week of February 22
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The last week of February was a very interesting week in Jackson. We began the week with a flurry of committee meetings and ended with the House Democrat Black Caucus preventing debate and delaying progress of the House. Tuesday, February 23, was the deadline for general bills to clear committee and make it onto the calendar for consideration by the House. There were over 2000 bills submitted by house members that had to be vetted and discussed by a committee. Some of these bills died because even its author didn't care enough about the bills to fight for its survival, while others died because after discussion and debate within the committee it simply didn't have enough support to survive. Keeping a bill alive is a difficult process that requires the bill author to convince other members and committee chairmen to support their bill.
Representative Dana Criswell - At Your Capitol, Week of February 22
Representative Dana Criswell - At Your…
Representative Dana Criswell - At Your Capitol, Week of February 22
The last week of February was a very interesting week in Jackson. We began the week with a flurry of committee meetings and ended with the House Democrat Black Caucus preventing debate and delaying progress of the House. Tuesday, February 23, was the deadline for general bills to clear committee and make it onto the calendar for consideration by the House. There were over 2000 bills submitted by house members that had to be vetted and discussed by a committee. Some of these bills died because even its author didn't care enough about the bills to fight for its survival, while others died because after discussion and debate within the committee it simply didn't have enough support to survive. Keeping a bill alive is a difficult process that requires the bill author to convince other members and committee chairmen to support their bill.