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House Democrats and Rendell Choose to Slap the Face of Working Families
HARRISBURG—As budget negotiations continue, Speaker of the House Dennis O'Brien and House Democrats have shown the ultimate disrespect by not even appointing representatives to a conference committee to solve the current impasse, according to Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-Jefferson). "Once again, I am disappointed in the leadership of the House in deciding that families living paycheck to paycheck are not worthy enough of completing a final budget," Scarnati said. "For there not to be an announcement of conferees to a conference committee exhibits a lack of understanding and compassion for furloughed workers and families." According to Scarnati, he appointed Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, Majority Appropriations Chairman Gib Armstrong, and Minority Appropriations Chairman Gerald LaValle to represent the Senate in conference committee last week. "I also appeal to Governor Rendell to encourage the Speaker of the House to appoint a conference committee to end the budget stalemate," Scarnati added. "The Senate Republicans are comfortable debating their support of a no tax increase, no new tax, and no excessive spending budget in public. Clearly, the apprehension from the other side in going to conference committee displays a lack of confidence in their proposals. "The only place you can find
Governor Rendell these days is in a news
conference," Scarnati concluded. "Maybe going to
conference committee and allowing the public to see
who is at the table will entice the Governor to take
negotiations of a final budget seriously." |
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