House Budget Debate -- Day Two
Everything that you might have missed from day two of the budget debate in the House
- Republicans say the budget cuts are essential; Democrats blast the GOP for 'rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic' and balancing the budget on the backs of the poor.
From Texas Politics: Lawmakers spared from choosing between themselves and kids bit.ly/hGpr7X
Texas GOP members just 'reshuffling chairs on the Titanic,' House Dems say bit.ly/h4e2az #txlege @txpolitics- The House restarted its debate on the budget just after 4pm today. Initially the House moved swiftly through the remaining 70+ amendments.
- Rep. Jerry Madden's amendment to mandate the TDCJ employees be self-sufficient won plaudits from conservative activists and was adopted by the House..
- Madden and other Reps proposed a series of other amendments for TDCJ.
RT @BeeMoorhead: Art V, #185--would let families purchase gifts from approved vendors to send to TDCJ inmates. GR moneymaker. #txlege- Unlike the debate over Article III (Education); the impression was that the House was flying through the amendments to Articles IV/V (Criminal Justice).
- However, there seemed to be this growing sense they were moving everything to Article XI (the wishlist -- that's it's technical name)
