Legislators Bicker on Twitter -- Grocery Tax Edition
Some Tennessee House Lawmakers, including two prominent caucus leaders, took their debate about lowering the tax on food to Twitter Wednesday.
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Rep. Craig Fitzhugh, head Democrat in House of Representatives, kicked off the conversation with a tweet that tagged Republican Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey and the Tennessee Republican Party, both of which have criticized the Democrats' proposal to reduce the grocery tax.
http://blogs.knoxnews.com/humphrey/2011/08/ramsey-declares-victory-in-gop.html If @RonRamsey & #TNGOP are so big on cutting taxes, why oppose a Democratic bill cutting sales tax on food? #hypocrisyThen House Republican Caucus Chairwoman Debra Maggart, of Hendersonville, chimed in.
@craigfitzhugh @RonRamsey #TNGOP #hypocrisy 2 Bad Craig u didn't like this idea when we asked 4 it back when GOP n the minority! #copycat- @debramaggart Actually, Rep. Maggart, I sponsored the largest tax cut in TN history when we lowered it last time. #checkyourfacts
Maggart was then joined by Freshman Rep. Julia Hurley, a Republican from Lenoir City.
@craigfitzhugh stop bickering and work together for the #TN taxpayers! Whop cares who did what back when, let's do our best NOW- @repjuliahurley I agree. Let's start by getting a bipartisan group together to reduce the regressive, overly inflated sales tax on food.
- @craigfitzhugh why don't you just write the bill and see if it passes instead of fighting about it? Just write it and see what happens.
