09-11-2019, 10:58 PM
See, they don't need Trump to be The Party of Treason.
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Moore ignored the objections of the Democrats who were in the room and instead mowed through the vote with only 64 members voting. The vote was 55-9. Later, multiple Democratic House members who were there but who weren’t able to vote in time had their votes recorded as “no.”
But it still wasn’t enough to change the outcome.
About three hours after the morning vote, Cooper held a press conference to condemn Republicans for what he called “an assault on our Democracy.” He’s been in a stalemate over the budget with Republican leaders for months and was caught off-guard by Wednesday’s vote.
“Today, on the 18th anniversary of 9/11, while the state was honoring first responders, Republicans called a deceptive, surprise override of my budget veto,” he said.
“On a day when tragedy united our country, we should be standing together despite party,” Cooper said. Instead, he said, “the Republican caucus was laying in wait, ready for this.”
“I have never seen anything like this in my 30-plus years in state government,” he said.
The budget impasse had dragged out all summer long though some pieces of the budget have been passed, including raises for many state employees. Cooper had complained that the override vote was on the House calendar repeatedly since first being placed there on July 9, but no vote had been held.
Moore responded to Cooper and Democrats at a 1 p.m. press conference, where he denied that any promises were made about a “no vote” session. The budget was on Wednesday’s calendar and included no disclaimer that there wouldn’t be a vote.
“I’ve made it clear. I’ve said it from right here, on the floor, everywhere: If I see an opportunity to override this budget, this veto, I was gonna take that vote,” Moore said.
“If they didn’t want it to pass, all they have to do is show up for work,” he said.
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Moore ignored the objections of the Democrats who were in the room and instead mowed through the vote with only 64 members voting. The vote was 55-9. Later, multiple Democratic House members who were there but who weren’t able to vote in time had their votes recorded as “no.”
But it still wasn’t enough to change the outcome.
About three hours after the morning vote, Cooper held a press conference to condemn Republicans for what he called “an assault on our Democracy.” He’s been in a stalemate over the budget with Republican leaders for months and was caught off-guard by Wednesday’s vote.
“Today, on the 18th anniversary of 9/11, while the state was honoring first responders, Republicans called a deceptive, surprise override of my budget veto,” he said.
“On a day when tragedy united our country, we should be standing together despite party,” Cooper said. Instead, he said, “the Republican caucus was laying in wait, ready for this.”
“I have never seen anything like this in my 30-plus years in state government,” he said.
The budget impasse had dragged out all summer long though some pieces of the budget have been passed, including raises for many state employees. Cooper had complained that the override vote was on the House calendar repeatedly since first being placed there on July 9, but no vote had been held.
Moore responded to Cooper and Democrats at a 1 p.m. press conference, where he denied that any promises were made about a “no vote” session. The budget was on Wednesday’s calendar and included no disclaimer that there wouldn’t be a vote.
“I’ve made it clear. I’ve said it from right here, on the floor, everywhere: If I see an opportunity to override this budget, this veto, I was gonna take that vote,” Moore said.
“If they didn’t want it to pass, all they have to do is show up for work,” he said.