16 days of work in six months may tire House
Eric Heyl, with a hint of sarcasm, suggests that the 16 days the PA House (and the 10 days for the PA Senate) is scheduled to be in session between July 4 and Dec. 31 will overwork lawmakers.
While we think a part-time legislature is the way to go, that means not only limited meeting days, but an end to full-time pay, full-time benefits, perks, excessive leadership accounts, funding for public relations, and the like.
It is also worth pointing out that many legislative leaders claim there isn't enough time in the fall to address government reform, a turnpike lease, health care, and/or energy. It is hard to find time with a grand total of three 3-day work weeks in four months.
2 comments:
Better to not rush things: government reform will not happen (You really think our lawmakers want this?), why waste the time on the turnpike lease (thought this was "luke-warm"), on health care there will be no progress (agreement on both sides is not likely), now energy I can see some progress in the making (Yes!). Come on, most of what you have listed will take months to conversate about. Lets be real here, show some creative thinking. Government reform, transportation, health care and energy issues are a very trendy thing to complain about.
I do not "really think our lawmakers want reform" (a majority of them, that is). I merely want to take away the excuse that "there isn't enough time" to do it.
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