Gulp

Hello!

Sen. Kate Brown is giving background on the constitutional amendment that is being heard today. Here's the gist of what she said:

As know the healthy kids plan is a priority for the house and senate and the governor. Well, the majority leadership, not necessarily the Republican leadership. That's right, sister! The Republicans are holding firm.

Brown goes on to say "Our colleagues in the house are working very hard to get the supermajority necessary to pass a statutory referral or the statutory legislation straight up if they can get the votes. We hope and we think we can get there but if we don't we need to be ready with another option and that's what we have before us today."

Frankly, I'm getting increasingly worried.

Sen. Ferrioli jumps in and says, in essence, that Republicans DO support Healthy Kids but they don't support raising the tobacco tax. It's as if he's reading my mind. He says that there is plenty of money. Excellent. As long as no one actually reads the budget, that's a great talking point.