Posted on 09/06/2011 5:47:13 PM PDT by T.Bourne
In a special session that was supposed to easily pass a bill to bring 1,800 jobs to Mississippi, House Democrats nearly derailed the bill by tacking on a $2 million disparity/minority jobs study, a project that has languished in the House for 10 years. When Republican Rep. John Moore attempted to amend the bill to take out the study whose $2 million would need to be borrowed, the Democrats balked and evoked the era of slave ships and repression, resulting in the tabling of the Moore motion in a party-line vote.
After passage of the jobs incentive bill—with the $2 million study—by an overwhelming majority, the Republican-controlled Senate responded by removing the study from the bill and sending it back to the House. Finally, the bill passed the House, paving the way for more jobs in Mississippi.
District 91 House of Representatives candidate Cindy Bryan observed the House political games firsthand. “The people of Mississippi, including citizens groups, the economic development office, and local and statewide officials, need to work together to bring jobs and vitality to Mississippi and not focus on issues that divide us,” Bryan said. “We should spend our time in the legislature creating solutions for education, infrastructure, and a positive direction for the future of Mississippi.”
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$2M for a study??
and what politically connected firm gets to do this study?
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