A call for the House Speaker Mark Rozzi to resign and disagreement over rules to operate left the chamber accomplishing very little business on the first day of the special session called by Gov. Tom Wolf.
The promise of bipartisan action in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives last week made for nice speeches but when it came time to get work on Monday, it appears to have disappeared.
He hopes the workgroup he is forming of “three Republicans and three Democrats of varied interests from across the commonwealth” can figure out a way forward. “The House Republican Caucus was at the Capitol all day today, ready to work and organize both special session and regular House session. We had rules, we had the votes, and we were ready to proceed with the people’s business,” said GOP leaders.
“I want my constitutional amendment on the ballot by itself, period,” Gregory said Monday evening at the Capitol. “What they’re trying to do, in my opinion, is use victims as pawns in a political game, and I’m not going to play that.” It was not immediately clear what impact Gregory’s call for a single amendment would have on the overall process.
“That continues to be our goal,” Cutler said, at an evening news conference. “We believe that they are aligned” with Rozzi’s goal as well the governor’s in this special session.
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