Friday, June 15, 2007 Costs & Benefits of a Tied Senate
By Senator Jay Paul Gumm, D-Durant
Hello again, everybody! It has been an interesting process learning how to work in a Senate divided evenly between Democrats and Republicans.That split has a financial cost. Because things were shared evenly by both parties, it cost the Senate more than $600,000 to level the playing field between both parties. That money ensured that the Democrats and Republicans have equal staff working for them and equal space in which to do the people’s business. Read more...
Labels: OK Legislator's Blog, OK Senate, Sen. Gumm Posted at 6/15/2007 10:22:00 AM |
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