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Committee reopens proviso, substitutes $2 million cap and sends matter to Appropriations
Summary
The Committee on General Government Budget voted to reopen a previously adopted proviso, rejected an effort to delete it entirely and approved a substitute to retain $2,000,000 (rather than $8,000,000) and refer the proviso to the Appropriations Committee for further consideration.
Chairwoman Walsinger and members of the Committee on General Government Budget voted to reopen a previously considered proviso and approved a substitute motion to retain $2,000,000 rather than increasing the amount to $8,000,000, sending the matter to the Appropriations Committee for further review.
The action came after Representative Melton pressed for removal of the proviso, saying, "I'm still a hard no on 8,000,000. I'm a hard no on 2,000,000 actually, because the voters have spoke what they think about this," and raising concerns about "1…
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