‘We need a change’; Pa. House plans to attempt to override governor’s veto of bill to bring an end to his COVID-19 disaster declaration
Jan Murphy | 3:32 PM; Today 12:42 PM Saying Gov. Tom Wolf’s shutdown orders over the past 180 days have been disastrous for Pennsylvania businesses and families, House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff said Wednesday lawmakers will attempt to end the COVID-19 disaster declaration that the
governor renewed this week for another 90 days. “We need a change,†said Benninghoff, R-Centre County.
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To accomplish that goal will require the support of 25 Democratic members along with that of the entire House Republican Caucus to override Wolf’s July 14 veto oTo accomplish that goal will require the support of 25 Democratic members along with that of the entire House Republican Caucus to override Wolf’s July 14 veto of House Resolution 836, which would allow the Legislature to force the governor to end a disaster declaration. Only 12 Democrats voted for that resolution when the House voted in June to send it to the governor. . .
. . . House Democratic spokesman Bill Patton called the Republicans’ plans to attempt an override as Republican grandstanding.
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/09/we-need-a-change-pa-house-plans-to-attempt-to-override-governors-veto-of-bill-to-bring-an-end-to-his-covid-19-disaster-declaration.html
SSDD. Republicans try to pass a bill to give relief to the people of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Democrats block it in the name of politics. Not sure where the Governor got the right to shut everything down without legislative approval in the first place. Someone should be taking him to court.
