H.Ham Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 The Senate State Affairs Committee honored Gov. Greg Abbott’s emergency item call for a Convention of States to amend the U.S. Constitution in its hearing Thursday morning. Sen. Eddie Lucio, D-Brownsville, who is known for sometimes siding with his Republican counterparts, voted to pass the bill onto the floor of the Senate. The lone dissenter was Sen. Judith Zaffrini, D-Laredo. The committee took up two pieces of legislation, Senate Bill 21 by Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, and Senate Joint Resolution 2, which narrows the scope of the convention to federal fiscal restraints, checks on the power of federal government and term […] The post Senate State Affairs Committee advances call to amend the U.S. Constitution appeared first on Community Impact Newspaper. View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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