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GOP Says Protest Not A Factor In Calling Off Thursday Session
Earlier this week, GOP legislative leadership insisted that plans to meet for session Thursday were still on despite another armed protest.
Earlier this week, GOP legislative leadership had insisted that plans to meet for session Thursday were still on — despite another armed right-wing protest also scheduled for that day.
Those plans for the state Legislature changed late Wednesday afternoon. After the state Senate voted on spending bills for COVID-19, both chambers adjourned until next week.
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In response to a question about whether the protest was a factor in canceling Thursday’s session, a spokesperson for House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R-Levering) did not answer directly.
“We finished all of the planned votes for the week, and just like the play laid out last week, the House is still in on Wednesdays and as needed on other days,” Gideon D’Assandro said in an email.
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A spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake) responded to the same inquiry by stating only that the Senate is adjourned until Tuesday morning.
Many Democratic lawmakers had expressed frustration and concern about having session on the same day as the protest, which has been dubbed “judgment day” by its organizers. Earlier this week, a panel that could have changed the rules for firearms in the state Capitol chose to shelve the decision until next week at the earliest.
