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Notable Quotables (In their own words)

Posted in House, Senate, Legislature, Legislators, Notable Quotables, Transparency on May 10, 2012| 4 Comments »

“Don’t worry, I’ll recall the bill.”

–Sen. Mike Walsworth (R-West Monroe), to Kristy Nichols, Gov. Piyush Jindal’s Deputy chief of Staff, after Senate Bill 47, which would change the computation of retirement benefits from three to five years, failed by one vote to get the necessary 20 votes.

“Wahh, wahh, my machine malfunction! Wahh, wahh, I was pounding on my computer during the vote. Can I have a do-over?”

–Sen. Mike Walsworth (R-West Monroe) to the Senate President following the failure of SB 47. The bill passed on the second vote.

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Notable Quotables (In their own words)

Posted in ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, Broadband, Internet, Notable Quotables, Privatization, Transparency on May 10, 2012| 1 Comment »

“WHEREAS, ALEC believes that innovation, private investment, and market competitition, not additional regulations, should drive the continued deployment and adoption of broadband information services, and

WHEREAS, the FCC has moved forward with a plan that would impose its authority on the internet and regulate the provision of broadband information services, and

THEREFORE, be it resolved that ALEC voices its support of lawmakers and regulators avoiding the unnecessary, burdensome and economically harmful regulation of broadband internet service companies, including the providers of the infrastructure that supports and enables internet services…”

–Part of the resolution passed by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) at its 2010 national conference in San Diego, the resolution which may have persuaded Gov. Piyush Jindal’s administration to deliberately fumble away an $80.6 million federal grant to make broadband internet service available to 21 rural Louisiana parishes.

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Notable Quotables (In their own words)

Posted in Civil Service, Governor's Office, Notable Quotables, Transparency on May 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »

“Those are red-herring arguments whose sole purpose is to distract from the real agenda: silencing the voices of workers who want to have some say in determining their own salaries, working conditions and professional rights and responsibilities.”

–Individual writing on Facebook in opposition of House bills 88 and 1023, which would abolish payroll deductions for membership dues in “any entity which engages in political activity.”

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Notable Quotables (In their own words)

Posted in Economy, Governor's Office, House, Senate, Legislature, Legislators, Notable Quotables, Revenue, Transparency on April 25, 2012| 1 Comment »

“It looks like we just give sort of a blank check to the Department of Economic Development, and it doesn’t come from their money. It comes from the treasury.”

–State Rep. John Schroder (R-Covington), in questioning whether sufficient accountability and reporting was being required of the Louisiana Office of Economic Development in its push for even more corporate tax breaks even as it was announced that the state would have to cut another $215 million in expenditures this year.

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Notable Quotables (In their own words)

Posted in Governor's Office, House, Senate, Legislature, Legislators, Notable Quotables, Retirement, Transparency on April 25, 2012| 1 Comment »

“The opera ain’t over until the fat lady sings.”

–Generally attributed to Texas Tech Sports Information Director Ralph Carpenter, during the 1978 finals of the Southwest Conference basketball tournament.

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