* Let’s go back to Amanda Vinicky’s interview with House Speaker Chris Welch…
During his inauguration speech, Welch made other promises. He said that politics has gotten too divisive, and that he’ll usher in a “new day” by working with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle.
Rep. Tim Butler, R-Springfield, last week called that pledge “B.S.”
Even as the House debated a flurry of bills, Butler said Welch jammed a bill he’s sponsoring (House Bill 2994) that would pave the way for voters to choose whether two central Illinois townships could merge, despite Butler’s plan having bipartisan support. […]
Bills sponsored by Democrats have passed the House at a 4-1 ratio compared with those sponsored by Republicans.
Welch said it’s rhetoric to insinuate that he’s not working across the aisle, saying that the lopsided bill passage makes sense given that Democrats outnumber Republicans in the House by 73-45.
“We’re a supermajority. Those number are never going to be even,” Welch said.
More Welch from the video…
And so that’s why it’s just rhetoric to insinuate that we’re not working across the aisle. I’ve had Republicans in my office, and for the first time they’re saying ‘We’ve never seen the inside of this office.’ Their bills are passed because they’re working with the Speaker of the House. […]
And so, we can’t use one person’s rhetoric to cast aspersions on the entire process. The process is I’m being very intentional about reaching across the aisle and working with them. But as I said in that clip, there’s going to be some things that we agree on, there’s gonna be some things we disagree on as well. And we have to just be consistent and persistent and we’re going to continue to do that.
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