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Legislative Meltdown is History Making

April 28th, 2015 by Mike Vasilinda

The Florida House called it quits today, ending the 2015 Legislative session three and a half days early in an intractable dispute over expanding health care. As Mike Vasilinda tells us, lawmakers still face a June 30th deadline to pass a state budget.

Just after 1, House Speaker Steve Cristifulli told his members that negotiations with the Senate were at a dead end and there was not point in continuing to pass bills.

“Never before has the budget come to a total standstill  over policy differences between these two chambers” said the Speaker.

And with that the House moved to go home three and a half days early.

“All in favor signify by saying yeah”

Matt Hudson is number two in the House.

“When you are negotiating with someone and they are not negotiating in good faith, its reasonable for one side to say hey, you know what, when you are willing to come to the table and have a rational conversation like you would with your spouse or your kids, you know what, we’ll be happy to sit down with you.

This is the first time since 1978 that one chamber has abruptly decided to go home more than just a few hours early.

The move kills every bill on the House Calendar. Senate President Andy gardiner says his chamber will meet Wednesday.

“You know, the House didn’t win, the Senate didn’t win. The taxpayers of the state of Florida lost, and there are a lot of issues that aren’t going to make it.”

State Senator Nancy Detert is usually a straight talker….the move left her  “speechless.”

House Democratic Leader Mark Pafford says the punt is a chance to start over.

“We’ve blown a historic moment in the state of Florida. I hope we can get back, back on track and get something done.

Lawmakers will have to come back. They have a June 30th deadline to adopt a state budget or shut shut state government down.

The last time the state did not have a budget on June 30th was 1992. A final deal was cut at three am, avoiding a shutdown of state government.

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