Iowa State Sen. Cindy Winckler has released the following statement regarding the status of the Senate State Government Committee.
“In an effort to revive a dead idea before the funnel deadline, Senate Republicans are attaching their continuing appropriation bill as an amendment to HF 2694,” Sen. Cindy Winckler (D-Davenport) said. “Senate Democrats will not sit idly by while the majority party walks away from its responsibility to pass a budget.”
“Once this legislation is enacted, Senate Republicans could refuse to pass a budget, adjourn the session, and head home without addressing property taxes, eminent domain, their growing deficit, or any of the significant issues that Iowans face,” Sen. Winckler said.
“This power grab is just another effort to continue consolidating power in a way that fails the people we serve and moves Iowa one step closer to the kind of D.C.-style politics that Iowans hate,” Sen. Winckler said.
Sen. Winckler is the Ranking Democrat on the Senate State Government Committee.