Mostly Republican obstructionists in the HOUSE have tried to shut off all means of fixing the budget to benefit people who need state government to work - programs for veterans, protection for abused children, health care for low income, mental health care, better run prisons and parole programs - EVERYTHING we count on the state to do - is at risk because of what this group has done or refused to do.
Yesterday Democrats and a few others took a brave stand - to stop spending on Capital Projects (HB 3) funding until they can get some hope of a compromise to save something out of the budget mess the obstructionists have created...
Please thank those legislators who did stand up for YOU and PEOPLE in General on Wednesday - read more about it here:
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/democrats_house_budget.html
Legislators to thank for standing up against devastating cuts to critical needs and for trying to get a better budget out of the House!
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