Today, we see the effects of the rigged system created and perpetuated by the Austin swamp. For weeks early in session, I voted against 5-day weekends, knowing our time was limited. When we were faced with a floor schedule of over 400 bills and had been on the floor debating and voting for 14 hours a day, for over a week, we couldn’t get caught up. Democrats stalled, a tactic I’ve come to find out is called chubbing. They asked redundant questions and voted to extend debate unnecessarily, just to eat up more clock. Every minute we wasted, good conservative bills died. The age-old excuse of “we just ran out of time” was once again uttered by members of the uniparty. They have no one to blame but themselves. |