Dunnam Smacks Craddick On Press Releases

By Vince Leibowitz on May 28, 2007 in 80th Legislature

[UPDATE: That release, and now another one on the Hill motion have been removed. The Hill release is below the jump too.]

Dunnam has a point of information and asked Craddick if he knew about policies preventing press releases that speak in a negative fashion about other members and notes that Craddick has posted such on the website and is asking Craddick to remove it.

This is the text of the release in question:

STATEMENT REGARDING THE EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE HOUSE

For Immediate Release
Sunday, May 27, 2007

(AUSTIN) - Alexis DeLee issued the following statement regarding the events that took place in the House:

“Once again, some members chose to divert the House away from important matters and instead tried to drag the members into a Speaker’s race while we are in session. Speaker Craddick made a promise to the members of the House that he would make sure their bills would be heard so their constituents concerns would be met. This evening a number of bills were put into jeopardy - bills that would protect our water, fund our parks and historical sites, lower electric rates, enhance air quality, and require steroid testing in our public schools. It is his intention to take up and consider these and other pieces of legislation before the session ends tomorrow at midnight.”

CONTACT
Alexis DeLee at 512-633-2620

STATEMENT REGARDING THE HILL MOTION

For Immediate Release
Saturday, May 26, 2007

(AUSTIN) - Alexis DeLee issued the following statement on the rulings made by Speaker Tom Craddick:

“The Speaker’s position is that he will see to it that the House conducts the important business of the state. The other side wants to go outside the House Rules to carry out a speaker’s race during the session, and we are not going to play that game.”

CONTACT
Alexis DeLee at 512-633-2620

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