The End
The session ended and we all turned into pumpkins last night at midnight. The Deseret News and Tribune had nice recaps of what we did. Now that it's not such a rush, I'll elaborate on those actions, one issue at a time, in the next few weeks.
I think it was a great session. Public employees and teachers got an overdue boost, many health and human services issues were addressed, and several economic development projects were launched. And to let the taxpayers know we got it about right -- there's some complaining that we didn't spend enough. Of course, there is the grousing that we spent too much on roads, but, as I've stated before, that was money that was going to be spent; it was just a question whether we were going to use cash or credit.
My bills fared well -- except for the waste bill that crashed and burned. As my friend, Sen. Greg Bell, stated in a comment to the post below, there even was some movement afoot to reconsider the waste bill, which I appreciate; but on the last day, time is simply too short to get everything done. As majority whip, I was helping prioritize House bills over in the Senate. I bet I ran up there 40 times yesterday to coordinate activities and put out fires (each time huffing and puffing, because of the pneumonia I mentioned). Some good bills died at midnight without action, which is a shame but is the nature of the beast in a 45-day session.
I think it was a great session. Public employees and teachers got an overdue boost, many health and human services issues were addressed, and several economic development projects were launched. And to let the taxpayers know we got it about right -- there's some complaining that we didn't spend enough. Of course, there is the grousing that we spent too much on roads, but, as I've stated before, that was money that was going to be spent; it was just a question whether we were going to use cash or credit.
My bills fared well -- except for the waste bill that crashed and burned. As my friend, Sen. Greg Bell, stated in a comment to the post below, there even was some movement afoot to reconsider the waste bill, which I appreciate; but on the last day, time is simply too short to get everything done. As majority whip, I was helping prioritize House bills over in the Senate. I bet I ran up there 40 times yesterday to coordinate activities and put out fires (each time huffing and puffing, because of the pneumonia I mentioned). Some good bills died at midnight without action, which is a shame but is the nature of the beast in a 45-day session.
posted by steve u. at 3/03/2005
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2 Comments:
Steve- Even though this is the end of the session, I hope it won't be the end of your blog. Keep commenting out of session. You can let us in on all the stuff that goes on in the off months.
I will have to agree with Ethan! This blog has been fantastic! Thanks Steve for keeping us informed. Congrats on another great session and I hope good things continue to come from this blog.
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