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Oklahoma
State Senate
Senator Kenneth Corn
Democratic Caucus Chairman
For Immediate Release: November 19, 2009
Sen. Kenneth Corn
Corn Says Senate Republican Call for Immediate
Special Session ‘Right Thing’
Poteau Senator says petition drive will continue until session
called
Corn again urges Republicans to sign the petition
Sen.
Kenneth Corn, who has been pushing for weeks for an immediate
special session to deal with senior nutrition program cuts and other
catastrophic budget shortfalls, today said Sen. Glenn Coffee’s
call for lawmakers to return to the Capitol in December “is
the right thing to do for Oklahoma.”
Corn said Coffee’s decision to urge Gov. Brad Henry to call
legislators back in December for a special session gives lawmakers
the opportunity to restore “within a matter of days”
$7.4 million in devastating budget cuts to the state’s senior
nutrition programs.
“This must be our first priority,” Sen. Corn said, “and
I completely agree with Sen. Coffee that all members of the Oklahoma
Legislature must be involved in the budget-cutting process that
we need to immediately undertake because of the state’s plummeting
revenue picture.”
Coffee, who is the Senate President Pro-Tem and the leader of the
Senate, issued his own call for a special session after a meeting
with members of the Senate Republican caucus on Thursday.
Corn urged Henry not to delay and to call the Legislature back into
session no later than December 1st.
He said he believes the governor will act swiftly to bring lawmakers
back to the Capitol.
“Every moment, every day is critical, Gov. Henry knows that,”
Corn said. The Poteau Democratic legislator said he will continue
to garner signatures on his petition until the governor issues a
call. Corn’s petition would give the Legislature the ability
to call itself back into session immediately. Corn has obtained
49 signatures so far.
“I urge all my Republican and Democratic colleagues to sign
the petition I sent to them and send it back to my office immediately.
Their signatures will be further proof that Republicans and Democrats
in the Legislature both realize the important task before us and
that we are willing to work together to do what is best for Oklahoma
and its people.”
For more information contact:
Sen. Corn: 405-521-5576
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