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Oklahoma
State Senate
Sen. Earl Garrison
Senate District 9
For Immediate Release: February 9, 2010
Joined by members of both the House and Senate Democratic Caucuses,
Sen. Earl Garrison
discussed his bill to end the legislative session early in order
to save the state money.
Garrison Calls for Shortening of Legislative Session:
Wants to Use Funds for Senior Nutrition
Senator Earl
Garrison has called for leaders in the Oklahoma Legislature
to cut the legislative session short in order to be accountable
to the people of Oklahoma and save hard working taxpayer dollars.
Garrison said in a year when the state is facing more than a billion
dollar budget hole, legislators should focus solely on budget related
bills and agree to end the annual legislative session early.
“I’ve talked with the people in my district and they
want to know what we are doing to share in their pain,” Garrison
said. “For months legislative leaders have said we need to
tighten our belts, just like Oklahoma families, and I couldn’t
agree more, and one way to do that is by cutting session short.”
Garrison said bills unrelated to the budget are often ripe with
special interest giveaways that offer little in the way of transparency
and oversight.
“Cutting the session short would allow us to by-pass these
wasteful practices and allow us to concentrate on fixing the problems
related to this budget crisis,” Garrison said. “People
are tired of Legislators doing nothing while their families are
hurting and this sends the right message that we want to get our
job done in
an efficient manner.”
Garrison said the money saved by cutting session short could be
used to fund the senior nutrition program that was slashed in October
because of budget cuts.
“Seniors are hurting and they are hungry and we have to find
a way to fund this life-saving service to our greatest generation,”
Garrison said.
For more information contact:
Sen. Garrison: 405-521-5533
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