. tells me: "It's not goofy to ask the Governor for a special session and he said this week ‘well, the two teams they can get together the last few days’. Well, the rules say on Tuesday in the House those bills were dead. They can’t be revived..." (1/2) #txlege
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"...so the only way we can pass them is to request a special session." (2/2) #txlege
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Lt. Gov. also tells me he will not force a special session by letting legislation to extend state agencies expire.
"[SB713] is in conference committee. We are going to put all of those agencies that are in the safety net on that bill." #txlege
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"We're not holding anything hostage, we're not forcing a special session," Patrick said. #txlege
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Patrick also claimed he hadn't yet heard the 'goofy' comment.
"You said he said ‘goofy”, I’m going to take you at your word. I can’t imagine the Governor said it’s ‘goofy’. So you better check that. I can’t imagine he would say that."
Gov. Abbott comments in attached pic.
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