Anger about the lack of action on gun-control bills boiled over onto the House floor yesterday, with several African American Democrats from Philadelphia vowing to hold up passage of the state budget unless their bills are considered. Read more…
The state budget negotiations are already bogged down over the governor’s request for a half dozen new tax increases. The Democrat House Majority Leader lives in a rural district and barely survived last year’s election - he most likely will not touch any gun control legislation. This issue throws another wrench into an already contentious budget debate.
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