Heroic State Legislators Vote To Keep Own Jobs

Well, that was fast!

Just one day after a State Senate panel voted to reduce the size of the legislature, the bill is now dead.

After the bill went over to the House, the Speaker’s Commission on Legislative Reform got a hold of it. And promptly killed it.

Delaware County Democrat Greg Vitali, rejected the idea: “The problem I do see is the bloated expenditures of the legislature. And I think that’s something, rather than reducing the size, I think we should focus in on that.”

The way to reduce expenditures is rather simple, actually: The House is forming a “work group” to study ways to reduce costs. Step 1 will be ridding the State House of a work group studying ways to reduce costs.

Effort To Downsize Pa. Legislature Gets Bogged Down [KYW 1060]