State Representative Nelda Speaks, who is serving her first term in the Arkansas House of Representatives, will not be returning to the House Committee on Revenue and Taxation for the 91st General Assembly. She currently serves on the committee and was surprised to learn she wouldn’t be able to serve the next term because in last Thursday’s House committee, selections were based on seniority.
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The Revenue and Taxation Committee has 20 members. Next year 11 will be Democrat and 9 Republican, while the House will have 26 Democrats and 74 Republicans.
Speaks says she doesn’t agree with the selection process.
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Speaks isn’t the only Republican to share this sentiment. According to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Republican Lieutenant Governor Tim Griffin posted on Twitter and called the assignments an affront to voters, outrageous and unacceptable.
House Democratic Leader Michael John Gray says however, the Democratic party is going to take a responsible look at bills coming through and there should not be a political ideology driving fiscal responsibility.
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