House Journal: Page 10: Monday, January 10, 2000
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE GOVERNOR
Teig of Hamilton, chair of the committee to notify the Governor
that the House was duly organized and ready to receive any
communication he might desire to transmit, reported that the
committee had performed its duty.
The report was accepted and the committee discharged.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE SENATE
Boal of Polk, chair of the committee to notify the Senate that the
House was duly organized and ready to receive any communication
the Senate might desire to transmit, reported that the committee had
performed its duty.
The report was accepted and the committee discharged.
REMARKS BY THE MINORITY LEADER
Schrader of Marion addressed the House as follows:
Addressing this assembly at the start of a session is always a bit humbling. All the
members have been sent here as leaders to speak and vote for the people of their
districts. The experience, abilities and ideas collectively held by all of you are nearly
endless. They provide us an opportunity to do great things.
Let us start the 2000 legislative session by listening to the ideas of all members, by
relying on the collective experiences of all members, and by using the abilities of all
members of this chamber to do the best job for the people of Iowa.
All of us, particularly the leaders, Republicans and Democrats alike, have fought in
the political battlefields for a long time. Most of us have a few scars to show for it. But
the past does not have to dictate the present. We make the decision whether the
session is merely the opening chapter of the upcoming campaign, or whether it is truly
a time to solve problems and address needs as Iowa enters a new century.
It is a fact that with a Democratic Governor and a Republican-controlled
Legislature any accomplishments or successes this session will be bipartisan. That
bipartisanship should start in this chamber.
I have a few suggestions. First, the committee and subcommittee process should
work the way it was intended. Mr. Speaker, I know that you will agree with me that
during our first years of service it was the exception, not the rule, to "walk" a bill to
collect signatures from subcommittee members. Subcommittees actually met to read
and discuss and perfect a bill before it went to committee. But today the "up front"
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