posted by Joe Polk at 8:10 AM /
Two Pittsburgh-area legislators, one Republican and one Democrat, find themselves in a spot where no rank-and-file lawmaker wants to be -- out of sync with their own leaders on a major issue.
But Reps. Mark Mustio, R-Moon, and Matthew Smith, D-Mt. Lebanon, are vowing to push for a vote on a bill that often strikes a chord among the public: reducing the size of the General Assembly.
Mr. Mustio said the size of the proposed reduction isn't set in stone, but he's working on a bill to trim the House, now at 203 members, by about 20 percent, or to 161, and reduce the 50-member Senate to 40. Those are also the numbers contained in a Senate bill sponsored by Sen. John Pippy, R-Moon.
NOTE: Senator Pippy represents Mt. Lebanon as well.
Link: www.postgazette.com/pg/07267/820128-85.stm
But Reps. Mark Mustio, R-Moon, and Matthew Smith, D-Mt. Lebanon, are vowing to push for a vote on a bill that often strikes a chord among the public: reducing the size of the General Assembly.
Mr. Mustio said the size of the proposed reduction isn't set in stone, but he's working on a bill to trim the House, now at 203 members, by about 20 percent, or to 161, and reduce the 50-member Senate to 40. Those are also the numbers contained in a Senate bill sponsored by Sen. John Pippy, R-Moon.
NOTE: Senator Pippy represents Mt. Lebanon as well.
Link: www.postgazette.com/pg/07267/820128-85.stm
Labels: politics, representative smith, senator pippy
2 Comments:
A giant "attaboy" for Matt Smith for taking a stand on principle, and not just party affiliation !! He deserves a lot of support... as does John Pippy. The "Honorable" titles, when you address them, are well deserved.
Go Matt!
Another idea: For every law they pass - they have to take two off the books.
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