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| Sarah Sanders vetoes $5 million in pandemic expenses for state agency: 'COVID-19 Pandemic is over' |
| 2023-04-18 |
| [JustTheNews] COVID is over. Biden told me himself. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued a line-item veto Friday for $5 million in pandemic expenses included in the Department of Corrections budget. "During my first days in office, I terminated several existing Executive Orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic," Sanders said in her veto letter. "I believe in freedom and personal responsibility — not COVID mandates or shutdowns. The COVID-19 pandemic is over." Sanders approved the remainder of the bill. The veto is one of four issued by Sanders on Friday. The governor also nixed a bill that would have increased stipends for Arkansas Board of Corrections members from $85 to $110. "Elected officials have a responsibility to eliminate unnecessary spending at every level of state government," Sanders said in her veto letter. "Senate Bill 509 carries with it a price tag - an increase which cannot be justified to Arkansas taxpayers." House Bill 1169, which would have created state licenses for behavior analysts, was vetoed by Sanders. "This bill creates unnecessary and overburdensome regulation to Behavior Analysts that practice in the State of Arkansas," Sanders said in her veto letter. 'Behavior Analysts are already certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board and are subject to regulation. Creating duplicative licenses with new fees attached is additional red tape that does not ensure additional protections for the public." The fourth bill vetoed by Sanders would have created a statewide heart attack task force. The governor said the task force duplicates already-existing programs. Arkansas law requires a majority of politicians in both houses to agree to override the governor's veto. Lawmakers return to Little Rock on May 1 to officially close the 2023 legislative session. Related: Sarah Huckabee Sanders: 2021-08-02 The Anti-vaccine Con Job Is Becoming Untenable Sarah Huckabee Sanders: 2021-03-18 Trump Makes Surprise Appearance at Sanders Campaign Event Sarah Huckabee Sanders: 2019-04-20 Huckabee blasts Romney: 'Makes me sick' that you could have been president Related: COVID-19: 2023-04-16 Debbie Lerman: How America's National Security Complex Took Over the Pandemic Response COVID-19: 2023-04-15 US Approves First 3 COVID ‘Vaccine' Injury Claims, Pays Out A Total of $4,634.89 COVID-19: 2023-04-14 Joe Biden mocked after Hunter has to explain child's question in Ireland: 'I am so embarrassed for my country' |
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