Speaker of the House Philip Gunn and Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann issued the following statement.
By agreement of Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann and Speaker of the
House Philip Gunn, the Mississippi Legislature will reconvene the 2020
Legislative Session at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, 2020.
Legislative
leadership is working together on a plan to help small businesses
across the State that are struggling amid COVID-19. Legislation
establishing the program will set parameters and allocate
funds to a State agency to administer.
“The
backbone of our economy in Mississippi is our small businesses, and now
they need our support,” Speaker of the House Philip Gunn said. “The
two chambers will act together to provide relief
as quickly as possible this week.”
Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann agreed.
“We
know Mississippi’s small businesses—our local restaurants, barber
shops, hair salons, and retail shops—need help. Our legislators are
best prepared to meet their needs because they represent
the entirety of the State,” Hosemann said.
The
Legislature recessed its 125-day Session temporarily on Wednesday,
March 18, following the Governor’s issuance of a State of Emergency
related to COVID-19. On Friday, May 1, the Legislature
reconvened, and voted to place $100 million into an account for the
Governor to allocate for emergency expenses.
State
agencies have already started to draw down other federal relief money
provided to agencies and programs under the CARES Act.
Hosemann,
Gunn, and members of the Legislature continue to analyze the impact of
the pandemic and federal funds from the CARES Act relief package on the
State’s emergency response efforts, healthcare
facilities, and wider state budget. Agencies are reporting their
COVID-19-related expenses for possible reimbursement to legislative
leadership, but have said they currently have the funds required to meet
immediate needs.
Legislative
leadership is also working now on establishing protocol for working
within and visiting the Capitol as shelter-in-place restrictions begin
to be lifted. Their goal is to allow as much
access as possible while prioritizing the health and safety of those in
the building.
9 comments:
Get the whiskey and whores on the ready!
Seems Reeves did in fact "school" both the House and Senate .
That's just funny.
(Opie slapping down) a refined RINO and a redneck RINO.
Gunn and Hosemann have looked like idiots to many people since last Friday.
Two immediate observations:
1. Gunn & Hoseman only want to control the money.
2. Neither watched the 1970's ABC civic cartoon about "I'm just a bill on Capitol Hill ".
Gunn’s got money to burn! That’s all it takes to get him back to work lol
Would be nice to see an updated legislative schedule.
I need meat. Anyone know where I can get some rich and rare meat for my restaurant? These people don't eat sushi and salads!
I assume bars will also open. Those alkies are not about to come back without free food and whisky from the lobbys..
I wonder which ones are going to "work out" now that the TANF funds are gone. C'mon Kingfish get the list of legislators that participated
God help the little man who never really had the money to provide bribes to the legislature. They are about to get screwed again.
@5:23 I promise you, when those legislatures can't get food, they'll get people back to work. They won't be the ones to starve....
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