OKLAHOMA CITY (OP) –
In a press conference last week, Sen. Glenn
Coffee called for an end to “business as usual” in state government.
“For too long, the legislature has been bogged down in
ugly, partisan disputes,”
said Coffee, R-Oklahoma City. “It
is time to put the politics of division behind us. Now is time
to work with the Democrats, and take a truly bipartisan
approach to voting Republican.”
From the Senate’s college bond proposal to the
House’s workers compensation reforms, conflicts between
the GOP and Democrats have marred the legislative
process. Coffee said it was time for lawmakers to reach
across the aisle, and work hand-in-hand to unquestionably
advance GOP proposals.
“As politicians, we talk about ‘bipartisanship’ all the time, yet will still see
some lawmakers trying to thwart the process with their opposing opinions,” said
Coffee.