Wednesday, April 3, 2002
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Wednesday, April 3, 2002 |
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Westmoreland sides with Cox on local bill I usually don't respond to editorials, but I needed to respond to this one. You mentioned that Rep. Kathy Cox had refused to introduce some local legislation that had been asked for by the Peachtree City Council and mayor ["Filling the hole at the top of this page," The Citizen, March 27]. Fayette delegation rules require that all House members (100 percent support) must agree before any local legislation can be introduced. Since I am a part of the delegation, I would have to sign off on the legislation also. Because of some of the problems faced state-wide with the CIDs, I would have questioned the effort and would have wanted more information as well. Every piece of local legislation I remember handling during the past 10 years has been by unanimous resolution of the local government, although I am not saying that I would act only on unanimous requests in the future. Even if the resolution had been unanimous, however, Rep. Cox would not have been required to introduce it. As far as her being RINO (Republican In Name Only), she has been a supporter of the Republican Caucus. Whenever I have asked her to support me or the caucus on any issue, she has been there to help. The Republican whip had enough confidence in her to appoint her a deputy whip. And the last thing, Rep. Cox has been a strong voice for education. She is the Republican vice-chair of the House Education Committee and her bid for state school superintendent, in my opinion, is not "quixotic," but very viable. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland District 104 Sharpsburg
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