State Senator Kevin Lundberg represents Colorado State Senate District 15 which includes Loveland, Berthoud, Estes Park, Red Feather Lakes,...
Broad range of bills makes for a busy week in Denver
February
22,
2012
Politics is unpredictable, so I try to remember the advice often bandied about in the Legislature – “carry ’em, don’t marry ’em.” This means that even a good bill, for one reason or another, may not survive to see another day, or at least not in that particular session. Some bills are retreads of prior unsuccessful efforts.
The four I have this week are all new this year. Because there are aspects to a bill that I might not have considered when drafting it, I need to be open to suggestions on how to amend a bill to improve it. Sometimes, though, amendments added by other legislators don’t improve the bill, or, at least not in my opinion. In these cases, I’d rather see my bill die than see it so altered from its original purposes.
Being a state legislator, whether representative or senator, is a demanding assignment. One of the treats for me, though, is working with young people who are legislative aides and interns, getting experience in the world of representative democracy. My daughter worked with me during my first legislative session and, luckily, those following her as my aide have also been terrific.
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The four I have this week are all new this year. Because there are aspects to a bill that I might not have considered when drafting it, I need to be open to suggestions on how to amend a bill to improve it. Sometimes, though, amendments added by other legislators don’t improve the bill, or, at least not in my opinion. In these cases, I’d rather see my bill die than see it so altered from its original purposes.
Being a state legislator, whether representative or senator, is a demanding assignment. One of the treats for me, though, is working with young people who are legislative aides and interns, getting experience in the world of representative democracy. My daughter worked with me during my first legislative session and, luckily, those following her as my aide have also been terrific.
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