State House Update – Week of June 15 -22, 2009

The House met this week on June 16 for one day to address ten vetoes and other matters that had been to conference committee. All ten of the Governor’s vetoes were overridden. These bills included the following: Read more  Read More →

Check out my new video

Representative Tom Young talks about his disappointment in the lack of results during the 2009 legislative session. Please watch the video below.  Read More →

My column in the Aiken Standard

Last week, Governor Sanford vetoed all of Part I of the state budget (funding for state agencies); all of Part III (appropriated federal stimulus dollars); and 47 separate line item vetoes of Part II (budget provisos for state agencies including a proviso accepting all available federal stimulus dollars). One day later, the General Assembly considered whether to override or to sustain each of these vetoes. I voted to sustain many of the... Read more

State House Update – Week of May 18-24, 2009

The House met this week for the last week of the legislative year of 2009. The House will return on June 16 for one day to address any pending vetoes and other legislative matters. Read more  Read More →