Capitol quotes
“I call that the ‘potted plant’ approach to representation. I was not elected to be a potted plant.” — Rep. Steve Yarbrough, R-21, who said the House passed its own budget plan because the Senate proposal did not meet the needs of the state or of the House Republican caucus.
“If I had known that the public would see it, I never would have done it.” — Dennis Seavers, executive director of the state fingerprinting board, regarding his profile on “MySpace.” Seavers claimed he volunteers to help children only to indoctrinate them in the “splendors of lawlessness.”
“To me this is a sick joke. I have a concern about what he wrote about himself and whether there needs to be professional evaluation of his behavior because he has such a high responsibility as director of the fingerprinting board.”
— Sen. Linda Gray, R-10, regarding Seavers’ profile.
People
Rep. Ed Ableser, D-17, will participate in “The Migrant Trail: We Walk for Life” march May 27-June 3. The journey will take him through 75 miles of desert from Sasabe, Mexico, to Tucson. Participants will cover a trail that many take to enter the United States. “Our walk will call attention to the people who risk everything and die in the desert while pursuing the American Dream,” Ableser said. “These people have value. Their lives mean something.” The event is organized by Coalicion de Derechos Humanos.
Session clock
May 25 is the 138th day of the legislative session.