Straus in Short
House Speaker keeps special session response short
By Richard Whittaker, 5:00PM, Thu. Jun. 25, 2009
Speaker Joe Straus has issued his response to Gov. Rick Perry's announcement of a July 1 special session (all 32 words of it):
STATEMENT BY SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE JOE STRAUS REGARDING CALL FOR SPECIAL SESSIONAUSTIN – The House and I are ready to tackle the important issues Governor Perry has included in the call.
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