So in my mind, I find it hard to find a justification to put veterans, pregnant people and others on the street. The second reason we need to pass the budget adjustment is as pledge. Council believes that executive order is on very shaky ground. So if we want to protect the class that the governor wants to protect and everyone else, it needs to be the legislature that does that. That is our constitutional function. (20:40–20:45)
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Asserts that legislative counsel believes the executive order is on shaky legal ground.
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