Senate Pres. Pro Tem Papen criticizes Gov. veto


Senate President Pro Tem Mary Kay Papen on Wednesday sharply criticized Gov. Susana Martinez for vetoing a bill aimed at providing outreach to the mentally ill and called an administration program that oversees behavioral health “ineffective and unproductive.”
 Papen also wrote that “as is too often the case, the governor has discounted the collective judgment of the Legislature in favor of her own” when she vetoed the bill that passed both houses with only one dissenting vote. 
Papen, who has a schizophrenic grandson, is a longtime advocate for the mentally ill. 
A spokesman for Martinez on Wednesday declined to respond to Papen, saying the governor’s comments were contained in last month’s veto message.


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