Santa Fe, NM- The man many believe is one of the chief architects of the troublesome budget deficit and rising unemployment rate in the state of New Mexico is going on the rhetorical offensive. Strangely, Senate Majority Floor Leader Michael Sanchez, an attorney, is centering a large portion of his finger-pointing criticism on the governor's legal background. "Governor Martinez's background as a prosecutor has not given her practical experience or any idea of governing and how the legislative process works, including the detailed efforts required for shaping legislation. In order to give the proposed bills full consideration, it is critical to have extensive review, analysis and debate. New Mexicans deserve nothing less," Sanchez said.
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| Governor Martinez |
Speaking to reporters yesterday morning, Gov. Martinez accused Sen. Sanchez and the Senate of not moving her bills along fast enough. Sanchez was quick to respond. "Rather than tying up valuable legislative time on divisive issues, Gov. Martinez needs to get out of campaign mode and get down to the business of governing and working with the legislature to create a comprehensive plan for the future," said Sen. Sanchez. It would seem to many observers that the issue Sanchez is referring to is the effort to end the issuance of driver's licenses for people who have violated immigration laws. With polls consistently in the 70-80% range in favor of ending the process, and many Democrats voting to end the process, possibly what Senator Sanchez really finds irritating is the "divide" this effort has created in his own party.
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| Michael Sanchez |
"I would encourage the Governor to focus her energy on solving problems instead of merely exploiting them for partisan political purposes," he said. Ironically the governor seems to be preventing Sen. Sanchez and House Speaker Ben Lujan from exploiting their caucuses for partisan purposes. Sanchez said the Governor "still hasn't weighed in with a realistic plan for fixing the budget and maintaining critical services for the people of this state." Of course the budget Martinez is tasked with fixing by Senator Sanchez is the same budget problem he presided over for several years. Fortunately for voters, Senator Sanchez has a record on time management in the Senate and Senate Bill 1 is his budget fix idea. He wants to borrow money to narrow the difference between what the state spends and collects. Read the full story on Sanchez budgeting ideas here: News New Mexico
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It would be refreshing to see Sen. Sanchez focus on doing what the overwhelming of citizens want, especially when it's the right thing to do. Sen. Sanchez needs to check his ego at the door before he enters the people's house to do the people's business.
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