SIX VOTED NO:
OSCAR BABAUTA - Only member to initially vote "No" to the budget and the only one with a reason to not vote for the override.JUSTO QUITUGUA
EDWIN ALDAN
RAYMOND PALACIOS
VICTOR HOCOG
JOE CAMACHO
ONE ABSTAINED (COUNTS AS A "NO"):
STANLEY TORRES
ABSENT (COUNTS AS A "NO"):
DAVE APATANG
12 VOTED YES:
EDWARD SALAS - Less than 24 hours after arriving back on Saipan from having surgery in the PI!
FRANCISCO DELA CRUZ -Minority member that did the RIGHT THING!
HEINZ HOFSCHNEIDER
CHRISTINA SABLAN
RALPH DLG TORRES
RAY YUMUL
JOSEPH DELEON GUERRERO
JOSEPH REYES
ARNOLD PALACIOS
DIEGO BENAVENTE
RAYMOND TEBUTEB
ROSEMOND SANTOS
14 Votes were needed to override the Governor's Veto.
The Senate did it in 24 hours after the Veto.
The House has taken about a month and in their first attempt to override failed due to the Minority Members voting with Oscar (Thank you to Frank for doing the right thing and not being pressured by the MINORITY), STANLEY TORRES abstaining, DAVE APATANG being absent and...
... JOE CAMACHO being dumb.
I will have more coverage later.
