$22.7 billion loan request generates heated debate in Senate
There was argument and counter-argument at the Senate on Thursday’s plenary over the procedure for loan requests by states
Abaribe explained that the committee submitted the report so that there could be inputs. ‘We want to make inputs and we are being shut down and that is not very good for the economy of this country”. He lamented “I recognize you for the two times you raise your hands; the only time I denied you is when you came under order 43 and under order 25 and my understanding of the law is at least, you are supposed to intimate me of what you are going to say.
Abaribe insisted that the process of debating the report was being tampered with, saying that if that was allowed, lawmakers have no business coming to the chambers.
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