Keep us in your prayers

I am working at the capitol office again tonight and getting caught up on some letters and filing. A typical schedule at the capitol at budget time is very busy with multiple meetings scheduled where I literally run from one to another for hours then periods where we wait for the leadership to emerge from meetings or wait for the other chamber to pass a bill or for the Governor to respond to a proposal. Last year I had a hard time focusing on other things that needed done, this year, so far anyway, I have managed to get quite a bit of additional work out when I’m not on the floor or in a meeting. This morning I had a hearing with one committee and three other committee meetings. Two of those meetings were finished later this afternoon after session. Any bills that could be part of the budget need to get through committees so we end up cramming a lot of committee meetings into the final days before a budget is passed. There are still some major issues to put together for the budget but there seems to be more cooperation than last year so we shall see how negotiations hold up. Keep us in your prayers.

- John