Assembly GOP Want Vote Scheduled

In a May 22 letter to Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez, D-Los Angeles Núñez, twenty-two Assembly GOP members complained that the Assembly has taken no action on legislation allowing five tribes to expand their casinos. The compacts were passed by the Senate on April 19, and the GOP members say they want a vote scheduled in the Assembly.

"As members of the Legislature, it is our duty to vote on these compacts in a timely manner and to allow these sovereign nations an opportunity to present their case," said the letter sent by Assembly Republican leader Mike Villines, R-Clovis

Steve Maviglio, a spokesman for Núñez, noted that the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee conducted a hearing on regulation of tribal gambling, two weeks ago. "Apparently Mr. Villines is not aware of the Assembly's schedule," Maviglio added. "We have not taken up any Senate bills until we complete action on Assembly bills."

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