The Louisiana Speaker of the House and Senate President form a joint organization aimed at promoting a unified message about the work both chambers are doing.
Leading Louisiana Executive Director Lionel Rainey says the Governor has a big platform right now and the public deserves to hear a clear message from legislative leaders.
“For the first time ever you have cooperation between he Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate, and the people need to know exactly what they are doing to get Louisiana off the mat,” says Rainey.
The organization was formed as a 501 c4. The IRS deems those groups non-profits that are allowed to engage in advocacy and legislative lobbying, along with moderate support for political candidates.
Rainey says the organization will be promoting legislation like the 300 million dollar small business grant fund that was sent to the Governor’s desk.
“It comes after COVID-19 and the shutdown of so many businesses in the state and the efforts of the Louisiana Legislature to open our economy back up, get our businesses back running and get our families back to work,” says Rainey.
Governor Edwards has expressed concern about the bill due to it taking money away a federal funding package meant to help local governments stabilize their budgets.
Rainey says there’s a lot of vital bills set to be discussed this special session and interested members of the public should follow them on social media for updates.
“Making sure that we can get directly to the people of the state so that we can know exactly what is happening and what their elected officials are doing at the State Capitol,” says Rainey.
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