OKLAHOMA CITY – House Democratic Leader Cyndi Munson, D-Oklahoma City, released the following statement responding to a post on X made by the Governor calling policies authored by House Democrats “Disappointing.”
"The Governor taking to social media to say bills authored by House Democrats is ‘disappointing’ lacks leadership", Leader Munson said. "As a Caucus, we committed ourselves to lowering costs between paychecks for all Oklahomans, ensuring every child has access to a free, quality public education, and keeping health care affordable and accessible. I'm proud of the hard work of every Member of the House Democratic Caucus to keep our promises while working in a bipartisan manner. All of our legislation was supported by Democrats and Republicans and by Members from rural and urban parts of our state – this tells me we authored and passed sound policy that will help all Oklahomans, not just some.
"Here is some of what the Governor believes is disappointing: increasing access to high quality, affordable childcare, expanding savings account protections for Oklahomans with disabilities, making it easier for elderly Oklahomans to access nutritious foods, ensuring fair-wage employment for Oklahomans with disabilities, strengthening the childcare workforce, increasing government transparency, improving oversight of the Parental Choice Tax Credit, and improving the National Board Teacher Certification process for Oklahoma educators, just to name a few. While many of our bills did not make it through the Committee and Floor process, I do commend House Republican Leadership for their support for the bills they helped move to the Senate.
"We are doing exactly what Oklahomans want: working together to solve problems for the challenges they face. We took heed of the Governor's advice: disagree better. In today's world of politics, it's easy to find what we disagree on, it can be even more difficult to find common ground, but when we do? Let's celebrate, not criticize. Oklahomans are looking for leaders who put people over their partisan, political agendas."
House Democrats passed 29 bills off the House Floor whereas House Republicans passed 409 bills.
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