On Friday’s “Finnerty,” Vincent Candelora, Minority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives, and Chairman of the Connecticut Republican Party Ben Proto reacted to the new law encouraging Arab and Islamic studies in Connecticut schools.
The chamber advanced the resolution by invoking cloture in a bipartisan 89-4 split and comes as senators prepare to leave town for their August recess.
The Senate is expected to vote on whether to pass the legislation on Wednesday, but voted Tuesday in a 86-12 split to end debate on the legislation and invoke cloture.
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Lee pushed Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota to cancel or delay the recess, and he requested a roll call vote.
The nearly three week-long session will include conference committees meeting the first week with all senators returning to their districts after May 15 and coming back to Tallahassee after Memorial Day to vote on the conference report, according to the memo