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writing blank checks

Speaker Tilton
Chair, Committee on Committees
Like all things government, the creativity in naming things is lacking. The House Speaker and Senate President control the Committee on Committees in their respective chambers.
The Committee on Committees assigns Legislators to the various Committees. Those assignments include the members, Chair, and Co-Chair positions. Those assignments are called the Committee on Committees Report (more creativity).
All Committee assignments are made by the Speaker of the House.
Those assignments are agreed to by the Committee on Committees members.
Then every member of the House (the Senate follows the same process) votes to confirm the committee assignments, call the Committee on Committees Report.
Committee on Committees

Cathy Tilton
Speaker
CHAIR

Craig Johnson
Majority Member
MEMBER

DeLena Johnson
Majority Member
MEMBER

George Rauscher
Majority Member
MEMBER

Calvin Schrage
Minority Leader
MEMBER
The Golden Ticket to control the State’s Checkbook is acquired by controlling the Finance Committees.
Since Republicans represent the majority of Alaskans (55%) to the Democrats (32.5%), Republicans should control – Chair – all the Committees as well as hold the majority of all the Committee assignments or seats.
It’s up to the Speaker of the House and Senate President, respectively, to assign control and membership according to the representation the people voted on.
The Committee on Committees (COC) Report assigns the Finance Committee membership and Co-Chair positions.
HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE
The Legislature’s checkbook

Bryce Edgmon
CO-CHAIR
Independent
(Democrat)

Neal Foster
CO-CHAIR
Democrat

Alyse Galvin
Independent
(Democrat)
Planned Parenthood
Endorsed

Sara Hannan
Democrat
Planned Parenthood
Endorsed

Andy Josephson
Democrat
Planned Parenthood
Endorsed

Dan Ortiz
Independent
(Democrat)

DeLena Johnson
CO-CHAIR
Republican

Julie Coulombe
Republican

Mike Cronk
Republican

Will Stapp
Republican

Frank Tomaszewski
Republican
The Committee on Committees Report must be ratified by a majority of House and Senate members.
Members are incentivized to ratify the CoC Report because the positions of power they want – or are expected to have – are reflected on the Report.
Certain Committee assignments come with office and staff upgrades, not to mention titles, prestige, and power over important legislation.
A ‘NO’ vote on the CoC Report is often a ‘NO’ vote on the power and prestige politicians crave.
In addition to the Operating and Capital budgets, nearly 70% of all legislation must pass through the Finance Committees.
When a pro-life bill is assigned to a committee controlled by Democrats or Planned Parenthood abortion activists, the bill dies without ever having a hearing.
FINANCE COMMITTEES
The House Finance Committee writes a version of the Budget. The Senate Finance Committee often writes their own version.
Once the House version of the budget is written, amended on the House Floor, it is sent to the Senate to be amended, voted on, and returned.
BUDGET RECONCILIATION
Rarely do the two Chambers agree on a budget – so a special House/Senate Conference Committee is formed to reconcile the two versions of the budget. Only Finance Committee members – usually the Chair/Co-Chair fill these positions. Out of 60 Legislators, only 6 (10%) are involved in the final reconciliation of the budget.
This is where powerful special interest groups flex their muscles – and Planned Parenthood is one of the most powerful special interest groups.
On 1/17/2023, the Senate Affirmed the Committee Assignments with a 17:2:1 vote, with one member absent.
The House Affirmed the Committee Assignments with a 39:1 vote on 1/19/2023.
How did your House Representative vote?
39:1 VOTE

Cathy
Tilton
YES

Dan
Saddler
YES

Calvin
Schrage
YES

Jamie
Allard
YES

Jennie
Armstrong
YES

Thomas
Baker
YES

Ben
Carpenter
YES

Ashley
Carrick
YES

Julie
Coulombe
YES

Mike
Cronk
YES

Maxine
Dibert
YES

David
Eastman
NO

Bryce
Edgmon
YES

Zack
Fields
YES

Neal
Foster
YES

Alyse
Galvin
YES

Andrew
Gray
YES

Cliff
Groh
YES

Sara
Hannan
YES

Rebecca
Himschoot
YES

DeLena
Johnson
YES

Craig
Johnson
YES

Andy
Josephson
YES

Kevin
McCabe
YES

CJ
McCormick
YES

Tom
McKay
YES

Donna
Mears
YES

Genevieve
Mina
YES

Dan
Ortiz
YES

Mike
Prax
YES

George
Rauscher
YES

Justin
Ruffridge
YES

Laddie
Shaw
YES

Will
Stapp
YES

Andi
Story
YES

Louise
Stutes
YES

Jesse
Sumner
YES

Frank
Tomaszewski
YES

Sara
Vance
YES

Stanley
Wright
YES
39:1 VOTE
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Courtesy of 29 hOUSE & sENATE Republicans
The Dirty Little Secret
The Vote is the blank check
When 29 of 33 Republicans elected Democrats to Control the House and Senate Finance Committees, they cast the deciding votes to pay for 1,418 babies to be killed by abortion and countless children to be poisoned by cross-sex hormones and irreversibly damaged by gender destroying surgeries.
Those 29 Republican votes gave Planned Parenthood and the transgender industry control over the State’s Checkbook – the State’s Operating Budget.
Those 29 Republicans wrote Planned Parenthood a blank check for abortion, cross-sex hormone poisoning, and surgical mutilation of children.
Those 29 Republicans are responsible for the budget that paid Planned Parenthood and the transgender industry to kill thousands of babies and irreversibly damage countless young Alaskans.
Why would Republicans – anybody, for that matter – vote for such horrendous evil? One word:
POWER.
29 Republicans traded principles, oaths, and lives for power.
29 Republicans
House Republicans
Speaker Cathy Tilton
Majority Leader Dan Saddler
Jamie Allard
Thomas Baker
Ben Carpenter
Julie Coulombe
Mike Cronk
DeLena Johnson
Craig Johnson
Kevin McCabe
Tom McKay
Mike Prax
George Rauscher
Justin Ruffridge
Laddie Shaw
Will Stapp
Louise Stutes
Jesse Sumner
Frank Tomaszewski
Sarah Vance
Stanley Wright
Senate Republicans
Senate President Gary Stevens
Majority Leader Cathy Giessel
Click Bishop
Jesse Bjorkman
James Kaufman
Kelly Merrick
Bert Stedman
David Wilson
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