By Steven Allen Adams for The Intelligencer
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The leader of the two-member Democratic caucus in the 34-member West Virginia Senate alleged Tuesday that Republicans in the majority are succumbing to pressure from officials in Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s administration to not allow amendments to the governor’s bills.
State Senate Minority Leader Mike Woelfel, D-Cabell, addressed the Senate Tuesday morning during its floor session to raise the issue and threaten to move next Monday to have all bills up for consideration read in their entirety on the Senate floor.
“There’s a virus that’s spreading in this building and I’m going to stop it, and I’m going to stop it on Monday,” Woelfel said.
Woelfel claimed that during Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Senate Government Organization Committee, he pulled an amendment at the request of Chairwoman Patricia Rucker, R-Jefferson, to Senate Bill 458 – the Universal Professional and Occupational Licensing Act.
