Why not send it to voters?

Brad Shannon asked: What’s wrong with letting the voters decide?

Rep. Gary Alexander: “The question of any kind of tax increase, to me, does not make any sense. To go out and ask the voters … is only for one reason: Because they don’t have the votes to do it here.” He also said he was elected by the voters to lead, and that he thinks passing the package to voters isn’t leadership.

Shannon asked if that was a philosophical change, citing previous referenda that Republicans have voted on in the past to send to the public.

Rep. Richard DeBolt said the issue is that it’s “offensive” to put healthcare to voters because it’s the item that polled the best.

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