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Senate gives final approval to Budget Adjustment Act despite anticipated veto from Gov. Phil Scott

Senate gives final approval to Budget Adjustment Act despite anticipated veto from Gov. Phil Scott
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      LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM, YAMUNA TURCO, NBC5 NEWS. THE BUDGET ADJUSTMENT ACT IS ONCE AGAIN HEADING TO VERMONT GOVERNOR PHIL SCOTT'S DESK AFTER THE SENATE GAVE FINAL APPROVAL IN A VOTE ALONG PARTY LINES. REPUBLICANS OFFERED UP AN AMENDMENT TO PUT THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER LANGUAGE IN THE B-A-A TO HELP IMPROVE IT'S CHANCE OF GETTING A SIGNATURE BY THE GOVERNOR...BUT THAT FAILED. DEMOCRATS STILL FEEL SCOTT'S EXECUTIVE ORDER WAS AN OVERREACH OF POWER AND SUPPORTING THE AMENDMENT WOULD CODIFY THAT. AFTER...A VOTE WAS HELD ON THE BILL ITSELF THAT STILL EXTENDS THE ADVERSE WEATHER EXPANSION TO THE END OF JUNE. THAT PASSED 17-13. <we are the legislative branch and this amendment would cotify an unconstitutional executive order by the governor> THE GOVERNOR
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      Senate gives final approval to Budget Adjustment Act despite anticipated veto from Gov. Phil Scott
      The Budget Adjustment Act, or BAA, is once again heading to Governor Phil Scott's desk after the State Senate gave final approval to the bill in a vote along party lines on Thursday.Republicans offered up an amendment to put the governor's executive order language into the BAA to help improve its chance of getting a signature from Scott. However, that effort ultimately failed.Democrats said they still feel that Scott's executive order was an overreach of power and that supporting the amendment would codify that.Afterward, a vote was held on the bill itself, which still seeks to extend the adverse weather expansion of the Hotel-Motel Voucher Program to the end of June. That vote passed by 17-13.Meanwhile, Scott said he believes what he did was lawful.Scott is expected to veto the BAA once again when it arrives on his desk.

      The Budget Adjustment Act, or BAA, is once again heading to Governor Phil Scott's desk after the State Senate gave final approval to the bill in a vote along party lines on Thursday.

      Republicans offered up an amendment to put the governor's executive order language into the BAA to help improve its chance of getting a signature from Scott. However, that effort ultimately failed.

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      Democrats said they still feel that Scott's executive order was an overreach of power and that supporting the amendment would codify that.

      Afterward, a vote was held on the bill itself, which still seeks to extend the adverse weather expansion of the Hotel-Motel Voucher Program to the end of June. That vote passed by 17-13.

      Meanwhile, Scott said he believes what he did was lawful.

      Scott is expected to veto the BAA once again when it arrives on his desk.