Alabama House Vents Frustration Over Senate Delays

0:00Alabama lawmakers in the House are fed up with Senate delays holding up their bills, especially as the session nears its end. On the first day of the legislative week, House members vented frustration over Senate rules that led a few senators slow everything down with endless debate. These rules give Senators way more power to stall than in the House, and it's been a problem for years, boiling over into major fights last session. Democratic Senators like Bobby Singleton and Roger Smithman often lead the charge, while Republicans rarely shut it down even though they could. House reactions cut across party lines, with Republican Alan Tredaway blasting the Senate's weak lieutenant governor and calling for the House to. Fight back by stalling Senate bills, too. Democrat Chris England jumped in, comparing the Senate to a clogged toilet that wastes all their hard work. Meanwhile, Senate leaders invoke cloture on several bills, Tuesday to push forward, and Republican Arthur Orr proposed changes for Thursday debate, like limiting the lieutenant governor more and making Senators stay at the podium during readings.

1:03With just one week left, this back and forth could drag on, but pressures building for real fixes to balance the chambers before everything grinds to. That's the story for today, Birmingham News Today, driven by AI. I'm Corey with the story.