The chair of the House of Delegates gaming subcommittee who defended the expansion of gambling that appears on the ballot this fall is telling constituents he “would have voted against the bill” if he hadn’t been the floor leader.
In an interview, Del. Frank Turner, a Howard County Democrat, also declined to say how he planned to vote on Question 7 which would add a sixth casino and table games for all of them and reduce taxes for casino operators.
In an letter to the Columbia Flier, Turner said, “I have voted my conscience on most legislation throughout the years I have served in Annapolis.” But he felt obligated to vote for the gaming legislation, which passed with the bare minimum of 71 votes.
“I have never seen a subcommittee chair, in the 18 years of my service, defend a bill on the floor and then vote against the bill,” Turner wrote. The delegate said he “had to defend the bill for over six hours” on the House floor during the August special session “and fight off over 50 amendments.”
Read more: http://marylandreporter.com/2012/10/12/house-floor-leader-didnt-like-the-gambling-expansion-bill-he-advocated-and-wont-say-if-hell-vote-for-question-7/#ixzz2990c9bXj
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