Representative Keith M. Ingram

Meeting — March 9, 2012 (22:51)

no ma'am i'm speaking about rule 82 that this body adapted in january uh in the current uh book that you're looking at it is rule 80 but you're looking at the rules that were adopted

Meeting — March 9, 2012 (22:15)

when reapportionment came it might not be the same number your district might not be and so we have to renumber the districts in each caucus one through a hundred okay thank you representative lee what purpose point of order

Meeting — March 9, 2012 (21:32)

18, 2012, when we can adopt the new caucus memberships and determine their respective chairs basically what we're doing in our rule book the new numbers for the house districts do not match up with the old numbers so we will align them into caucuses

Meeting — March 9, 2012 (21:09)

for the benefit of our members thank you mr. speaker in as much as the house rules committee has not met to address the new caucus memberships as necessary from the recent statewide reapportionment, I move that Rule 82 of the House of Representatives be suspended until 1.30, Wednesday, April

Meeting — March 9, 2012 (20:44)

motion? Motion on rules. We're going to waive for the rule 82, suspend the rules to set a date for

Meeting — March 2, 2012 (33:31)

I know darn well if this was a Bob Dylan concert, we'd have been out of here at 2 o'clock instead of Jimmy

Meeting — March 2, 2012 (33:06)

And, Speaker, you've just done a remarkable job in different times. And then the last thing I want to say is I said this to Kathy Webb yesterday. It's got to be 70% of this body was going to the Jimmy Buffett concert last night. And this is the day we worked at 5 o'clock. hadn't been here. And in the back, I told the Speaker, Kathy, I said,

Meeting — March 2, 2012 (32:31)

It takes somebody with a special ability to be able to weave, to work across the aisle, to bring together and find consensus. And I know John Burris and the Speaker have worked very hard together. And I think that we can all be proud of the product that has come out of here. And like all jobs that we do, they're a reflection of the people that work, that control it, that make it happen.

Meeting — March 2, 2012 (32:08)

other than Beverly and Robert. And growing Robert, like myself, grew up around here. I was 1964, I was a page down here, and I've seen a broad arc in the legislature. And what we deal with now are more complex issues, and with the addition of Republicans, it can be more contentious.

Meeting — March 2, 2012 (29:54)

As I told Otis Davis, who sat next to me two years ago, hey,

Meeting — March 2, 2012 (29:29)

pointed out, for those of you that were not here, that Senator Representative Tracy Steele is a member of the North Little Rock Boys Club Hall of Fame.

Meeting — March 2, 2012 (29:15)

years, and the great thing about coming down to the legislature is if you listen long enough, you're going to learn something new. And in budget the other day, Mr. Hyde

Meeting — March 2, 2012 (27:22)

It might not make a difference in one in a hundred bills, but that one that she catches keeps us from embarrassing all of us in this room. And you need those type of people in a body like this. Tracy, thank you so much for your just great, diligent service and going the extra mile. Tracy, the only person I've

Meeting — March 2, 2012 (26:49)

I've never really seen anything quite like that. But Tracy is committed to her community. She fights the good fight for those

Meeting — March 2, 2012 (27:02)

that can't. She's a great spokesman. She thinks ahead of the curve. And I have always, since I was first here, been impressed with the amount of detail that she looks into, the minutiae that makes a difference.

Meeting — March 2, 2012 (26:22)

of information for the rest of us, because I think everybody in this body knows that she does her homework. She does her homework. She reads, she educates herself about the issues, and the other thing, Tracy, if something ever happens to you, Office Depot is going to go out of business, I mean, I just quite

Meeting — March 2, 2012 (26:18)

bills and these bills. She is a font

Meeting — March 2, 2012 (26:14)

one thing about Tracy is she actually reads all those budget

Meeting — March 2, 2012 (24:35)

and has served this body well, long, and diligently. And Randy, we appreciate your outstanding service. Randy, we want you to also come back and have a

Meeting — March 2, 2012 (24:02)

A lot of first-termers might not know what Randy has accomplished in his life outside of this body. He is remarkable. He is on the list of nominees for the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame for all that he has accomplished in his world of sport. Randy also has been very passionate about education. He has been very involved in his time. And Randy has provided tremendous leadership in the Democratic Caucus