Indiana Dems To Return Home With Big Concessions From GOPers | TPMDC

Indiana Dems To Return Home With Big Concessions From GOPers | TPMDC

"Even with the concessions, Bauer said Democrats are probably not going to vote in favor of Daniels' education reforms, or other parts of the legislative agenda they railed against from across the Indiana border. But Republicans don't need their votes -- they have a big enough majority to pass anything they want -- but they do need the Democrats in the room to get a quorum. They'll get that now, but Bauer says Democrats have made their point, and shifted the Republican-led agenda back in their direction.

"We've protected working people from a march to the minimum wage. We've protected collective bargaining rights for Hoosier workers and teachers. We've softened the blow to public schools and prevented a bill for private takeover of public schools," he said. "This timeout gave millions of Hoosiers a real voice in their state government.""