La. Gov. Edwards' Statement on the Conclusion of the 2023 Veto Session
July 19, 2023
July 19, 2023
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 19 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement on July 18, 2023 on the conclusion of the 2023 veto session:
"In eight years as a Democratic governor with a Republican legislature, I have issued 319 vetoes. More than 99% of those vetoes have been sustained. Usually, we have been able to find common ground to move Louisiana forward, and I am thankful to the legislature for all the good we have accomplished together. But we h . . .
"In eight years as a Democratic governor with a Republican legislature, I have issued 319 vetoes. More than 99% of those vetoes have been sustained. Usually, we have been able to find common ground to move Louisiana forward, and I am thankful to the legislature for all the good we have accomplished together. But we h . . .