By waiting until late in the session to introduce many of their topline bills, Democrats have handed substantial leverage to the GOP, which through extended debate and other delay tactics can force its opponent to pick certain battles and abandon others.
Senate Majority Leader Dominick Moreno, a Commerce City Democrat in charge of calendar management in the upper chamber, said the federal funding bills, fentanyl bill and the public-sector collective bargaining bills are all “must-pass.” The latter two are particularly likely to produce heavy debate — Republicans believe the state must do more to criminalize fentanyl possession and they wholly disagree with the idea that workers in the public sector deserve greater union power.
“Perhaps that means fights picked on smaller issues, … maybe those do become casualties,” Moreno said. “If they’re going to be a huge fight on the floor and they’re not needed for a very specific purpose this session, maybe those are at risk.” Meeting with reporters on Tuesday, Moreno also said his worry about GOP leverage “increases by the day.”
It’s normal for legislative sessions to end in sprints, as this one will, with bills passing and failing at furious pace ahead of adjournment. There is much precedent for lawmakers out of power to gain leverage in these frenzies; as recently as 2019, Democrats in the majority were forced to abandon a pro-vaccination bill in order to calm the GOP and pass the rest of their agenda.
Lawmakers and lobbyists seem split as to whether this year’s calendar management has been typical, or worse than usual. Many believe that in this election year, the Democrats have been so cautious that they’ve waited longer than necessary to advance big parts of their agenda.
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