Greg Stumbo
Greg Stumbo
Gregory D. "Greg" Stumbois the Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives. Stumbo, a member of the Democratic Party, served as Kentucky Attorney General from 2003 to 2007...
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In all the years I was in the legislature -- and I'll swear this on a stack of Bibles -- he never asked me to do anything or vote in a particular way, other than he always wants us to build more roads in the mountains.
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The federal prescription drug plan was touted as a measure to help seniors and save the states money. Instead, it's failing our most vulnerable elderly and disabled citizens, and it's failing the taxpayers of Kentucky.
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We have diligently enforced our statute, and we are asking the court to find that we have done so. Then we will ask the court to order companies to pay in full.
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If these people broke the law and public money was paid out in an improper manner, they could be held responsible to pay that money back.
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I don't guess I really blame him for that.
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I believe what they think is this governor broke a covenant of honesty and personal responsibility. I don't think he can regain that public trust.
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Six justices are sufficient to try this case. There is no precedent for a governor continuing to appoint special justice after special justice until he gets the court he wants.
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Well, that and workers' comp reform. He did lobby me for workers' comp reform, because Paul Patton asked him to. And the gas tax. He always wanted a hike in the gas tax.
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It is unprecedented for the governor's office to choose the judges in its own case. All parties should disclose any prior contacts with the special justices.
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It's time to move on and do whatever's going to be done.
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It's obvious that these people knew the governor, have strong feelings toward him. That, in itself, renders their ability to be impartial in question.
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They studied it. You can't manipulate a law unless you know how it works. And they were in the process of manipulating it, well past the point of breaking it, when we caught them.
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In the unfortunate event that this comes to pass, it would be a sad day for Kentucky and the judicial system.
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If successful, such claims could result in the loss of most if not all of the annual MSA payments to Kentucky, which have consistently exceeded $105 million each year. Moreover, there is a possibility that the flat fee contemplated by this legislation could be invalidated as a result of litigation.