Initiatives in San Lázaro are stalled

The president of the Jucopo of the Chamber of Deputies, Ricardo Monreal , acknowledged yesterday that time is running out and that the 73 laws he mentioned to be passed before April 30 are going slowly. He did the math and said that “without knowing the exact number, about 28 laws have already arrived, more or less 17 or 18 in the Senate and about 12 here” with the deputies. But, for the second time, he said that “if we do not manage to attend to this accumulation of initiatives that I have mentioned over the weeks, it is most likely that there will be an extraordinary period.” Apart from those already accumulated, he anticipated that “others will arrive, one on acquisitions and another on transparency”…

The recognition of “International Ambassador of Peace” that was awarded in the Legislative Palace to Juan Pablo Penilla Rodríguez , lawyer of Ismael El Mayo Zambada, hit hard in San Lázaro, and everyone disassociated themselves. The deputy president, Sergio Gutiérrez, said that “deputy María Castell recognizes that she requested the venue for that event, where an award was given, a prize, or she knows what it was, and, therefore, she is responsible for what happened there.” He said that “when someone requests a room, if there is availability, it is provided and it is the responsibility of each deputy or deputy to use it.” Now it turns out that nobody knows, nobody knew.

One day after the neo-Morenista senator Alejandro Murat confessed that the cherry party has treated him “badass,” the governor of Oaxaca –Murat’s successor– returned to criticism. “What social programs did the previous administration have, or what did José Murat (Alejandro’s father, also a former governor) have? None. That’s why they are angry and attack us day in and day out.” And he went further by making accusations: “We are not going to stop, because they want a secret agreement, and we are not going to make an agreement with anyone.” Jara incidentally reproached Murat for “leaving us with 3.5 billion pesos in revenue, terrible, and they don’t say that because they had their petty cash.” Let’s see what the newly baptized legislator responds now.

And contrary to the delay in the initiatives in San Lázaro, the Senate wants to speed up the presidential priorities. As early as today, at 10 in the morning, the joint commissions of Constitutional Points, Justice and Legislative Studies of the Upper House are scheduled to meet to approve the reform with which Claudia Sheinbaum seeks to prevent foreign interventionism. There are priorities…

And while some are clamoring for Miguel Ángel Yunes Márquez's affiliation with Morena to be reversed, it turns out and stands out that the Veracruz senator yesterday received applause and even some "very well!" from the pro-government members of the Energy and Legislative Studies commissions, for his support of the secondary laws on energy matters. Aren't they very cohesive in the cherry-colored party?

Following the rumors circulating on social media that former Supreme Court Minister Arturo Zaldívar had a chronic-degenerative disease, the now '4T' official and fervent promoter of judicial reform came out to deny it: "For those who with malice aforethought and immoral enjoyment spread lies about my state of health, I inform you that I am perfectly fine, working hard and enjoying the opportunity to serve Mexico." Beware of fake news.