#12 Postby Janice » Tue May 02, 2006 5:56 pm
Yes, it was not good news today, but maybe tomorrow will be a better day.
SAN JUAN (EFE) – Gov. Aníbal Acevedo Vilá left the meeting with House Speaker José Aponte abruptly after the legislative leader allegedly offered the governor a handkerchief to dry his tears.
Following the brief meeting, Acevedo Vilá told reporters that Aponte had offered to hand him a handkerchief after seeing the somber look on his face.
The governor deemed Aponte’s comment an insult and a sign of disrespect towards the more than 95,000 Puerto Ricans who are out on the street as a result of the current fiscal crisis that led to the partial closing of local government agencies.
Acevedo Vilá said the failed conversation was another one of his attempts at finding a solution the crisis.
Aponte, on the other hand, accused the governor of lying.
According to Aponte, Acevedo Vilá asked him if he was happy about what had happened. “The governor deliberately misunderstood me in order to use it to his advantage,” he said.
In the meeting scheduled for 5 p.m., they were expected to discuss Bill 2577, which imposes an extraordinary tax on the corporations and societies that have generated a gross income of over $10 million.
The measure is in the Senate and will be returned to the Treasury Committee for amendments.
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