It was filed in the Secretariat of the Seventh Committee of the House of Representatives, the first presentation of the health reform that gives way to the beginning of the debate in the legislature on this project, which has been defined as a priority for the government of the president, Gustavo Petro.
The document had the signature of six of the nine speakers, among them, as was to be expected, the congressmen of the Historical Pact, Green Alliance, Comunes and Peace Seats. Nevertheless, It was surprising that the representatives of the Conservative Party, Gerardo Yépez, and of the U, Camilo Ávila, have also offered their support to the positive presentation.
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The above, because the presidents of these communities had said that they would not support the government’s project, because some of its recommendations were not taken into account. In the case of ‘la U’, Dilian Francisca Toro assured that Yépez signed the paper without consulting him.
“The signature of congressman Camilo Ávila in the presentation on the health reform was not consulted with me as director of ‘la U’; the representative signed under his own responsibility,” Toro said through his Twitter account.
For its part, the Conservative Party indicated in a statement that “The signature of representative Gerardo Yepes on the health reform does not represent the position of the Conservative Party”for which reason the entire bench was summoned to a meeting on Tuesday, April 11, to make decisions on the matter.
The truth is thatIn both cases, the leaders of the parties could apply the Ley de Bancadas.
What is the bank law?
By means of Law 974 of 2005, the actions of those who occupy a seat in the Congress of the Republic were regulated, according to this “members elected for the same period for public corporations and who are for the same party, social movement or group significant number of citizens, make up a bench. These benches must act as a group and in a coordinated manner”.
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In that sense, all congressmen must vote according to what is defined by the leadership of the community to which they belongTherefore, it has been speculated that both the U and the Conservative would make that decision, as the Liberal Party has already announced, to prevent the “rebels” from voting in favor of health reform.
