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05-21-2008, 05:30 PM
The president of the Senate of the Dominican Republic is facing off against the leader of the Chamber of Deputies. At stake is the start up of debates on Constitutional reform. Senate leader Reinaldo Pared Perez wants to wait until President Leonel Fernandez submits his agenda on 16 August when he is sworn in for his third term. Chamber of Deputies president Julio Cesar Valentin is urging the President to submit his proposal now so that the deputies can begin discussing them.
Pared Perez told reporters from El Nuevo Diario that the President would reveal the details of the reform project during his inaugural address on 16 August. He added that while any legislator can present proposals on this or any other item, it is up to the PLD's political committee to decide what action should be taken. He suggested that both Congress chambers should get together to discuss this and other issues. The PLD has absolute majority in both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.
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Pared Perez told reporters from El Nuevo Diario that the President would reveal the details of the reform project during his inaugural address on 16 August. He added that while any legislator can present proposals on this or any other item, it is up to the PLD's political committee to decide what action should be taken. He suggested that both Congress chambers should get together to discuss this and other issues. The PLD has absolute majority in both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)