Simon Mahan

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@SimonMahan

Little Rock, AR Joined September 2013

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Simon Mahan @SimonMahan Mar 15, 2023

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Simon Mahan @SimonMahan 3h

Lots of folks joke about chess vs checkers...but in true legislative work, you do need to think 2 or 3 steps ahead, and how the "opposition" will feel if you pull a rug out from under them. This is how we get back to civility. Trust must be rebuilt!

Kevin Leahy @KevinSLeahy 4h

This point about the angry veto may be one of the best arguments to get what we can now!

Want to push it in next Congress, use that to make whatever corrections you think needed.
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Simon Mahan @SimonMahan 5h

Just a quick @estee_nj appreciation post. She gets it. We've never met, but she's a gem.

Simon Mahan @SimonMahan 7h

Here's a 135 MW wind farm in prime farmland, where nothing is being planted for the winter.

There is no land use conflict.

Simon Mahan @SimonMahan 7h

"Wait to pass brand new permitting reform in 2027 because it'll be better" also means there's no reason to wait, either.

Pass the bill now, and if folks are right, that 2027 will be better, cool, fix it then. Hedge your bets, folks.