The Chamber of Deputies will again discuss the draft “Bases and Starting Points Law” for the Freedom of Argentines” promoted by the national government of Javier Milei and known as Base Law. The initiative had already achieved general approval in February, but returned to committees. After some concessions, it will be voted on again in the chamber. From interventions and public expressions This is how the legislators of Neuquén and Río Negro voted.
The vote of the Neuquén deputies
In Neuquén, Nadia Marquez -deputy for the Freedom Advances– followed the official line. On the other hand, there was rejection of the initiative by Pablo Todero and Tanya Bertoldi from Unión por la Patria. The two deputies who from minute zero were willing to negotiate were the radical Pablo Cervi and the Emepenista Osvaldo Llancafilo.
As for the first, he was a signatory of the ruling party’s opinion but with dissent – in the first attempt -, which is why he suggested raising his objections when it was will deal with article by article of the bill.
During her February speech, Nadia Márquez had words for the opposition. «I want to thank, a word that was rarely used in this Congress, the opposition spaces that accompanied in all instances of this project, because dialogue is a virtue» He said and said to be clear that “They are not supporting us (the ruling party) but rather the ideas of freedom, at a high price with their voters.”
Pablo Todero, meanwhile, harshly criticized the bases of the project and assured that the law “It is a ghost train, which harms all Neuquéns, “which has the purpose of continuing to increase the prices of food and medicine and while that happens the salaries of retirees and workers will remain stuck.”
“Are they going to quietly sign a closed book so that you can pay profits again, while they exempt those who flee capital and buy dollars in black?” fiscal package and the Omnibus Law of Javier Milei without knowing what it says. Those same people who yesterday, at the universities, did not speak, did not vote, did not give a quorum. Only this time, when they change the text without warning, they will not find out because they did not know the original«.
Tanya Bertoldi classified the bill as “a noose around the neck that shows that the only freedom that interests them is market freedom. From Unión por la Patria we are clear about who the Argentines are. There are 47 million, not one more and not one less. “They are not a bunch of mega businessmen who own the corporations that control the economy,” he said during the debate.
“Once again we exposed the unconstitutionality of this Law”, the legislator published last Thursday. “They did not give a quorum to defend public education and today they sign an express opinion of a law that overwhelms the rights of Argentines,” he said.
The radical Pablo Cervi whitewashed his support in the venue and clarified that he believes “deeply in the need for a resounding change of course that our country needs. And I understand that the necessary tools need to be given to make this transformation. I think that does not mean giving a blank check. «We need to give the conditions yes“But we have a Congress that is functioning and we are showing that it is available to hold the discussions that are necessary,” he indicated.
«It generates noise especially in the highest-income sectors of Neuquén. “It is one of the provinces in which the largest number of inhabitants would start paying income taxes again,” Cervi reported on radio AM550.
Osvaldo Llancafilo used his minutes in February to ensure that he is part of the “constructive opposition”, with the aim of “give the tools to the national Executive for the economic emergency that we have in the country and that no one can deny that it is not from now«.
«Now it is about studying the issues and truly legislating, as a result of work and perseverance we have achieved maintain in article 5 of the final opinion of the Bases Law project the so-called Cold Zone and its corresponding background. The joint work with Governor Figueroa and his team, the MPN provincial deputy Juan Sepúlveda, has borne fruit. Nobility obliges to recognize the contributions of the Pro, We Make Federal Coalition, Federal Innovation, and the UCR that together with the MPN we managed to understand the importance of this benefit,” he said.
Llancafilo joined the Federal Innovation bloc, after a negotiation held by Governor Rolando Figueroa.
Expectation about this new Río Negro Bases Law: four deputies generally accompanied, in February
The five deputies from Río Negro had disparate positionsaccording to a survey carried out by Diario RÍO NEGRO with the leaders who represent the province in the Lower House of the National Congress.
Lorena Villaverde, The only leader of La Libertad Avanza in the province fully supported the Omnibus Law and celebrated the ruling achieved by the ruling party.
During his conversation at the venue, he remarked that “Opposing the proposed changes to the omnibus law is lighting the fuse of an economic and social bomb that you yourselves left planted in this Argentine reality.”
The PRO supports in general and plans to debate some articles
Aníbal Tortoriello had advanced that the spirit of the block was always to support the Bases Law that will be debated in the Lower House, but that The PRO signed the opinion in dissent to debate some points that they will deal with directly on the premises.
“We are convinced that the Base Law and the Tax Reform will give the National Government the tools it needs to move the country forward”shared a statement from the PRO, to which the Cipoleño legislator adhered.
Sergio Capozzialso from the PRO block, supported the Omnibus Law promoted by the Government National at the time of the general vote, but He expressed his dissent with some articles, related to the pension chapter and regional economies.
In a position agreed with his bloc, according to what he told RÍO NEGRO Diary in February, Capozzi was not willing to validate the latest version of the pension changes drafted by the governmentwhich would agree to maintain a pension adjustment regime tied to inflation only starting in April and apply until then the update formula inherited from the previous government.
JSRN also generally accompanied
Augustine Domingodeputy of Juntos Somos Río Negro, had also joined in the same line as his peers from the PRO with general support and dissent in some articles, in a position shared with the Federal Innovation interblockwhich he shares with deputies from Salta, Neuquén and missionaries.
Sunday said to BLACK RIVER that «dialogue is the way to add contributions that benefit our people“, without demagoguery, what is not written is not valid, here we manage to make it remain in the fine print of the opinion.”
Soria: “They want to bring an Omnibus Law to the premises and they want a country for a few,” he assured
After restarting the session by Bases Law in Congress, deputy Martin Soriafrom Unión por la Patria showed his marked rejection of the project that will be key for the government. “Milei and his partners insist on bringing the omnibus law to the premises: they want a country for a few, to guarantee business for their friendly businessmen and to continue adjusting to the people,” said.
Soria, the only Rio Negro deputy from Unión por la Patria, had expressed his rejection of the Bases Law in the plenary session of commissions in February. On that occasion, he called the norm “mamotreto, without consensus, without debates” and questioned that an attempt was made to approve it “with a closed book and expressly.” He said that proof of that is that “between roosters and midnight trying to approve an opinion that does not appear within hours of a general strike”.
“Approving this law is a blank check to the illuminated Davos, a free way for the dismantling of the State“, said Soria and, at that time, he pointed out that “it is still a mammoth, it is a Trojan Horse with which they intend to hide the true intention, which is to raffle the country with all the Argentines inside.”
