First term Senator, Allen Blackmon, talks about the experience and major bills

As a new Senator, Allen Blackmon talks about lessons learned in his first year. He discusses with the host, Frank Knapp, his assessment of the major energy bill passed without some important consumer protections. Specifically he raises concern that data centers were not held responsible for paying their own way for the new electrical generation they need and that they will not have to report annually on their water consumption, which is enormous. He regrets that the Senate was not given much time to debate the final bill, which he feels was a strategy of the House, He also talks about the process on passing tort reform, in which he was a co-sponsor of the Senate bill. He encourages people to watch the Senate's hearing that resulted in that body voting to remove the State Treasurer from office, He believes that it did not have to come to that if more congenial conversations between the Treasurer and Senate leaders had taken place earlier in the session.