Kansas Speaker Ron Ryckman (R-Olathe), House Majority Leader Dan Hawkins (R-Wichita), and Speaker Pro Tem Blaine Finch (R-Ottawa), issued the following joint statement Thursday concerning the call for a Special Session:
“This is a historic moment as the legislature calls itself back into a special session for the first time in the history of our state. This unprecedented action is necessitated by equally unprecedented actions from the Biden administration that enacted these mandates unilaterally, without respecting the constitutional law making power reserved for Congress. Never before has the federal government forced Kansans to choose between their personal beliefs and their livelihoods.”
“Every Republican in the legislature has signed the petition to return to Topeka on November 22nd to fulfill our duty to protect the rights of our citizens and the Kansas economy. We look forward to delivering these petitions to Governor Kelly tomorrow, (Friday), morning.”