Picture of the audio version of the senate farm bill being debated
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5/30/19
Today the calendar told me that there was no session at all, and the one committee meeting that was scheduled had been cancelled. Sadly, this meant I didn’t have very much hands on experience but I did get the opportunity to meet with other LA’s.
While Chris responded to emails, Lee and I listened to the only Senate Committee meeting about the Farm Act of 2019. It was interesting to hear all of the different constituents propose their views about the hemp crisis to the senators.
The main event of the day was Mr. Will coming in and our conversation. While it isn’t related to Legislation, our conversation does relate to current events and social media. The main idea is as follows: Chris refers to his girlfriend who also works in the general assembly as “the girl he is talking to” confusing anyone who asks. We all got into a debate about the significance of labels such as boyfriend or girlfriend, and how words for dating have changed over time based on social media trends. Chris is scared to post pictures on social media with his girlfriend, acknowledge her as his girlfriend, or even let his colleague know her name, because of the presence of social media in their lives and the possibility that it could cause strife between them. This was very interesting to me, and I wonder if a bill will be proposed to try to mend problems such as the presence of social media in young adults lives.
I am enjoying my time learning from Representative Martin, and getting to know Chris and Lee better!
Per his request, please take this survey to help Chris understand how to refer to his girlfriend in the future. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SWB73SR