Lawmakers spent $2.8 million on water purifiers
On Tuesday, the ordinary session in the lower chamber ended at 3:10 PM and the lawmakers in the room left quickly. While she was leaving, a Morena lawmaker spotted one of the 72 water purifiers installed in Congress , which cost MXN $2.8 million , and asked one of her advisers if the water was really clean. This comment comes after someone shared a video on social media , where the purified water was dirty and another employee said the water tasted like plastic. Yesterday, Morena lawmaker Mario Delgado drank a glass of water from the purifiers, which sends the message that the water is clean and drinkable.
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Morena is ready to decriminalize marijuana
Morena senators
are ready to regulate marijuana are against banning it. Morena senator Ricardo Monreal says the party will present a progressive bill and that they’ll discuss it with other parties. So today the security, justice, and legislative commissions will discuss the legalization of cannabis , both for medical and recreational uses .
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Lawmakers respect Francisco Toledo’s wishes
The lower chamber learned about a proposal to correct a mistake that took place in December, when a medal was created after plastic artist Francisco Toledo, even when it went against his will. Sergio Mayer , the president of the culture commission, presented a reform to change the name of the award to “medal for the artistic and creative merit and the preservation of the cultural heritage .” The award will be presented on May 21, on the day of cultural diversity .
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The PRI celebrates its 91st anniversary
Today, the PRI is celebrating its 91st anniversary and the political party is hoping society sees it as an electoral option now that Morena is the ruling party. We’ve been told that PRI leader Alejandro Moreno invited the general secretary of the International Socialist, Luis Ayala, as well as party leaders from Uruguay, Colombia, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, Brasil, Guatemala, and Honduras to the celebration. We’ve been told that Alejandro Moreno will share a message that highlights the need to create national unity and a country that works to protect communities in need. Nevertheless, we’ve been told that the party leader will describe the PRI as a political force that helped to create a liberal democracy , not governments led by one person.
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