April 9 , 19 8 4 LB 561Legislative Agreement • March 2nd, 2024
Contract Type FiledMarch 2nd, 2024SENATOR CHAMBERS: ...an agreement being made ought to be kept. The o p tometrists knew when they made that promise there was no intention to keep it. If t hey were honorable people, they would keep that agreement, but the Legislature is so often tricked by being told this is as far as we are going. You will notice that when I deal with you, whether it is on the death penalty or divestment from South Africa, I will acknowledge that I am getting all that I can this y ear but I w ill b e b a ck, that i f I am t rying t o g e t consideration for the a thletes as fa r as p r otection of scholarships, or whatever, this is what I can get but I will be back. The optometrists made a categorical statement that all they were seeking was the authorization to use those drops. N o w they w ant to go a s tep further and it w ill continue. If you all feel that because of the difficulty of obtaining adequate medical treatment for the eye you ought to allow less q u alified people t o g i v e l e s s a