[“\n”, “Democratic Party may take all standing committee chairmanships”
“If necessary, bills for veto power, pushed as a whole package”,
Park Chan-dae, the new floor leader of the Democratic Party, is giving a speech at the winners’ assembly held at the National Assembly Members’ Hall on the 3rd. Park Min-kyu senior reporter,
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, ‘The Democratic Party announced on the 6th that it will push for the reintroduction of a bill to provide 25,000 won per person in national recovery welfare funds in the 22nd National Assembly as a form of legislation. This is interpreted as a response to a call from Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party leader, to “actively use discretionary legislation”. The People Power Party has maintained the stance that discretionary legislation is unconstitutional, leading to an anticipated confrontation between the ruling and opposition parties.’,
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, ‘On this day, Park Chan-dae, the Democratic Party floor leader, stated on MBC Radio, “If negotiations can take place simultaneously, we can submit a bill that includes providing 25,000 won per person in recovery welfare funds.” The leader previously proposed the payment of 25,000 won per person in recovery welfare funds to President Yoon Suk-yeol on the 29th of last month, but it was not accepted.’,
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, ‘The Democratic Party is considering ways to provide recovery welfare funds using discretionary legislation. Discretionary legislation is a law that directly grants rights or obligations to the people without going through administrative or judicial procedures. Earlier, the leader stated on the 17th, “Although the government has accepted demands from the majority party in the National Assembly, this government behaves unpredictably,” adding, “I hope the National Assembly will take maximum substantive measures that can be taken, even through discretionary legislation.” The leader cited amnesty and support for low-income earners as major policy tasks that should be pursued through discretionary legislation.’,
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, ‘However, there is a dispute over whether the opposition party can provide recovery welfare funds unilaterally without the government’s additional budget proposal. It is rare for a bill requiring a budget to be passed solely by the opposition party without the government’s cooperation. The constitution grants budget planning authority to the executive branch and gives only budget review and approval authority to the National Assembly.’,
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, ‘The People Power Party opposed discretionary legislation, stating that it “does not fit the constitutional spirit of the separation of powers.” Yoon Jae-ok, the floor leader, rejected the opposition’s demand for an additional budget for the payment of recovery welfare funds on the 19th of last month, saying, “(If the opposition uses discretionary legislation) with regard to unconstitutional laws, they will be taken to the Constitutional Court depending on the situation.”‘,
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, ‘On the other hand, the Democratic Party countered, saying, “The National Assembly can pass any laws that require a budget.” Kim Yong-min, the deputy policy director, stated in a phone call on this day, “For example, in the establishment of the High-Level Officials Crimes Investigation Bureau (HCOI), the budget necessary for the establishment of the HCOI is not accompanied by a supplementary budget,” adding, “Recovery welfare funds can also be treated as discretionary legislation if processed in the form of special laws.”‘,
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, ‘Meanwhile, the Democratic Party reiterated its intention to secure the chairmanships of the National Assembly’s Operations Committee and Legislation and Judiciary Committee in negotiations on the formation of the 22nd National Assembly. Park, the floor leader, said, “If negotiations on the formation are suspended or delayed, it is appropriate to be determined based on the principle of majority rule according to the National Assembly Act,” and stated, “The result may be that we will bring in all 18 standing committee chairmanships or focus on securing the standing committees that we can obtain.”‘,
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, ‘The Democratic Party decided to reintroduce bills that President Yoon exercised the veto power over in the 21st National Assembly in the 22nd National Assembly. Floor leader Park stated, “If necessary, we will submit the entire package of bills that the President has exercised veto power over.” The bills that the Democratic Party announced it will reintroduce include the Grain Control Act, Nursing Act, Yellow Envelope Act (amendment to Articles 2 and 3 of the Labor Union Act), Broadcasting 3 Acts (amendment to Broadcasting Act, Broadcasting Culture Promotion Act, Korea Educational Broadcasting Corporation Act), special prosecutor law for Kim Geon-hee, the President’s spouse, the 5 billion won club special prosecutor law for the Daechang-dong case, and special prosecutor law for the investigation of external pressure in the Yeonpyeong naval sniper murder case.\n\t\t’]