translated from Spanish: Gonzalo Blumel called for the ban on the entry of undersecretaries to commissions

The Secretary-General of the Presidency, Gonzalo Blumel, called on the opposition to depose the ban on the entry of undersecretaries and government advisers to the Senate committees.this measure was adopted after the critics Currency to PS. In this vein, according to Emol the Secretary of Government explained that it is “a very negative situation that has occurred here in Congress. The decision has been taken by the opposition and in particular the PS to prevent the entry of the undersecretaries into the committees and the various legislative bodies.” We want to call for an end to that decision, with that attitude and that provision, because it is not appropriate to prevent the normal legislative procedure and debate, and access mainly to the undersecretaries who are leading an enormous amount of bills that are very important on the government’s agenda,” Blumel added. Therefore, we call for the postponement of this legislative blockade, because the proper functioning of Congress is a responsibility of parliament and the Executive as a co-legislator.” The Secretary of State recalled that “the opposition and parliamentarians have certain constitutional, legal and regulatory obligations, and it is appropriate for the undersecretaries to be seated in the committees and in Congress discussing the projects” . Finally, Blumel referred to the effect this could have on the advances of the law, as he stated that “What they are achieving with this is not harming the government, what they are achieving with this is to harm the normal advance of bills that are important Chileans.”

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