INFRASTRUCTURE BILL PASSES INITIAL REVIEW IN CLASHES|立院初審前瞻建設 混亂中火速過關

The Legislative Yuan's Economics Committee convened a joint session yesterday to continue the review of the draft Forward-Looking Infrastructure Construction Bill. Conflict erupted between the two parties amid high tensions. At 11:30, session chair Chiu Yi-ying announced the end of the initial review of the draft bill, which will now be sent to the legislative floor without a consultation among the parties. The KMT slammed the DPP for what it said was thuggish behavior and asserted that the meeting was invalid. ==NS== I am opposed! I am opposed! At 11:30 AM on Apr. 25th, DPP legislators launched a surprise action to surround the podium so that Legislator Chiu Yi-ying, who was chairing the joint session, could start reading the bill under review line-by-line. KMT legislator Liao Kuo-tung attempted to charge the podium with a conference table, while fellow KMT legislator Huang Chao-shun threw water at the podium. ==NS== KMT legislators, please stop your violent actions. Partisan conflict had broken out when the Legislative Yuan's Economics Committee convened to review the draft Forward-Looking Infrastructure Construction bill. After 20 minutes of altercation, Chiu announced the end of initial review as the KMT furiously asserted that the meeting was invalid. ==NS== Tsai Ing-wen said we could slam on the table. I'm not her. You can go slam the table to her, I'm not her. The chaos had started earlier, when KMT legislators occupied the podium and demanded discussion of procedural issues. After the discussion began, legislators slammed on tables and loudly demanded the floor. ==LIAO KUO-TUNG KMT Legislator== Any policy requires rational analysis to prevent failure. The proponents should be able to explain the policy publicly. ==CHIU YI-YING Chair, Legislative Yuan Economics Committee== You can be as barbaric as you like, but don't block progress The draft bill has now passed initial review. The Executive Yuan's vision for the infrastructure bill includes railway infrastructure, aquatic environment development, green energy, digital infrastructure, and urban-rural development, all funded through a special NT$882.49 billion budget spent over 8 years. Though the KMT still says that the meeting and decision are invalid, the bill has nonetheless advanced to the legislative floor. TRANSLATED BY：JOHN CHEN 立法院經濟委員會今天舉行聯席會議，繼續審查前瞻基礎建設條例草案，一早藍綠立委就上演攻防戰爆發衝突，上午11點半在混亂中，主席邱議瑩中午宣布全案完成初審，送院會不需進行朝野協商，讓國民黨怒喊民進黨惡霸主張會議無效。 有異議 有異議 有異議 就在上午11點半，民進黨立委採取突襲戰術，包圍主席台，保護主席邱議瑩與議事人員，開始逐條宣讀條文，國民黨立委廖國棟不滿，扛起會議桌衝向主席台，立委黃昭順也朝主席台潑水，現場人員全部擠成一團。 請國民黨委員停止暴力行為 立法院經濟委員會上午審查前瞻基礎建設特別條例草案，藍綠爆發嚴重衝突，雙方互推激戰約20分鐘後，邱議瑩在混亂中、宣布全案完成初審，國民黨怒喊民進黨惡霸、主張會議無效。 小英說可以拍桌 我不是小英 你可以跟小英拍桌 我不是小英 事實上從一早經濟委員會場內就一片鬧哄哄，國民黨立委先是舉牌霸佔主席台，排隊要求程序發言，會議開始後，更是邊拍桌邊喊先登記，場面一度混亂。 ==國民黨立委 廖國棟== 任何政策要減少失敗 務必要進行理性的分析 並且有能力公開的 進行政策的一個說明 ==立法院經濟委員會主席 邱議瑩== 再怎麼野蠻 也不要阻擋國家的進步 而初審通過的前瞻基礎建設特別條例草案，根據行政院的規劃，前瞻基礎建設計畫內容包括軌道、水環境、綠能、數位和城鄉五大建設，8年預計編列特別預算新台幣8,824.9億元，雖然國民黨團強調，聯席審查會議及決議都無效，但在混亂中，全案還是完成審查，送院會不需進行朝野協商 。總合報導