Legislators Report for Duty for New Session 洪孟楷連3會期搶頭香 陳靜敏關注健保給付

Legislators began reporting for duty for the seventh session of the 10th Legislative Yuan on Feb. 2.  

Legislators began reporting for duty for the seventh session of the 10th Legislative Yuan on Feb. 1. KMT Legislator Hung Meng-kai was the first to report for the new session for the third straight time. He said he is standing at the front line to help the people and supervise the government. DPP Legislator Chen Ching-min, the only legislator with a nursing background, expressed her concerns over NHI payments. The first item on the agenda of the new session is expected to be the special regulations for the NT$6,000 cash handout.  

Ker Chien-ming, Legislator (DPP): “It will be handed over to legislators to examine around March 3. There will simultaneously be an interpellation with the premier. Once that is completed, then it will be handed over to legislators to examine again. Once that's completed, there will of course be a so-called one month period. That means that everything can be completed by the week of April 10.”

Chiu Hsien-chih, Legislator (NPP): “The gains from economic growth aren't being distributed to all grassroots people. What's even more serious is inflation, including sky-high housing prices.”

Parties haven't yet reached a consensus on the special regulations. DPP Legislator Ker Chien-ming said the second week of April will be the soonest that the cash will be handed out. The NPP said the government can't borrow money to hand it out, and called for the government to quickly formulate a basic wage law. President Tsai Ing-wen has given new Premier Chen Chien-jen four major tasks. The TPP said housing justice is missing and the new Cabinet doesn't have a honeymoon period. It will need to immediately address overtaxation, high housing prices, and labor insurance reforms. Amendments to the Mining Act are also urgent.

Chiu Chen-yuan, Legislator (TPP): “We will strongly supervise based on the five main aspects of social security, national security, economic prosperity, housing justice, environmental sustainability, and fiscal discipline. ”

Wu Sz-huai, Legislator (KMT): “Many weapons systems will arrive in Taiwan this year. We still need to undertake training for installation and replacement, as well as combat readiness tests. Whether all this can be completed in one year is a big question mark.”

The KMT expressed concerns over the bankruptcy of the labor insurance system. The length of compulsory military service will be extended to one year next year. KMT Legislator Wu Sz-huai said it's a fact that the two sides of the strait are in danger of war, so he is concerned about the military service reform's supporting policies and implementation, as well as the delivery of U.S. arms purchased by Taiwan.

立法院第10屆第7會期，新會期報到日，1日上午就有立委排排站。國民黨洪孟楷連續3個會期搶頭香，強調為民眾站在第一線，展現監督政府的決心。民進黨立委陳靜敏身為唯一護理背景的國會代言人，將關心健保給付。展望新會期的重大議題，朝野立委不外乎聚焦攸關普發6000元的特別條例。

民進黨立院黨團總召柯建銘指出：「那差不多3月3號的時候付委審查，那同時院長要來備詢，備詢完畢之後再來付委審查，審查以後，當然有所謂一個月的時間。如果這樣算起來，大概4月10號那一週可能就可以完成。」

時代力量立委邱顯智認為：「這個經濟成長的果實，並沒有分配給所有的基層人民。那更嚴重的是說，進一步的通膨，那包括房價高不可攀。」

不過，朝野對於特別條例沒有取得共識。柯建銘認為，民眾最快4月第2週能領到普發現金的紅包；時代力量強調，絕不能舉債發放，也喊話政府迅速提出《最低工資法》。至於總統蔡英文交付行政院長陳建仁4大任務，民眾黨團表示，不見年輕人關心的居住正義。點名新內閣沒有蜜月期，必須面對超徵稅收、高房價、提出勞保改革方案，《礦業法》修法更是迫在眉睫。

民眾黨立院黨團總召邱臣遠表示：「我們會針對社會安全、國家安全、經濟繁榮、居住正義、環境永續跟財政紀律，5大面向來去強烈監督。」

國民黨立委吳斯懷指出：「有很多武器系統，即便今（2023）年到達台灣，還需要接裝訓練、還需要換裝訓練，還需要真正經過戰備測考。能不能在一年完成，都是一個很大的問號。」

國民黨團同樣關切勞保破產的危機。針對兵役恢復一年，明年正式上路，吳斯懷表示，兩岸處於兵凶戰危是事實，新會期會關切兵役改革的配套政策、執行力，緊盯美方對台軍售的進度。