[Politics] KMT Legislators Claim Inspections Are Normal; DPP: Everyone Knows What Should Be Done During Extended Sessions
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Kuomintang (KMT) legislator Lo Chih-chiang stated today (22nd) that inspections are a normal part of the Legislative Yuan and a legislator's job. However, under the DPP's double standards, overseas inspections are considered 'salary thieves.' The DPP caucus stated that during extended sessions, everyone knows what legislators should be doing.
KMT legislators Lo Ting-wei, Lo Chih-chiang, and Yeh Yuan-chih held a press conference this morning. Lo Ting-wei said that various committees of the Legislative Yuan still have many tasks, but the DPP is not reviewing livelihood-related bills. On the 18th, they reviewed amendments related to early childhood education, including free public childcare and increased subsidies for private childcare. However, the DPP attempted to use a motion to adjourn to paralyze the meeting, which was very regrettable.
Lo Ting-wei said that the DPP should not have double standards. When KMT legislators go abroad to solve problems for Taiwanese businesspeople, they are called 'disasters for the nation and people.' When DPP legislators go on overseas inspections, they are considered 'benefiting the nation and people.' Premier Cho Jung-tai called KMT legislators 'inspection kings,' but DPP legislators are also conducting inspections today. Should he apologize?
Lo Chih-chiang said that Taiwanese businesspeople in Indonesia held an important event and invited legislators from both KMT and DPP. Legislator Chung Chia-pin represented the DPP, while KMT caucus whip Fu Kun-chi led KMT legislators to attend. As a result, there was widespread criticism of KMT legislators for attending the Indonesian Taiwanese business event. He questioned whether it is necessary to have such double standards, where DPP legislators attending is beneficial to the nation and people, but KMT legislators attending is a disaster.
DPP Legislative Yuan caucus whip Chuang Jui-hsiung pointed out that during extended sessions, everyone knows what legislators should be doing. They shouldn't go on overseas inspections, be criticized, and then hold press conferences upon returning to claim that other committees also have inspections. The reason the KMT is holding a press conference is due to poor public perception, and after being criticized, they make excuses and argue unreasonably.
Chuang Jui-hsiung said that inspections are normal in various committees, but overseas inspections require proper justification. What the DPP questions is that the opposition party proposed extending the session, creating a protective umbrella, and then went on overseas inspections instead of reviewing the general budget. The KMT does not need to argue unreasonably.
DPP caucus secretary-general Fan Yun stated that the central government's general budget for fiscal year 115 (2026) has been delayed for 297 days as of today. Committees for education and culture, interior, economy, and transportation, all have KMT and TPP as conveners, and the general budget has not yet been reviewed. With the rainy and typhoon seasons approaching, if the disaster prevention budget cannot be reviewed, the funds may not be usable, significantly impacting people's livelihoods. (Editor: Hsu Chia-yuan)
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