After approval of pension projects and the emergency in disability, the Minister of Economy, Luis “Toto” Caputoanalyzed the session in the Senate and assured that “The political caste will never change”. Thus, he pointed against the opposition that drives the parliamentary debate and reaffirmed the government’s message to veto the laws that affect fiscal policy: “The fiscal balance is not negotiated.”
The Upper House approved, last Thursday, The project that updates the pension assets and the bond, made the extension of the pension moratorium in law and declared the emergency for disability. In this scenario, from Casa Rosada they prepare to move forward with the veto and a possible prosecution of the parliamentary process.
Luis Caputo’s reaction to vote in the Senate
The Minister of Economy began his discharge with a message for journalism: “Traditional journalism speaks of yesterday’s’ defeat ‘with phrases such as:’ hard reverse for the Government ‘,’ Autoinfling coup ‘, political clumsiness’, etc. Allow me to disagree and say that yesterday, yesterday, It is the best thing that could have happened. “
For the official, the session of the Upper House that approved the improvement in retirement was a demonstration that “The political caste will never change.” In that sense, he deepened: “They are the same ones who vetoed the retirees the 82 percent mobile, who stole their savings when the AFJPS took, and that in 2023 the retirements were lowered by 30 percent!”
“With this government, which avoided hyperinflationary hell that they had planted usretirement already recovered 15 percentand will continue to improve, since we will never deviate from the course. The opposition tactics is always the same: when they are not governing, they will do the impossible to destroy the country, Because it is his only possibility to manage what for them is the business of politics, “the minister audited.
In this sense, the official concluded: “What the country needs is that more and more people realize. Voting like yesterday, they are overwhelming evidence that confirms this. ”
Government’s criticism to Victoria Villarruel
The debate in the Senate on projects related to retirement and disability aroused the internal within the ruling and was reflected in a Strong crossing that starred in the Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich, and Vice President Victoria Villarruel.
The first movement was from Bullrich, who criticized the head of the Senate Chamber to have presided over the session convened by the opposition. In that sense, the excandidata of the PRO demanded that he retire to prevent the debate from moving forward. Far from complying with that claim, The vice president continued present in the enclosure and responded with direct criticism to the minister.
During the session, Bullrich posted on his X account: “Get up, Mrs. Vice President. Do not denigrate the presiding institution.” He added: “Don’t be an accomplice of destructive Kirchnerism. At least follow on the side of the people who voted for it to change this country. Do not validate the most abject political corporation in history. “
Villarruel’s response soon arrived. “Minister Bullrich, democracy was denigrated when people who integrated terrorist organizations, As in your case, They managed for decades the fate of the country, “he accused through his X account.
“All Argentines know which side I am in what Kirchnerism refers to because I always fought them, while you swarmed the game in a game,” he said.
Regarding his action in the session, Villarruel covered himself in his institutional role as head of the Senate: “The ordinary session today was stipulated at the date and time in the annual preparatory session. As vice president I fulfill my institutional role which implies that I like sessions I like or not“
And concluded: “They voted for me to defend institutionality And make it respect, not to get up when the potatoes burn or when the executive remembers that I am vice president. “
The vice president also said that “the three laws with a half sanction of deputies do not have an opinion,” although she admitted that “The enclosure is sovereign and voted to the contrary.” He closed his message with a phrase that aimed directly to his interlocutor: “The Senate is the house of the provinces, so before becoming spicy the National Constitution, the National Constitution reviews, where he says clearly that Argentina adopts for its government the representative, republican and federal system. “
After the return of Villarruel, Bullrich pointed again against the vice president: “What do you intend, victory? What are you calling to give it palmaditas on the back and say” very well, Vicky, you are vice president “? We are big people and we have a huge responsibility. You were elected to end Kirchnerism, not to be an accomplice of them “.
And he concluded: “If you are going to enable sessions that do not comply with the regulations and that aim to harm the government Because they do not call her from home from Casa Rosada, so she shows that her ego cares more than the country. “
Source: Ambito
