The Credentials Committee has finally landed on Article 86, which had been set aside (block three) during the first debate and deals with absences in the Plenary and a possible salary deduction for the main deputy. Deputy José "Popi" Varela maintains that the issue had been discussed since 2009, but it was adjusted at that time based on the lack of quorum, which almost never happens because the minimum is reached and saves everyone. Today, it is debated whether or not to deduct the salary, but individually, so the goal is to find a serious justification for the main deputy in case he does not attend and enables the substitute, or if he arrives and leaves for any situation he may have. It will be counted according to the presence of the main deputy, and if not, of the substitute, which in any case would complete the percentage of attendance and thus would not give rise to the media saying that they are not attending, as long as the seat is occupied, said the president Castañeda. Article 224, which deals with the license, was also on the table, which was approved and would be based on the non-payment by the substitute when this one is enabled. This provision was approved and now when it goes to the second debate it will be seen if it comes to life or fades away. Other approved points that stand out in the first debate was that of attendance in the seat. "It would be honorary," said Deputy Benicio Robinson Jr. The Committee closed with a recess on Article 226, which brings discussion about the participation and swearing-in of substitutes. There are 19 articles left to discuss and they will be debated next Tuesday starting at 2:00 in the afternoon, said the president of the Credentials Committee, Dana Castañeda.
