Oxley’s Invisible Fingerprints

From a press conference that took place this week:

Reporter: How have you had experience dealing with the economy in the legislature?

Oxley: Every bill in the House the last 6-8 years I have had fingerprints on each bill. Of all those bills described economic bills, my fingerprints were on them.

Looks like Oxley’s economic “fingerprints” are invisible.

From 1999-2008 (his whole legislative career) Oxley was not on a single bill (author, co-author, sponsor, or co-sponsor) that passed through the Economic Development Committee. In fact, he wasn’t even on a bill that didn’t pass or even get a hearing in that committee. The vast majority of bills he’s had his name on have gone through Education, Finance, Roads, or Ways and Means.

While it’s nice to see he’s actually doing something in the House, even there he’s been far from a leader. According to Frugal Hoosiers:

* 51 bills introduced
* 6 passed into law
* 33 received no hearing
* 12 received a hearing and ultimately failed