House Minority Leader John Rusche, D-Lewiston, said his caucus will use the means it has to take a stand on education cuts. "We as a minority have limited procedural powers, and it's important when we have these issues that are really of monumental impact, like the support for kids in our schools, we'll use the tools that we can," he said - like forcing the full reading of HB 256 just now in the House. Rusche said, "A monumental bill that starts the deconstruction of support for public education - I think spending 15 minutes hearing it is not unreasonable." He wouldn't say if Democrats plan more such actions.

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