Democratic Underground - Speaker Harwell: which was affecting Rep.Hurley --- your claim of "excitement" or sleep deprivation?

TNGA House Speaker Beth Harwell Provides "Spin Control" for GOPer Rep. Hurley Over Vandalism of Desk On House Floor
Conflicting claims here: we should be asking TNGA House Speaker Beth Harwell: which was affecting Rep.Hurley --- your claim of "excitement" or Hurley's own suggested claim of sleep deprivation?:

State Rep. Julia Hurley will pay to fix state capitol desk where she carved initials
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. � A freshman Tennessee lawmaker who admits carving her initials into her desk in the state House chamber is going to have to pay to fix it.

House Speaker Beth Harwell said Tuesday that Rep. Julia Hurley's initials will be removed at the fellow Republican lawmaker's expense.

"In the excitement of being a freshman at the end of session, Representative Hurley etched her initials into her desk," said Harwell, a Nashville Republican.

"As with any state property, we will take action to have the desk restored and I'm sure Representative Hurley will be more than happy to compensate the state to make the repairs."

The desk carving was first reported by WSMV-TV. Hurley on Monday confirmed to the Knoxville News Sentinel that she made the etching into the desk during a late-night floor session in May.

"It was like 1 in the morning on the last day of the session," Hurley told the paper. "I wasn't thinking straight."

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