Stitt, Drummond spark fireworks over vetoed bills

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Recent vetoes by Governor Kevin Stitt at the Oklahoma Capitol have sparked a fiery exchange between the Governor and Attorney General Gentner Drummond.

Stitt vetoed two bills that would have given the Attorney Generals’ office more power. Senate Bill 773 was one of them. It allowed the AG’s office the power to oversee investigations into how Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) price prescription drugs.

"This bill hands additional power to an Attorney General who has shown again and again that he will abuse it," said Stitt. “To date, he has used his office to sue agricultural farmers, tech companies and other Oklahoma businesses for political gain."

Stitt said giving the AG’s office that kind of power with the bill would give Drummond the “financial incentive to sue people.”

Drummond responded to Stitt’s comments.

"I cannot imagine a more sickening thing for a Governor to do than stand with PBMs and health insurance companies instead of fighting for the Oklahoma families routinely abused by these self-serving and greedy entities," said Drummond.

So far, Stitt has seen some backlash from several of his vetoes. Lawmakers at the Capitol have said they would consider an override, which would need two-thirds of the vote from both the House and Senate.