Parliamentary Chief Whip Gail Teixeira said that the Guyanese public was able to see the true nature of the combined opposition and said they had exposed their true nakedness for all to see. Describing the budget cut as, “reprehensible, anti-national and unpatriotic”, Teixeira noted that statements by the opposition that government could bring back the transport budgetary allocation to Parliament for consideration was ridiculous, as it sent the wrong signal to potential investors about the security of their investments. “Ego, hatred and vitriol won over patriotism,” she stated.