Day 93 - Another day on the House Floor to run a few bills. Today is another House cut-off, which means we should have a fairly early evening. It sounds like the Democrat Majority only has 4 or 5 bills to run today, which explains why we needed to be here at 10:00 am and have yet to take a single vote.
Other headlines ... It seems the Democrat Majority didn't understand what the Taxpayers said last November ... NO NEW TAXES! Forty-eight Democrats signed onto a bill to end $170 million in tax exemptions or "loop-holes" as they like to call them. Unfortunately, these aren't tax exemptions or loop-holes, they are tax incentives and ending them is a tax increase. Thankfully Initiative 1053 passed last November which means eliminating any tax incentives will require a 2/3 vote. According to various Democrat quotes in the news "there is an interest in a revenue bill". Maybe interest from various unions, but no interest from the general public. With 9 Democrat freshmen signed onto the bill, the future for Washington State is clearly on display if they remain in charge.
In other news ... Although it didn't get much press, the Democrat Majority has introduced several "Title Only" bills. Title only bills are just that, Title Only which means the Democrats can put any amendment on it they want to. Gotta love the transparency with these guys.
And finally ... About the only thing that can be said about the Democrat's budget and their revenue proposals is these are yet another shining example of failed leadership and no prioritized spending.
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