I’m back in Olympia and, after hearing a single bill in committee yesterday, we have yet to do anything today. We have been given a run list of three bills to do after 1:00 PM today. Folks, this is nothing but a bunch of posturing by the Democrat Majority to create the allusion that we’re actually doing something to address the budget deficit. Fact, we are doing nothing substantive to address the long-term sustainability of the budget ... NOTHING! The ‘”reforms” being touted by the Democrats are not true reforms and have not been agreed to by anyone.
The Floor Calendar has several bills that are not remotely related to budget issues. Look at HB 2821 which bans a chemical that has no proven link to children’s health or HB 2830 which creates collective bargaining rights for interpreters. There is no reason we should be discussing these issues during a Special Session.
As most we recall, we were in Special Session in December to specifically deal with the budget and then work on bills that would create jobs in Washington State. Instead, we spent the first 30-days dealing with social issues and the last 30 dealing with the budget yet again. Ugh, frustrating is an understatement.
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