Less Government, Lower Taxes and More Freedom - 2014 Legislative Session Day 4

My final meeting of the day is the Appropriations Committee where we’re getting briefed on the implementation of ObamaCare, including the Medicaid Expansion and the Health Benefit Exchange. Much of the focus is on all the federal money coming to the state ... I guess someone forgot to tell them the federal government is broke.

Less Government, Lower Taxes and More Freedom -

It’s Thursday morning of Committee Assembly week and my day started with a General Government Appropriations Subcommittee meeting. We’re getting briefed by WDFW, Dept. of Ag and Chief Information Officer on several budget issues and program updates. The full Appropriations Committee meets later today to get briefed on LEAN Management, Higher Education and ObamaCare (Affordable Care Act).

June 28th - 2013 Second Special Session

As the House begins its debate on the negotiated budget, I think it’s important to inform the citizens of Washington about a few of the provisions in it. First and foremost, the most important thing to remember in all the news articles and reports is that the revenue forecast projects an additional $2.0 billion in revenue. Now, understanding the state has $2.0 billion more to spend than the last biennium, let’s compare the Washington State Republican Party’s Platform to the negotiated, compromise Operating Budget the House. The Preamble to the State Party Platform specifically calls for"low taxes” yet the proposed Operating Budget includes two tax increases totaling approximately $246.8 million. Section 7 of the State Party Platform recognizes the"unalienable right of human life, from conception to natural death, yet the compromise budget includes between $16 and $25 million to Planned Parenthood for services, including publicly funded abortions and Plan B. Section 9 of the State Party Platform calls for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare); unfortunately, the compromise budget fully implements Obamacare in Washington State. While these are more than enough reason to vote no on the negotiated budget, there’s more.

The budget also relies on the sweeping of funds and temporary transfers to balance the budget to the tune of approximately $500 million. In addition, the budget relies on an additional $2.3 billion in federal dollars … that’s right, the state has decided to rely on the federal government to fund programs. I guess they forgot the federal government currently faces approximately $150 trillion in unfunded liabilities.

I’ll be voting no on this budget as it fails to reduce government, lower taxes or expand freedom for the citizens of Washington State.

June 6th - 2013 First Special Session Day 25

Here we are on Day 25 of the First Special Legislative Session and we’re finally running bills. With the exception of the one bill we ran last Thursday (May 30th) these are the first bills we’ve run all Special Session.

Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1947 passed 68 to 25 with 4 excused.
Substitute House Bill 1961 passed 87 to 6 with 4 excused.
House Bill 2042 passed 84 to 9 with 4 excused.
Second Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2016 passed 71 to 22 with 4 excused.
Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1971 passed 74 to 18 with 5 excused.
Engrossed House Bill 2036 passed 52 to 35 with 10 excused.
House Bill 2068 passed 79 to 9 with 9 excused.
Substitute House Bill 2069 passed 83 to 5 with 9 excused.
Substitute House Bill 1057 passed 53 to 35 with 9 excused.
Engrossed House Bill 2034 passed 52 to 40 with 5 excused.

After a long 13 plus hour day on the House Floor, we managed to pass a total of ten bills and I voted"no” on all of them. In summary, the House passed tax increases, extended assessments, further implemented Obamacare, increased court fees, shifted state tax dollars to federal dollars, and passed another operating budget … not a great day for the taxpayers of Washington.

January 16th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 3

Greetings all. The majority of our "Less Government" bills were on the Introduction Sheet today. Here’s the Intro-Sheet …

apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2013-14/Pdf/Wor...kroom Reports/House Introduction Report/INTRO 2013-004.pdf

Our"Less Government” bills include …

House Bill 1163 regarding administrative procedures that promote accountability, transparency, and economic relief, also known as the Regulatory Freedom and Accountability Act. apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2013-14/Pdf/Bil...House Bills/1163.pdf

House Bill 1164 prohibiting the use of international law to infringe on property rights. This is one of our anti-Agenda 21 bills. apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2013-14/Pdf/Bil...House Bills/1164.pdf

House Bill 1165 prohibits the state of Washington and its political subdivisions from adopting and developing environmental and developmental policies that would infringe or restrict private property rights without due process. apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2013-14/Pdf/Bil...House Bills/1165.pdf

House Bill 1166 requires compensation for government required actions on private property. In other words, the bill requires compensation for regulatory takings of property. apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2013-14/Pdf/Bil...House Bills/1166.pdf

House Bill 1167 repeals the Growth Management Act. apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2013-14/Pdf/Bil...House Bills/1167.pdf

House Bill 1168 adopts the Washington State Health Care Freedom Act. This bill is also known as the Healthcare Freedom Act and would opt Washington out of Obamacare. apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2013-14/Pdf/Bil...House Bills/1168.pdf

Lastly, House Bill 1169 regarding reevaluating the delegation of authority to state agencies in regards to programs that address greenhouse gas emissions. This bill is also know as the Energy Freedom Act. apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2013-14/Pdf/Bil...House Bills/1169.pdf

#Less #Government #Freedom #Agenda #growth #management #obamacare #energy #Agenda-21 #international #law #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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September 21, 2012

"Forced to Make A Decision Without Key Information" | Washington State Wire - Washington State Wire is an independent nonpartisan news gathering organization focusing on Washington state government and the policies that affect Washington residents’ daily lives.:: washingtonstatewire.com/blog/forced-to-make-a-deci...ation

Here's the key quote ... "The State will go beyond federal requirements and mandate coverage in all health plans, further increasing costs but ensuring coverage for all kids." Keep this in mind when you hear the State is facing a $1.7 billion deficit next biennium.

#Obamacare #health #mandate #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor #deficit
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2011 Legislative Session:: House land-use bill a head-scratcher : Sports Yakima: http://sportsyakima.com/2011/02/house-land-use-bill-a-head-scratcher/

 

A head scratcher, huh? The WA State Department of Natural Resources manages over 600,000 of agricultural lands in Washington State. The question here is whether the PUBLIC wants their tax money spent purchasing and managing agricultural lands by the Department of Natural Resources. Why not sell those properties not being used for "active forestry"? According to the Office of Financial Management, selling those parcels not used for active forestry would generate approximately $440 million dollars and remove the long-term costs of managing (or mismanaging) these lands.

 

Utah and Idaho have both passed similar measures, but according to Mr. Sandsberry, passing a similar law in Washington "would be a huge mistake". Why? Kittitas County is approximately 75% publicly owned. Yakima County 76%, Klickitat County 75% and Skamania County 95% publicly owned. The local tax payers are left with the burden of paying the cost of providing police and medical services to these areas. At what point should the state and federal government get out of the landowner business.

 

I would note that the state and federal government really don't own the land; they manage it on behalf of the public. After all, it was public money that purchased the land, but I digress ...

 

According to Mr. Sandsberry, "selling off DNR lands to the highest bidder is, at best, knee-jerk shortsightedness that would unravel years of land-management policy." The author assumes state and federal agencies actually have a land management policy beyond purchasing additional, trading for additional or otherwise encumbering private lands to the benefit of the public without compensation.

 

Finally, Mr. Sandsberry suggests "generating a states-rights land-use argument will only raise the decibel level of that disturbing corner of the populace already afflicted with anti-government, the-feds-are-using-mind-control-through-my-cell-phone, secessionists-in-armed-compounds paranoia." Wow, I didn't realize that believing in the US Constitution and specifically the 9th and 10th amendments made someone "anti-government" and"paranoid". I guess someone should tell Judge Vinson, who ruled Obamacare was unconstitutional, he's "anti-government" and"paranoid".

 

Just a thought ....

 

#David #Taylor #15th #District #State #Rep #HB #1199 #Obamacare

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