We just received word that our Regulatory Freedom and Accountability Act (House Bill 1163) was scheduled for a hearing on February 12, 2013 at 8:00 AM in the Government Operations and Election Committee.
House Bill 1163 is part of the Freedom Agenda and represents a lot of the Regulatory Reform measures many of us have been talking about for years, including 90 day permitting by state agencies, economic impact analysis of new rules, a rule writing moratorium, and coordination by state agencies with local government entities.
Please contact you Representatives and ask them to support House Bill 1163.
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Thursday, February 7, 2013
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
2012 Regular Legislative Session
Well I woke up to snow in Olympia. Nothing was actually sticking to the ground, but there was some B-I-G HUGE flakes falling. We start on the House Floor at 1:30 today with a fairly large run list and then starting the debate on final passage of the Supplemental Budget around 6:00 PM.
We debated 12 amendments to the proposed budget for about four hours yesterday, so today’s debate will be on final passage. I took the lead in debating two of the amendments, the first related to restoring $5.2 million to Growth Management grants and shoreline assistance, restoring cuts to DOE management staff and water quality financial assistance program and restoring cuts to salmon grants. Yet again, the Democrat majority is choosing to fund fish and the environment of people.
The second amendment dealt with adding $23,000 to the Office of Regulatory Assistance to create a small business liaison team to assist small businesses in permitting and regulatory issues. I pointed out that the Republicans put forth a significant regulatory reform package that should have had the opportunity to be debated on the House Floor, but the Democrats aren’t interested in regulatory reform, just more taxes. The fact that the Democrat Majority believes the state needs a small business liaison team is very telling. I have an idea, how we just make permits easier to get and understand?
We also ran four amendments to show Republicans believe we should be prioritizing our spending to focus on the core functions of government ... that is to fund education first, protect public health and safety and to protect the most vulnerable in our society. Of course the Democrats turned down all but one of our amendments.
#2012 #supplemental #budget #amendments #regulatory #reform #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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We debated 12 amendments to the proposed budget for about four hours yesterday, so today’s debate will be on final passage. I took the lead in debating two of the amendments, the first related to restoring $5.2 million to Growth Management grants and shoreline assistance, restoring cuts to DOE management staff and water quality financial assistance program and restoring cuts to salmon grants. Yet again, the Democrat majority is choosing to fund fish and the environment of people.
The second amendment dealt with adding $23,000 to the Office of Regulatory Assistance to create a small business liaison team to assist small businesses in permitting and regulatory issues. I pointed out that the Republicans put forth a significant regulatory reform package that should have had the opportunity to be debated on the House Floor, but the Democrats aren’t interested in regulatory reform, just more taxes. The fact that the Democrat Majority believes the state needs a small business liaison team is very telling. I have an idea, how we just make permits easier to get and understand?
We also ran four amendments to show Republicans believe we should be prioritizing our spending to focus on the core functions of government ... that is to fund education first, protect public health and safety and to protect the most vulnerable in our society. Of course the Democrats turned down all but one of our amendments.
#2012 #supplemental #budget #amendments #regulatory #reform #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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Monday, January 30, 2012
2012 Regular Legislative Session Day 22
We’re back on the House Floor this morning voting on the House Cutoff Calendar. What was supposed to be a series of floor speeches from the House Republican Caucus in support of the amended Cutoff Calendar was suddenly cut short by the Democrat Majority because we didn’t tell them we were going to do that. Yes, you heard that correctly, the Majority Democrats refused to let us have floor debate because they didn’t know about it first. It’s these types of games that boggle my mind and piss me off.
Had I been allowed to give my floor speech, it would have gone something like this ...
Mr. Speaker, what is regulatory reform? Regulatory Reform simply saves state taxpayers’ dollars and helps create more private-sector jobs. Unfortunately, the Democrat’s idea of regulatory reform is to create the"Office of Permit Assistance”, while our idea is to simply make the permit easier to get and understand.
My Caucus has introduced several ideas would lead to real reform, like HB1125 which would reclassify hydropower as renewable energy. When we sell our inexpensive hydropower to California, it qualifies as a renewable, but in Washington it does not. Let’s recapture our competitive advantage and count hydropower as renewable energy.
We have also introduced several bills to reform the Growth Management Act. For example, HB 1592 would suspend the requirements of the GMA in counties with significant and persistent unemployment. Mr. Speaker, let’s make it easier to start or grow a business in Washington and get our citizens working again.
As we all know, Tribal Casinos currently have an unfair advantage over no tribal card rooms ... electronic lottery terminals. Some of us have advocated changing the law to allow house banked card rooms the opportunity to operate the same terminals and allow the state to recapture revenue currently going to Tribal Governments who do not pay taxes. This is about fairness and transparency in government.
Lastly, HB 2276 titled the Regulatory Freedom and Accountability Act is an omnibus reform bill that would create regulatory certainty for businesses across Washington State. In 2010 alone, state agencies adopted 1,438 new, permanent rules. Mr. Speaker, constant changes to rules create uncertainty, but predictable rules create opportunities for business growth and job creation.
Mr. Speaker, the amended calendar exempts revenue bills from the policy cutoff. It’s important that we acknowledge revenue bills aren’t just taxes or fees, but also includes reform bills that save the taxpayers money. I would encourage a yes vote of the amended calendar.
The Democrat Majority may be able to stop me from speaking on the House Floor, but they can’t stop me from saying my piece publicly.
#Olympia #House #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District #regulatory #reform #revenue #HB #1592 #2276 #1125 #card #rooms
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Had I been allowed to give my floor speech, it would have gone something like this ...
Mr. Speaker, what is regulatory reform? Regulatory Reform simply saves state taxpayers’ dollars and helps create more private-sector jobs. Unfortunately, the Democrat’s idea of regulatory reform is to create the"Office of Permit Assistance”, while our idea is to simply make the permit easier to get and understand.
My Caucus has introduced several ideas would lead to real reform, like HB1125 which would reclassify hydropower as renewable energy. When we sell our inexpensive hydropower to California, it qualifies as a renewable, but in Washington it does not. Let’s recapture our competitive advantage and count hydropower as renewable energy.
We have also introduced several bills to reform the Growth Management Act. For example, HB 1592 would suspend the requirements of the GMA in counties with significant and persistent unemployment. Mr. Speaker, let’s make it easier to start or grow a business in Washington and get our citizens working again.
As we all know, Tribal Casinos currently have an unfair advantage over no tribal card rooms ... electronic lottery terminals. Some of us have advocated changing the law to allow house banked card rooms the opportunity to operate the same terminals and allow the state to recapture revenue currently going to Tribal Governments who do not pay taxes. This is about fairness and transparency in government.
Lastly, HB 2276 titled the Regulatory Freedom and Accountability Act is an omnibus reform bill that would create regulatory certainty for businesses across Washington State. In 2010 alone, state agencies adopted 1,438 new, permanent rules. Mr. Speaker, constant changes to rules create uncertainty, but predictable rules create opportunities for business growth and job creation.
Mr. Speaker, the amended calendar exempts revenue bills from the policy cutoff. It’s important that we acknowledge revenue bills aren’t just taxes or fees, but also includes reform bills that save the taxpayers money. I would encourage a yes vote of the amended calendar.
The Democrat Majority may be able to stop me from speaking on the House Floor, but they can’t stop me from saying my piece publicly.
#Olympia #House #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District #regulatory #reform #revenue #HB #1592 #2276 #1125 #card #rooms
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
2012 Regular Legislative Session Day 18
I spent 30 minutes recording an episode of Inside Olympia this morning, which is scheduled to air at 7:00 PM and 10:00 PM tonight but it may be available earlier on the TVW website. This was a first for me, but I thought it went fairly well. I was able to make it back to the Environment Committee meeting to vote on three bills.
I’m in the State Government and Tribal Affairs Committee right now and HB 2276 will be heard shortly. HB 2276 is a House Republican Caucus priority bill dealing with regulatory reform. Here’s a little factoid ... in 2010, 1,438 new permanent rules were adopted, 2,609 rules were amended, 459 emergency rules were adopted, and 1,154 rules were repealed. How can Washington businesses grow if rules are constantly being changed? HB 2276 addresses the issue.
The bill would ...
- Extends rule moratorium until July 1, 2015 with exceptions and allows rules to be repealed.
- Requires the Governor’s signature on all final rules.
- Requires adoption of rules by December 1st each year and cannot take effect until the end of the next regular Legislative Session.
- Requires agencies to determine whether compliance with a rule will result in an economic impact of $1000 (individual) or $5000 (business). If so, the agency must provide notice and rule cannot be enacted or enforced until passed into law by the Legislature.
- Rules can only be adopted under specific delegated authority from the Legislature.
- Requires all rules and laws to include citation of the express constitutional language that provides specific authority for the provisions.
In my humble opinion, this is a great bill and necessary to jumpstart the economy. It will provide businesses with predictable rules to operate and grow under.
#HB #2276 #regulatory #reform #TVW #Inside #Olympia #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
http://chumly.com/n/fe274e
I’m in the State Government and Tribal Affairs Committee right now and HB 2276 will be heard shortly. HB 2276 is a House Republican Caucus priority bill dealing with regulatory reform. Here’s a little factoid ... in 2010, 1,438 new permanent rules were adopted, 2,609 rules were amended, 459 emergency rules were adopted, and 1,154 rules were repealed. How can Washington businesses grow if rules are constantly being changed? HB 2276 addresses the issue.
The bill would ...
- Extends rule moratorium until July 1, 2015 with exceptions and allows rules to be repealed.
- Requires the Governor’s signature on all final rules.
- Requires adoption of rules by December 1st each year and cannot take effect until the end of the next regular Legislative Session.
- Requires agencies to determine whether compliance with a rule will result in an economic impact of $1000 (individual) or $5000 (business). If so, the agency must provide notice and rule cannot be enacted or enforced until passed into law by the Legislature.
- Rules can only be adopted under specific delegated authority from the Legislature.
- Requires all rules and laws to include citation of the express constitutional language that provides specific authority for the provisions.
In my humble opinion, this is a great bill and necessary to jumpstart the economy. It will provide businesses with predictable rules to operate and grow under.
#HB #2276 #regulatory #reform #TVW #Inside #Olympia #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
http://chumly.com/n/fe274e
Inside Olympia
Hey all, I spent some time this morning on Inside Olympia discussing regulatory reform. It's supposed to air tonight on TVW at 10:00 PM, but might be available before that. Check www.tvw.org/index.php?option=com_tvwliveplayer&...10146 for availability.
#Inside #Olympia #TVW #Regulatory #Reform #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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#Inside #Olympia #TVW #Regulatory #Reform #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
2012 Regular Legislative Session Day 2
Back at it for the second day of session. We're getting ready to listen to the Governor's State of the State address ... should be interesting. The State of the State address has begun and so will my editorial comments ...
"Challenges and opportunities" ... What does that mean Governor? Is the challenge passing an increased tax or is it an opportunity to raise taxes?
"The system isn't broken" ... Really? I don't even know how to respond to this.
"We must, we can and we will come out ahead" ... Not with the current tax and spend mindset in Olympia.
"It's now up to us, over the next 60-days I ask you to do four things:
1. Pass a budget quickly;
2. Pass a $500 million dollar sales tax increase;
3. Pass my school reforms; and
4. Pass a Transportation and Jobs package."
... ok, this one is a little difficult to respond to. I agree we need to pass the budget quickly, but not through a $500 million tax increase or an $.11 gas tax increase and definitely not through maintaining the status quo.
"Wall Street handed us this mess" ... Seriously? I think the ever increasing spending put us into this mess. Let's not forget that Washington State is still projected to receive $1.7 billion more revenue that the 2009-11 budget.
"We've already cut $10.5 billion over the past few years" ... And those are only cuts to what the majority WANTED to spend. To repeat, we're spending $1.7 billion more in this budget then the last.
"We must address our own education gaps" ... wow, the hypocrisy of the statement. Governor, if you want to address education gaps, why are you proposing to cut Levy Equalization?
"Let's create jobs now" ... Agreed! Let's repeal the GMA, let's cut taxes, let's increase local control, and let's pass some real regulatory reform.
"I ask you to pass a $1.50 barrel tax on all oil produced in Washington" ... translation, the Governor wants to increase the cost of gas on all citizens. Wait, we refine oil in Washington, but we don't produce any oil.
"Fight discrimination ... it's time to for marriage equality". Facing a budget crisis, cuts to education and serious unemployment, but the Governor's priority is gay marriage. Enough said.
Now it's my turn. Governor, it's time education get's the first dollar, not the last and it's time to pass some real regulatory reforms to get Washington working again.
#Governor #State #of #the #State #gay #marriage #Washington #reform #regulatory #education #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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"Challenges and opportunities" ... What does that mean Governor? Is the challenge passing an increased tax or is it an opportunity to raise taxes?
"The system isn't broken" ... Really? I don't even know how to respond to this.
"We must, we can and we will come out ahead" ... Not with the current tax and spend mindset in Olympia.
"It's now up to us, over the next 60-days I ask you to do four things:
1. Pass a budget quickly;
2. Pass a $500 million dollar sales tax increase;
3. Pass my school reforms; and
4. Pass a Transportation and Jobs package."
... ok, this one is a little difficult to respond to. I agree we need to pass the budget quickly, but not through a $500 million tax increase or an $.11 gas tax increase and definitely not through maintaining the status quo.
"Wall Street handed us this mess" ... Seriously? I think the ever increasing spending put us into this mess. Let's not forget that Washington State is still projected to receive $1.7 billion more revenue that the 2009-11 budget.
"We've already cut $10.5 billion over the past few years" ... And those are only cuts to what the majority WANTED to spend. To repeat, we're spending $1.7 billion more in this budget then the last.
"We must address our own education gaps" ... wow, the hypocrisy of the statement. Governor, if you want to address education gaps, why are you proposing to cut Levy Equalization?
"Let's create jobs now" ... Agreed! Let's repeal the GMA, let's cut taxes, let's increase local control, and let's pass some real regulatory reform.
"I ask you to pass a $1.50 barrel tax on all oil produced in Washington" ... translation, the Governor wants to increase the cost of gas on all citizens. Wait, we refine oil in Washington, but we don't produce any oil.
"Fight discrimination ... it's time to for marriage equality". Facing a budget crisis, cuts to education and serious unemployment, but the Governor's priority is gay marriage. Enough said.
Now it's my turn. Governor, it's time education get's the first dollar, not the last and it's time to pass some real regulatory reforms to get Washington working again.
#Governor #State #of #the #State #gay #marriage #Washington #reform #regulatory #education #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
2011 First Special Legislative Session
Day 29 - 9:00 AM and we're back on the House Floor. The Ways and Means Committee met until 1:00 AM this morning ... my Republican colleagues on the committee are doing one heck of a job for the citizens of Washington. According to news reports, there is an agreement on the Operating Budget, except the Senate has said they will not vote on it until the Debt Reduction Constitutional Amendment is passed by the House ... so the chaos will continue.
The House and Senate passed the Workers Comp Reform Bill last night. All in all, it's a significant improvement to the system, saves the taxpayers $1.1 billion over the next four years and saves businesses money. It's a good win for everyone.
It appears we'll be getting briefed on the budget this morning. The Governor and budget writers have said the budget must include at least $800 million in reserves. The reason is the revenue forecast coming on June 16th is likely to be $300 to $500 million less than projected.
#Capital #operating #budget #revenue #forecast #workers #comp #reform #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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The House and Senate passed the Workers Comp Reform Bill last night. All in all, it's a significant improvement to the system, saves the taxpayers $1.1 billion over the next four years and saves businesses money. It's a good win for everyone.
It appears we'll be getting briefed on the budget this morning. The Governor and budget writers have said the budget must include at least $800 million in reserves. The reason is the revenue forecast coming on June 16th is likely to be $300 to $500 million less than projected.
#Capital #operating #budget #revenue #forecast #workers #comp #reform #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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Monday, May 23, 2011
2011 First Special Legislative Session
Day 28 - We're back on the House Floor this morning to consider a few bills. If today goes like the rest of this Special Session, we'll run 6 to 8 bills for the day. To put it into perspective, we run 30 to 50 when we're actually working, so 6 to 8 bills per day is nothing to be happy about.
We've been told an agreement's been reached on the Workers Comp reform bill. I've been able to read it and it appears to have some good provisions in it, especially the structured settlement provisions which is essentially compromise and release. We've also heard the Operating Budget negotiations are improving, so we could actually get that finished by Wednesday. The Capital Budget negotiations, however, are not going well and could be a significant roadblock to actually ending this session.
The Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to meet at 5:00 tonight, which means we might be working late. It's amazing that 28 days into the Special Session the Democrat Majority continue to move frivolous bills forward for consideration.
#Workers #comp #reform #capital #operating #budget #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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We've been told an agreement's been reached on the Workers Comp reform bill. I've been able to read it and it appears to have some good provisions in it, especially the structured settlement provisions which is essentially compromise and release. We've also heard the Operating Budget negotiations are improving, so we could actually get that finished by Wednesday. The Capital Budget negotiations, however, are not going well and could be a significant roadblock to actually ending this session.
The Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to meet at 5:00 tonight, which means we might be working late. It's amazing that 28 days into the Special Session the Democrat Majority continue to move frivolous bills forward for consideration.
#Workers #comp #reform #capital #operating #budget #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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Sunday, May 22, 2011
2011 First Special Legislative Session
Day 27 - Back on the House Floor this morning. We're running two bills right now with Speaker Chopp actually presiding over the House ... first time this year! The Workers Compensation reform bill hit a rather large snag yesterday and this morning. It seems the Governor and the Democrat Majority tried to play us and were caught red-handed ... Hehehehehehe, it's nice to be relevant. As long they continue to play games with us, things will continue to be painful for them. I want to be very clear, the proposal forwarded by the Democrats will save no money, increase the cost of administration and offers absolutely no incentive for injured workers to negotiate a lump sum settlement agreement.
As I reported yesterday, there are five major bills necessary to implement the budget; unfortunately, on Day 27 of the First Special Session we have yet to consider any of those five bills. My prediction, we will not get the work done by Wednesday and will be called back in June after the next revenue forecast. By the way, revenue is currently $30 million below the projection, which is less than the original revenue projection the 2009 budget was based upon.
We're debating SB 5912 which expands family planning services to 250% of the federal poverty level ... Yup, I'll be a no. Why are we considering a bill that expands a social service when the state is facing a $5 billion deficit? This is crazy!
We broke for lunch and are back on the House Floor getting ready to run three bills. When we're done with those three it'll bring our total for the day to five.
#Workers #comp #reform #SB #5912 #revenue #deficit #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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As I reported yesterday, there are five major bills necessary to implement the budget; unfortunately, on Day 27 of the First Special Session we have yet to consider any of those five bills. My prediction, we will not get the work done by Wednesday and will be called back in June after the next revenue forecast. By the way, revenue is currently $30 million below the projection, which is less than the original revenue projection the 2009 budget was based upon.
We're debating SB 5912 which expands family planning services to 250% of the federal poverty level ... Yup, I'll be a no. Why are we considering a bill that expands a social service when the state is facing a $5 billion deficit? This is crazy!
We broke for lunch and are back on the House Floor getting ready to run three bills. When we're done with those three it'll bring our total for the day to five.
#Workers #comp #reform #SB #5912 #revenue #deficit #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Monday, May 9, 2011
2011 First Special Legislative Session
Day 14 Update - Well I think it's safe to say I won't be home tonight and tomorrow may also be a stretch. Things are getting very interesting ... It appears the 4 Corners (both caucuses from House and the Senate) are meeting with the Governor and are arguing about the budget and now the Capital Budget is in play because the Democrat Majority must get 3 votes from us to pass the bond portion of the Budget. Now the we are relevant, we can play hardball and demand a vote on Workers Compensation Reform.
#Capital #Budget #Workers #Comp #Reform #4 #Corners #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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#Capital #Budget #Workers #Comp #Reform #4 #Corners #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
2011 Legislative Session
[Resent id=8727905 2011-04-21 19:30:49 from davidtaylor] Day 102 - Here we go again, back on the House Floor waiting to see what if anying we'll do today. Yesterday we ran one bill ... that's one as in single, uno, 1. It's been pretty frustrating that past few days, but the end is near ... at least the end of Regular Session. According to the Chief Clerks Office, a full 30 day Special Session could cost the taxpayers as much as $426,000. In a year where every dollar matters, the Democrat Majority couldn't get their crap together and end the circus on time.
Looks like we'll be running a few bills this morning and finally get some work done. None of the bills are real big issues, but at least we're doing something. It still sounds like we'll finish the Regular Session Friday evening (sometime between 3:00 and 9:00 PM) and move into a rolling Special Session on Momday. Based on everything we're hearing, the House Democrats and Senate are lightyears apart, which could mean a long Special Session. Apparently the House and Senate will have an agreed list of bills necessary to implement the budget (NTIB), but getting to that agreed list may take awhile.
In case you missed it, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found Boeing was retaliating against it's largest union when it decided to put a second 787 Dreamliner plant in South Carolina. Apparently, Boeing can remedy the complaint by building a new plant in Washington. Seriously?!?! This is incredible. Does the government want Boeing to relocate all it's operations to another Country? That's exactly where this ruling could lead. Wow!
We're making a Procedural Motion right now to move to the 8th Order of Business to consider Workers Compensation Reform. The motion failed, but we did get one Democrat vote with us and four other Democrats refused to vote. Things are getting very interesting ... I'd love to be a fly on the wall of the Democrat Caucus. Special Session could be all sorts of fun.
#Boeing #NLRB #Special #Session #NTIB #workers #compensation #reform #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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Looks like we'll be running a few bills this morning and finally get some work done. None of the bills are real big issues, but at least we're doing something. It still sounds like we'll finish the Regular Session Friday evening (sometime between 3:00 and 9:00 PM) and move into a rolling Special Session on Momday. Based on everything we're hearing, the House Democrats and Senate are lightyears apart, which could mean a long Special Session. Apparently the House and Senate will have an agreed list of bills necessary to implement the budget (NTIB), but getting to that agreed list may take awhile.
In case you missed it, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found Boeing was retaliating against it's largest union when it decided to put a second 787 Dreamliner plant in South Carolina. Apparently, Boeing can remedy the complaint by building a new plant in Washington. Seriously?!?! This is incredible. Does the government want Boeing to relocate all it's operations to another Country? That's exactly where this ruling could lead. Wow!
We're making a Procedural Motion right now to move to the 8th Order of Business to consider Workers Compensation Reform. The motion failed, but we did get one Democrat vote with us and four other Democrats refused to vote. Things are getting very interesting ... I'd love to be a fly on the wall of the Democrat Caucus. Special Session could be all sorts of fun.
#Boeing #NLRB #Special #Session #NTIB #workers #compensation #reform #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
http://chum.ly/n/852e07
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