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[WA] Democrats tout legislative successes
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie Mar 06, 2006 06:35am |
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| Category | Perspective |
| Media | Newspaper - Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| News Date | Monday, March 6, 2006 12:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Democrats who control the House, Senate and Governor's Office pushed through new sex-offender sentencing laws, financing for health care and education, an alternative energy plan, changes in the unemployment insurance system, and landmark gay rights legislation.
And although Republicans have blasted the majority for presiding over what they say is the biggest spending increase in state history, Democrats are spinning their supplemental budget as a model of fiscal restraint.
After skimming enough of the $1.6 billion surplus to pay for their new policies and increased caseloads, Democrats will return to their districts and say they set aside about $950 million for future investment in education, health care and state pensions.
"Let's not call these things saving because they aren't savings," Rep. Gary Alexander, R-Olympia, said of the House budget. "If we were writing this budget, we would actually save $900 million. We wouldn't be talking about games, we wouldn't be talking about playing with so-called artificial reserve accounts, we'd be reducing spending and dealing with the most important priorities." |
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