STATE GOVERNMENT
Depoliticize disappointing transportation package
OLYMPIA (Feb. 20, 2015) — The following statement was issued today by Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO:
At the same time I want to express extreme disappointment with the Senate Transportation Committee for failing to pass out a clean transportation package — one that addresses the economic, public safety, revenue, jobs, environmental clean-up and multi-modal needs of Washingtonians without ideological underpinnings and poison pills.
We must come together during the 2015 legislative session to pass a clean, comprehensive, balanced and non-ideological transportation package as well as address the significant needs of our operating budget. The people of Washington deserve no less.
The WSLC wants to recognize the valiant efforts of Senators Cyrus Habib, Pramila Jayapal, Marko Liias and Steve Hobbs to depoliticize the transportation package and bring forth a clean non-partisan package.