OLYMPIA – House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon (D-West Seattle) released the following statement on behalf of House Democratic Leadership regarding Governor Ferguson’s recommendations for $4 billion in savings to address the state budget shortfall:
“We welcome the governor’s recommendations that were shared today to help address the shortfall in the state budget. Many of those recommendations overlap with reductions we are considering, and many of them are new reductions that we will consider as we continue our work to balance the budget while minimizing harm to Washingtonians. Earlier this week, House Democrats underscored the devastating impacts an all-cuts budget would have for our state’s people and families. We are focused on trying to reduce that devastating impact, and to that end, we welcome Governor Ferguson’s additional recommendations in these efforts, and thank him, the team in the governor’s office, at OFM, and in all the executive branch agencies for their hard work in putting together options to help achieve a balanced budget.”
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