OLYMPIA – House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon (D-West Seattle) released the following statement on behalf of House Democratic Leadership regarding Governor Bob Ferguson’s inaugural address today:
“We share many of the priorities highlighted by Governor Ferguson in today’s address. We look forward to seeing the details of the new spending he proposed and the budget cuts he and his team are developing, and we are confident that we will arrive at a budget agreement with our Senate colleagues and with Governor Ferguson that protects Washingtonians and invests in public education, safety, health care, child care, housing, and clean air and water.”