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Washington GOP leaders warn income tax and budget choices will hurt affordability
Summary
Senate and House Republican leaders in a March press briefing criticized proposed operating and supplemental budgets, warned the proposed income tax and other measures will harm affordability, and urged the governor to oppose the tax if conditions are unmet.
On a press call, Senate Republican Leader John Braun and House Republican floor leader April Connors said the operating and supplemental budget proposals would worsen affordability for Washington residents and risk future deficits.
"They spend $2,000,000,000 more, a total of $5,000,000,000 more than we have in revenue coming in," said Sen. John Braun, criticizing what he described as one-time revenue uses and an approach that, he said, will leave the state $8 billion to $10 billion short in the next biennium. Braun said the budgets rely on one-time money and optimistic agency underspending.
Rep. April Connors said House Republicans offered roughly…
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