Post by Logan on Feb 9, 2016 3:51:04 GMT -6
Inslee: GOP ‘should be ashamed’ for firing of WSDOT chief
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee Monday blasted state Senate Republicans for ousting Secretary of Transportation Lynn Peterson last week, calling the move “scurrilous, underhanded, dishonest.”
Speaking at a news conference, Inslee described himself as “deeply disturbed” by the GOP-controlled Senate’s vote to reject Peterson’s confirmation — three years after she was appointed to the job.
“Senate Republicans should be ashamed of what they did last Friday,” Inslee said, adding later: “This is an election-year stunt.”
The move Friday to effectively fire Peterson — which came as a vote to officially deny her confirmation as secretary — came as a surprise to Democrats. Inslee and Democratic lawmakers have accused Republicans of making a political show of it.
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/inslee-gop-should-be-ashamed-for-firing-of-wsdot-chief/
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee Monday blasted state Senate Republicans for ousting Secretary of Transportation Lynn Peterson last week, calling the move “scurrilous, underhanded, dishonest.”
Speaking at a news conference, Inslee described himself as “deeply disturbed” by the GOP-controlled Senate’s vote to reject Peterson’s confirmation — three years after she was appointed to the job.
“Senate Republicans should be ashamed of what they did last Friday,” Inslee said, adding later: “This is an election-year stunt.”
The move Friday to effectively fire Peterson — which came as a vote to officially deny her confirmation as secretary — came as a surprise to Democrats. Inslee and Democratic lawmakers have accused Republicans of making a political show of it.
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/inslee-gop-should-be-ashamed-for-firing-of-wsdot-chief/