Local governments still have the option to put their own restrictions in place. “You’re going to see people that are just done with it and feel empowered because the governor has said that it’s going to end and then you’re going to see people that feel very compliant and are going to be angry at those that feel differently,” said state Rep. However, Republicans in the state legislature are questioning why the governor is waiting five weeks to end the mandate. While COVID-19 cases are down, the governor reminded Washingtonians that the virus is still a workplace hazard and employers must continue to take steps to minimize risk to employees. This is the time for action.The DOH will also shift existing requirements for distancing, ventilation and sanitation so they become recommendations. If the governor will not or cannot take decisive action, then the speaker of the state House and other legislative leaders in Olympia should call a special session - as we are allowed to do. The governor needs to call a special legislative session right now, this summer, to address the injury and hardship the cap-and-trade tax scheme is causing. However, small measures such as rebates or subsidies may defray some costs, but they won't solve the problem. “I know some of my legislative colleagues would like to attempt to 'fix' the failed cap-and-trade program in small measures and reduce some of its costs. The cap-and-trade scheme is a regressive state tax that hurts working families and people living on fixed incomes. It does nothing to lower carbon outputs or other forms of pollution. It has increased gasoline and diesel fuel prices in Washington - as well as other energy prices - to the highest in the United States. “The cap-and-trade program needs to be repealed in its entirety.
To pretend otherwise is an insult to the people of Washington. It's the reason gas and diesel prices are the highest in the United States. This tax scheme hasn't added just a few 'pennies' to the price of gas and diesel. The governor and his supporters need to stop embarrassing themselves and the state and admit the truth: They were wrong about the cap-and-trade program. The 'Climate Commitment Act' cap-and-trade tax scheme is an abject failure. “The time for pointing shaky fingers and playing the blame game is over. That weak attempt has also failed - because, with the cap-and-trade tax scheme in place, government agencies get more money than oil companies do from the sale of a gallon of gas or diesel. “Separately, the governor has tried to blame 'corporate greed' for Washington's soaring gas prices. This weak attempt failed because, as several media outlets have pointed out, the petroleum pipeline in question is in fact not closed. “Last week, the current governor and an anxious handful of his supporters tried to blame Washington's highest-in-the-nation gas prices on a closed petroleum pipeline in the western part of the state.
Jay Inslee blamed the oil industry rather than the cap-and-trade program for skyrocketing costs. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, issued the following statement condemning the governor's response to rising gas prices. Jim Walsh issues statement on governor’s response to rising gas prices CONTACT: Kelley Payne, Senior Public Information Officer | 36 Rep.
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