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Statements
from Reps. Judy Warnick and Bill Hinkle
on Boeing's 787 announcement
Rep.
Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake:
“Boeing’s 787 decision
comes as a huge disappointment to not only our state, but Grant County.
So many people have worked hard at the local level to roll out the
welcome mat to the aerospace industry. I commend and appreciate these
efforts, and wish Boeing had made a different decision.
“As
a door closes on our state today, the governor and majority party in
Olympia must be open to ideas that would improve our state’s workers’
compensation, unemployment insurance and regulatory systems. It’s time
to put the rankings of national magazines and politics aside, and
directly address the immediate needs of our employers. It’s the only way
our state is going to preserve and eventually create new jobs.
“I continue to believe the Moses Lake area has a lot to offer aerospace
companies and their related sectors, and an independent report confirms
this belief. I will be working hard to let all employers know our
communities are open for business and willing partners in future
endeavors. And I will be supporting reforms in the Legislature that will
improve our state’s overall business climate.”
Rep.
Bill Hinkle, R-Cle Elum:
“What amazes me is that
the bureaucracy within the majority party continues to ignore the facts.
How many more employers – large or small – have to leave this state or
expand operations to another state before we come to the realization
that business as usual within the labor and unemployment systems no
longer works? We have one of the highest workers’ compensation systems
in the nation. It’s broke and it needs to be privatized.
“Furthermore, we can all thank the labor movement in this state and its
consistent efforts to make Washington less competitive. Why, when labor
councils and organizations in other states are finally understanding the
economic times in which we live, does the Washington labor movement
still remain entrenched in the failed policies of the past? They just
don’t get it. They have no clue. Perhaps we need to send them all to one
of our community colleges for a basic economics 101 class.”
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