2nd Spec Sess Day 5: House committee has budget hearing
OLYMPIA -- The House Appropriations Committee has a hearing today on the Democrats' latest budget proposal.
Democrats are making a point of contrasting their budget "rollout" with that of Senate Republicans last week, which was released publicly and moved through that chamber's budget committee in a matter of hours.
The new House budget was released publicly on Monday -- well, most of it, because there is some question about whether there will be changes in the amount set aside for public school employee health benefits -- and set for hearing today. The hearing room filled to overflowing today and those who have something to say, either for or against, are limited to 1 minute.
The Approps Committee is expected to vote on the proposal on Wednesday.
