State House Republicans choose leadership team; DeBolt re-elected as leader (audio)
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Nov. 16, 2012
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State House Republicans choose leadership team
DeBolt re-elected as leader
Date Recorded: Nov. 16, 2012
Topic: State House Republicans choose leadership team; DeBolt re-elected as leader
Run Time: 1:13
SUGGESTED LEAD: Washington House Republicans elected their leadership team today (Friday) . . . 10 days after an election that resulted in Republican gains of at least one seat – and maybe two - in the state House of Representatives. John Sattgast reports from Olympia.
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Sattgast: House Republicans met in Cle Elum to set the course for the next two years and re-elected Representative Richard DeBolt of Chehalis (SHA HAY’ LIHS) as their leader. DeBolt is responsible for advancing caucus solutions, and working with the new governor and other state government leaders.
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DeBolt: “We’re going to put out another budget. We’re going to make sure we insert ourselves in the negotiation. I’m not sure what this new administration is going to bring us, but our caucus is going to be organized and ready to go.”
Sattgast: DeBolt said House Republicans will emphasize an agenda that fosters job creation and a balanced budget without tax increases.
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DeBolt: “We want regulatory certainty. We want to make sure that we protect our most vulnerable. We want to put solutions on the table that allow Washington state to function without raising taxes and hurting the people that are working families, and making it more expensive for them today than it was yesterday.”
Sattgast: Other representatives re-elected to the Republican leadership team are Joel Kretz of Wauconda as Deputy Leader, Dan Kristiansen of Snohomish as Caucus Chairman, and Matt Shea of Spokane Valley as Assistant Floor Leader. Newly-elected Republican leaders are JT Wilcox of Yelm as Floor Leader, Paul Harris of Vancouver as Whip, and Liz Pike of Camas as the other Assistant Floor Leader.
The Legislature will convene January 14th for a scheduled 105-day session. John Sattgast, Olympia.
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