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Legislators feel heat from Washington as budget proposal finalizes
Posted by Letters editor
Give them a break
I see letters knocking our legislators in Olympia. Give them a break!
They had to cover a huge deficit in the budget — $5 billion [“What did and didn’t pass this year,” NWFriday, May 27]. That meant cutting social services, closing parks, cutting staff and reducing salaries of many employees — teachers among them.
These are difficult issues to deal with. Many days and nights debating these issues were needed to hammer out solutions. OK, I know they get some compensation for time spent in session, and of course they deserve to.
Many serving are not career politicians. I’m sure most would rather be home than at their jobs and businesses but with their families.
Rather than complaining about what they do, how about you try running for office in our state government?
— Raymond Benezra, Kirkland
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