Senate majority leader: Inslee veto goes against working families, family businesses, Boeing

Senate Majority Leader Mark Schoesler issued the following statement on July 6 in response to Gov. Jay Inslee’s veto of legislation that would have led to a flat business-tax rate for manufacturers across Washington.

“The governor’s decision is extremely disappointing, and so is his suggestion that no one from his office was aware of what Senate and House budget negotiators had decided. Members of his team were not just in the room, they were involved in bringing things together.

“To use the ‘dead of night’ as an excuse for a veto tells me the governor doesn’t want to acknowledge the real reas...