BELLEVUE - Chairman Heimlich released the following statement regarding ESD Director Suzi LeVine.“A former Obama political appointee, Deputy Finance Chair of the Democrat National Committee's Finance Committee, donor to Jay Inslee, and host of a high-dollar fundraiser for Mayor Pete Buttigieg - Suzi LeVine has no business heading the Washington State Employment Security Department. Washingtonians are literally paying the price for Inslee’s incompetent pick based on political connections.Instead of taking responsibility [...]

BELLEVUE – Chairman Heimlich released the following statement after “hundreds of millions of dollars” was stolen from the state in a Nigerian scam. “In what seems like a story line straight out of a movie, Governor Inslee’s administration is once again forced to face their latest failure. The DOC released thousands of prisoners accidentally, Western State Hospital [...]

BELLEVUE - Chairman Heimlich released the following statement after Governor Inslee's latest press conference announcing three new advisory groups. "Governor Inslee continues to show a lack of leadership. Today’s press conference shows he has no interest in seeking input from those with opposing views. He is blatantly ignoring the State Legislature in favor of appointed [...]

BELLEVUE – Chairman Heimlich released the following statement after Governor Inslee’s latest press conference regarding his coronavirus response.“While Governor Inslee finally put forth a plan that begins to address future concerns, his plan does not address the concerns of Washingtonians right now.Families are concerned right now, businesses are concerned right now, and we need a plan that starts [...]

BELLEVUE - Chairman Heimlich released the following statement after four Washington Supreme Court Justices voted in favor of the 'release of thousands of people from Washington prisons.'"Washington residents should be extremely concerned with the dissenting opinion to approve the release of dangerous prisoners led by Justice Steven Gonzalez and signed by Justices Mary Yu, Sheryl Gordon McCloud and [...]

BELLEVUE - Chairman Heimlich released the following statement after Governor Inslee's state address last night and press conference today."Last night, Governor Inslee held a state address where he was going to 'lay out a plan for Washington state recovery from the COVID-19 outbreak.' The dictionary defines a plan as 'a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something.' Governor Inslee’s speech contained [...]

BELLEVUE - “The people of Washington State are frustrated- frustrated by a Governor who is irrationally politicizing a crisis and selecting industries to keep open based on his own arbitrary biases. There is no doubt that we need to take the Coronavirus pandemic seriously and that we all need to take measures to prevent it’s spread. [...]

BELLEVUE - Chairman Heimlich released the following statement after Washingtonians have overwhelmingly called on Governor Inslee to allow construction work to resume."Washingtonians are being unnecessarily punished by Governor Inslee’s decision to prohibit private construction while allowing public construction. This decision is hurting construction workers and their families and negatively impacting our economy. Washingtonians are overwhelmingly calling on the Governor [...]

BELLEVUE - Chairman Heimlich released the following statement after Attorney General Bob Ferguson doubled down on the conspiracy theory that President Trump will try to delay the November election."After being called out for fear-mongering in an attempt to scare people into donating to his reelection campaign, Attorney General Bob Ferguson struggled to justify his untenable position on The Divide with Brandi [...]

BELLEVUE - Chairman Heimlich released the following statement regarding Attorney General Bob Ferguson's attempt to capitalize on COVID-19 fear to benefit his re-election campaign. "Attorney General Bob Ferguson should be ashamed. In a time of crisis, elected officials must communicate clearly and promote unity to protect the public's health." “Instead, Bob Ferguson sent out a fear [...]