OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday blasted Senate Republicans for ousting the head of the Department of Transportation, calling the surprise vote on the Senate floor “an election-year stunt.”
A clearly angry Inslee said, “Senate Republicans are out of control at this moment.”
“They need to pull out of this dive and help us find solutions to our challenges,” he said at a news conference.
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