ICYMI- Justice Insults Flood Victims

ICYMI: Justice Insults Victims Of Historic W.Va. Floods

Declares Fake 'State Of Emergency' To Push Tax Hikes

From WV MetroNews:

Armstead says Justice should apologize over proposed use of dome light

By Brad McElhinny in News | March 21, 2017 at 2:58PM

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Gov. Jim Justice announced today that at 5 p.m. his administration will turn on a Capitol dome light normally used under a state-of-emergency. Justice says he wants to spotlight the potential of a public health crisis if legislators force cuts to the state Department of Health and Human Resources.

House Speaker Tim Armstead, whose house was among hundreds in West Virginia flooded last summer, says the governor should reverse course and apologize.

"Let me say this, I have bitten my tongue and I've hesitated to respond to any of the foolishness that's come from the governor in terms of name-calling and childishness, but I think he crossed the line," said Armstead, R-Kanawha, after the House floor session today.

"Last year my district got hit with one of the worst disasters in the history of our state. Twenty-three of our fellow West Virginians died. Out of respect for those people that light was turned on at the top of the Capitol dome. For this governor to make a joke out of something that has been used to pay respect to West Virginians is embarrassing."

Armstead continued, "I think he needs to reconsider, and I think he needs to apologize to the people of West Virginia. When I see this light at the top of the Capitol dome, I'm not going to see any symbol of any health emergency. I'm going to see a symbol of a governor who is so out of touch with the people of West Virginia and is struggling to do this sacred job that the people of West Virginia have entrusted him."

"Oh my gosh, this governor has taken the level of rhetoric and discourse to a new low. I think, frankly, many of the people of West Virginia are disappointed in his approach to governing," said Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, following the Senate's floor session.

"To threaten to shut the government down if you don't get your way is a new low, even for this governor. So I'm disappointed in his approach. But having said that, we will rise above that and we will bring forth a budget to the people of West Virginia that spends no more than what we have."

Carmichael went on to say, "He has decided to tell the people of West Virginia 'I'm going to shut this government down unless you give me $350 million in new taxes. It's ridiculous."

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