Dan Newhouse: “I would admonish as well that the public utility districts have to be partners in this.”

This was beyond the pale. It went on and on, disrupting the entire evening so I felt it had to be responded to.

One of the most shameful acts that I've ever seen on this floor.

This isn’t a political stunt. It truly is about standing for the integrity of the institution.

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