By james art 
Photo from: Stephen Allen Adams
The House Minority Whip Shawn Fluharty, annexed to the podium by the House’s democratic Caucasus, has accused Republican legislative super -mastery of focusing on separation matters.
Charleston – Democratic legislators in the Chamber of Delegates in West Virginia had nearly two weeks to witness the priorities of the public policy of the Republican legislative majority and governor Patrick Morrisi, and the cause of minorities was not impressed.
Members of the nine -member home of the Democratic Cauk held a press conference on Monday afternoon on one floor down from the House of the House.
The minority’s Cuch has unleashed its legislative agenda by criticizing its GOP counterparts to focus on social conservative bills, introducing controversial bills that are abducted from the process and the creation of issues that can lead to a strict common budget for the next Fiscal year.
“A few sessions ago, we talked that we were adults in the room. We are here again, “said the leader of minorities in the Chamber Sean Hornbuck, D-Cabell. “The Democrats of West Virginia, more than ever, are the elderly in the room.”
Referring to the recent flood in a 13-round region in southern Western Virginia, Hornbuckle said members of the Democrats in the Chamber were raising money and organizing the collection of necessary items to send south. Morrisi has requested a federal disaster declaration, although President Donald Trump has not issued a declaration so far. Morrisey also does not include funding for the Slood Residence Sustainability Fund.
“We want to inform you that we are committed to helping you with the flood relief by making sure, the next flood happens, that we are able to mitigate this damage,” Hornbukle said.
Del. Evan Hansen, D-Monongalia, said there are several bills that the democratic Coach has introduced to help reduce electric utility bills that have increased by nearly 100% over a period of 15 years between 2005 and 2020 . Another would create a comprehensive energy policy, while another would reform the Committee on Public Service to make its decisions based on the public good rather than corporate interests.
“The third part of our plan is to reform the Commission for Public Services, because it is not only in bad decisions made by the legislature; The decisions made by the elected public service commissioners have led to this increase in electric percentages over the last decade. “
Hornbuckle said that domestic democrats are focused on bills to expand and reduce the cost of child care in West Virginia, something that is talked about by some of the republican home management, but has never been busy on the floor.
“Many people, they are struggling with children, trying to choose what they will do, whether they go to work or stay home with their children. We have to finish this, “Hornbules said. “We know that for a while parents, suppliers and companies have asked us to repair it. And again we have a plan to deal with that. “
Morrisi submitted his bills on the first day of the session on February 12 for a balanced budget for total revenue assessment of $ 5.323 billion for fiscal 2026 in early July, which is an increase of 1.1% of the total revenue estimate For the current fiscal part of a year of $ 5.264 billion or an increase of $ 58.6 million.
It was a month after Morrisie revealed that he had inherited a $ 400 million hole in the 2026 fiscal 2026. John Williams, D-Monongalia, put some of the blame for the strict budget, which continues to achieve several reductions in income tax, implemented since 2023.
“We are giving out these small, meaningless tax breaks and seeing important state systems that people depend on … to be cynically thrown aside so that we can go to a tax relief campaign,” Williams said. “As soon as we find ourselves with this shortage of $ 400 million, this Coach remains committed to fighting Doge -like abbreviations that provide Western Virginians services.”
To help attract additional tax events for the total revenue budget and democratic priorities, the Caucut offers legalization of entertainment cannabis while allowing district referendums to allow voters to decide to allow entertainment cannabis in their cities. Part of the funding will be used for the Insurance Agency for Public Officers to stabilize health premiums for government civil servants.
“The important thing is that it would create a new stream of revenue that can be in tens of up to hundreds of millions of dollars,” Hansen said. “The bill specifically directs some of these revenue to help stabilize PEIA so that we can support our public officials and provide them with health insurance without reducing pay.”
House Minority Whip Shawn Fluharty, D-Ohio, обвини републиканското свръхмайстор, че е фокусиран върху законодателството на социалното консервативно законодателство, като религиозни/философски освобождавания за задължителни ваксини за училищна възраст или дефиниране на „мъжки“ и „жена“ в държавния кодекс.
“Democratic kakus shares the concerns that Western Virginians have throughout the country; Concern about the supermage of Western Virginia GOP, which lacks seriousness and there is no plan, “Fliharti said. “When you see these crazy social accounts go out … Just ask the question when you sit around the dining table and read about it … How does it help my family? It is likely that it helps politicians to be selected again. “
Hornbuckle also said that the minority Cook will work on bills to provide assistance to federal workers in the country who have been fired due to actions by the new Ministry of Government Efficiency (Doge), as 80 workers fired at the Fiscal Service Bureau in Parkersburg.
“We will also defend the people in Parkersburg, not just about Parkersburg: the people of the state who have lost their jobs,” Hornbukul said.