OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Republicans on Thursday attempted again a procedural motion on the House floor that would have allowed a vote on a Senate bill establishing the option of lump sum settlements to workers compensation, but failed to get the necessary votes.
The motion's 41-51 defeat wasn't necessarily unexpected. The Republicans needed a handful of Democrats to cross party lines.
Four of eight Democrats who earlier this week released their own proposal on establishing settlements on workers compensation refused to cast a vote, breaking a House rule. Two said they did not vote in protest on a lack of action by House leadership on the bill.
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