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ACTION NEEDED NOW!
Contact WA State House RULES and your state Representatives NOW!
Donald Trump has broken a 46 year tradition of Presidential candidates releasing their tax returns. The US House of Representatives has passed HB 1 which included a requirement that Presidential candidates release their tax returns. Unfortunately the US Senate is not going to pass this bill. But here in Washington State we can pass this legislation. State Senator Patty Kuderer introduced SB 5078 (link below) in the Washington State Legislature and it has passed the state Senate. It is supported (link below) by the governor but is stuck in the House Rules committee. We need your help, or it will die in committee. The cutoff is this Wednesday, April 17th 5pm.
Please message the fifteen Democratic State Representatives on the House Rules Committee (including Speaker Frank Chopp, Majority Leader Pat Sullivan, and Majority Floor Leader Monica Jurado Stonier) letting them know you want them to pull SB 5078 from committee so it can be debated and receive a floor vote in the Washington State of Representatives.
There is an Action Network form (link below) to easily message all 15 members of the Rules committee in one action. Please send them the message to "Pull the bill out of Rules for a floor vote" and then forward this email to friends and family.
If you have already contacted your Reps, please do so again. There are additional available actions such as contacting the governor and other Dem leaders. Please contact us for details.
I'm sure you can imagine the effect this law would likely have on the 2020 election. We have a rare and historic opportunity to deny Donald Trump a second term. Please help.
A resolution calling for this has been passed by many local Democratic Party organizations. Mason County Democrats passed one and it was then approved by the Washington State Democrats in September, 2018. The Washington State Progressive Caucus passed it in January 2019.
www.presidentialtransparency.org/
LINKS:
SB 5078
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Action Network form:
presidentialtransparency-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1erLyVKC0L3TK1itKZs4IVXoJcioDfQ...
Gov Inslee will sign:
mobile.twitter.com/TheBeatWithAri/status/1107778370241265664
Resolution by the Washington State Democrats:
www.wa-democrats.org/sites/wadems/files/resolutions/WSDCCRES%20–%20881%20–%20180916%20–%20PASS%20–%20GOV%20–%20Release%20Tax%20Forms.pdf
mobile.twitter.com/TheBeatWithAri/status/1107778370241265664
TheBeat w/Ari Melber on Twitter
“NEW: Washington Gov. and 2020 candidate @GovInslee confirms to @AriMelber that he is backing a state bill that if passed would kick Trump off the ballot in his own state unless he releases his tax returns t.co/gpDVdVoSLq” ...
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Great news, we are proud to say that Representatives Denny Heck, Rick Larsen, Suzan DelBene, Derek Kilmer & Dr. Kim Schrier will have the full support of Washington State Democrats when they co-sponsor 1384 Medicare For All.
WSPC member Georgia Davenport submitted this to our caucus where it easily passed then we submitted it to the WSDCC (Washington State Democratic Central Committee) where it also passed easily there.
Thanks in advance to Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Adam Smith for welcoming the balance of our delegation and having an ergonomic non-leaking pen ready to lend them so they can sign on!
www.wa-democrats.org/sites/wadems/files/resolutions/WSDCCRES%20–%20922%20–%201904050%20–PASS%20–%20HEA–%20Resolution%20on%20Medicare%20for%20All%20Act%20%281384%29.pdf Sbmtd by @GeoDavenport , passed by WSPC & then by the WSDCC ...
Our resolution rejecting PAC money from the healthcare, health insurance & pharmaceutical industries was passed, with our thanks, by Washington State Democrats on April 7th. Submitted by WA State Progressive Caucus member Jason Call and approved overwhelmingly by the voting membership.
Feel free to link this resolution when writing your leglislators tinyurl.com/y4tpj2dl and remind them what we believe in. ...
We, along with the many other caucuses associated with The Washington State Democrats, are gathering through Sunday in Pasco! Voting members will attend our meeting today @ 4:30p in-person and online via @zoom_us . We will occasionally be broadcasting brief updates on our @WaProgressives Periscope account. Follow us on Twitter @WaProgressives for broadcasts. ...