Whereas, the Platform of the Democratic Party of the State of Washington (the “Platform”) states: “We expect elected Democrats to publicly, actively work to bring the principles of the 2014 Platform to fruition using...
WHEREAS Washington ranks high in studies on consumer protections for consumers on payday loans; and WHEREAS Washington’s payday lenders have lost three-quarters of their business in the five years since a tough new state...
Resolution Instructing Congress To Oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement WHEREAS NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) and WTO (World Trade Organization) and CAFTA (Central America Free Trade Agreement) and more recent...
Resolution calling for a Public Hearing on the Environmental Impact of Coal Train Traffic in Washington State. Whereas shipping Powder River basin coal to China will require extensive train traffic through Spokane and eastern...
Weakening or just maintaining status quo for environmental protections isn’t good enough–we need to move forward on environmental action. That’s why we should take action to close a tax loophole that benefits Big Oil. The...
Whereas rapid and dramatic changes to oil transportation are creating serious threats to Washington State communities and waterways; and Whereas in 2014, approximately 2.6 loaded, mile-long trains carrying a total of 7.8 million gallons of crude...
Resolution in favor of S 73, Enabling States to Enact Single Payer Health Care WHEREAS the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA), though it has many useful features, will leave 25 million or more uninsured...
Resolution Opposing the Elimination or Privatization of Medicare and Medicaid WHEREAS in 2011 the Republicans in Congress voted with near unanimity for the Paul Ryan (R-WI) plan to replace Medicare with a voucher system...
Resolution in favor of Amending the U.S. Constitution to Reserve Constitutional Rights for People, not Corporations Whereas the US Constitution, as amended, describes the rights and freedoms granted to people, and makes no mention...
WHEREAS it is generally agreed that another war in the Middle East is not in the interest of the people of the region, nor in the interest of the United States, and WHEREAS the...
