On Tuesday, December 2 at 1:30 PM, Rep. Shaun Scott (D–Seattle) will hold a press conference on the steps of the Legislative Building to announce the Well Washington Fund revenue proposal, aimed at protecting healthcare, higher ed, and housing in Washington from the severe impacts of H.R. 1, the federal tax package recently passed by Congressional Republicans and Donald Trump.
WHO:
Rep. Shaun Scott (D-Seattle)
Balance Our Tax Code
Tech4Taxes
WFSE
Statewide Poverty Action Network
American Association of University Professors
Low Income Housing Alliance
SEIU 775 NW
WHAT:
Press conference announcing Rep. Scott’s substantial new progressive revenue legislation to safeguard Washington’s public services and ensure that the ultra-wealthy—not working families—pay their fair share.
WHEN:
Tuesday, December 2
1:30 PM
WHERE:
Steps of the Legislative Building
Washington State Legislative Campus
Olympia, WA
WHY:
H.R. 1 hands billionaires permanent tax cuts while forcing states to absorb deep federal funding losses—threatening Washington’s ability to fund higher education, cash assistance programs, housing, and healthcare – especially Medicaid.
Rep. Scott will outline how H.R. 1 transfers public wealth to the ultra-rich, starves state budgets, and pushes working families into higher costs and reduced services. He will announce a revenue solution to this public sector crisis: The Well Washington Fund, a budget remedy for federal divestment funded by a payroll excise tax on the largest 15% of businesses in Washington.
His announcement will underscore a clear choice ahead: either allow H.R. 1 to lock in austerity for working people, or raise revenue from those who have benefited the most to protect the public goods that make Washington strong.
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