Our state is facing a revenue shortfall over the next four years. Instead of balancing the budget on the backs of Washingtonians living on a low income like we did during the Great Recession, the House and Senate have released budget proposals that ask our state’s wealthiest residents to pay their fair share. 

When families face difficult times financially, they don't just tighten their belts, they look for new opportunities for income. Washington has a clear opportunity - with progressive revenue, we can meet this budget shortfall and maintain funding for vital programs that support our state's most vulnerable residents. 

This week, the House and Senate are hearing revenue plans which ask the ultra-wealthy and large corporations to pay their fair share. As lawmakers face difficult decisions about the budget in the weeks ahead, the choice to support these progressive revenue options is an easy one. Instead of making drastic cuts that would hurt families already struggling to make ends meet, these revenue options ask our state’s wealthiest to see a small blip on their balance sheet. 

Tell your lawmakers: Ask those who can afford it to balance our state’s budget this session. 

Last year, after decades of committed advocacy, the legislature passed bills that would end the practices of keeping child support payments meant for families who receive TANF and requiring repayment of Aged, Blind and Disabled (ABD) benefits once a person starts receiving Social Security. 

This year, the House is proposing HB 2039 and HB 2040, which would delay the end of these practices by three years. As long as these practices are in place, Washington state is using children and seniors living on low incomes as a revenue source. This is unacceptable, especially with other sources of progressive revenue on the table.

HB 2039 and HB 2040 are being heard on April 4 at 1:30pm in the House Appropriations Committee. 

Tell your lawmakers: Children and seniors living on low incomes are NOT a revenue source! Sign in CON on HB 2039 and HB 2040:

Statewide Poverty Action Network
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Seattle, WA 98103
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