PSARA members are invited to take part in a post-legislative session debriefing from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 25, at UFCW Local 21, 5030 First Avenue South. There’s plenty of parking.
During Senior Lobby Day, we reminded our legislators that in 2009 they had imposed $3.6 billion in program cuts. We stressed the urgency of finding substantial new revenue to avoid even deeper cuts in 2010. We also thanked legislators who voted to suspend I-960 despite minority party obstructive tactics, and we pledged to support those who work to enact the revenue needed to preserve human service programs.
Senator Joe McDermott will be with us on March 25. We have also invited Representative Bob Hasegawa, who spoke at our Legislative Conference. We’ve asked them to give us their appraisal of the session’s work and the challenges ahead.
On Senior Lobby Day, our delegation of 30 members in colorful PSARA tee shirts and our active participation in the morning assembly gave us a positive presence as an organization, both visible and vocal. Our March 25 debriefing will help us build on that worthwhile experience as we confront the state’s continuing budget crisis and fresh anti-tax demagogy from Tim Eyman.
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