America In Solidarity volunteers participated in our "Lobby Day" where we engaged with pledge signers and other elected officials during the current session of the Washington State Legislature. We lobbied on issues like affordable health care, public financing of elections and worker's rights. Volunteers met with State Representatives, Tami Green, Troy Kelley, Dawn Morrell, Dennis Flannigan, Mark  Miloscia and Larry Seaquist and State Senator Derek Kilmer and dropped off our concerns letter to dozens more. Participating in the day were Mike Jagielski, David Johnson, Gail Ross, Todd Iverson, Jeff and Brianna Richardson and Mike and Cathy Collier.

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Here are the issues we were lobbying before our elected officials:

America In Solidarity is asking for your support on the following bills and issues this session:

Clean Elections and Elections Reform

• EHB 1551/SB 5278: Allows for the use of public financing of campaigns for local offices. (Approve)
• HB 2202/SB 6000 Allowing Ranked Choice Voting by cities and local taxing districts. (Approve)
• America In Solidarity is also very concerned by the lack of a paper trail in voting machines that threatens the legitimacy of our democracy

Health Care

• HB 2664/SB 6241 Prescription Privacy bill (Approve)
• HB 1234/ESB 5261 Granting the insurance commissioner the authority to review individual health benefit plan rates.(Approve)
• HB 2536/SB 6333 Establishing  a citizen’s work group on health care (Approve)
• Increase funding of the Washington State Health Professional Loan Repayment and Scholarship Program by $3 million. This increase will help the state to recruit and provide incentives for more health care providers to enter the field of primary care.

Worker’s Rights and Benefits

• HB 3139/SB 6750 (Benefits on Appeal) will ensure that, if there is an appeal, the benefits already granted to the worker will not stop while the claim is under review (Approve)
• HB 3234/SB 6809 Providing a tax exemption for working families measured by the federal earned income tax credit (Approve)
• HB 2769/ SB 6327 Providing unemployment compensation during labor disputes. (Approve)