Federal Issues

Senator Murray and deficit reduction committee can, and should, include revenue

 

Federal budget decisions could make matters worse for cash-strapped states

 

Key deficit reduction principles

 

New estate tax rules are costly

 

Proposed federal budget plan would disproportionately impact low-income families

 

Federal budget decisions should include revenue, protect low-income populations

 

Federal cuts would contribute to state budget shortfall

 

Medicaid block grants would be risky for our state

 

Federal block grants would move health policy in the wrong direction

 

Proposed deal on tax cuts and unemployment insurance includes positives for low-income families

 

Congress Should Extend Unemployment Insurance

 

Congress should not extend Bush Tax Cuts for the wealthy

 

Congress Should Extend TANF Emergency Fund

 

Federal funding would come at a critical time

 

Failing to Extend FMAP and COBRA would have drastic consequences in Washington

 

Extending Bush Tax Cuts For Wealthy Would Be Unsustainable

 

Not Extending Tax Credits for Low- and Moderate Income Families Would Be Devastating

 

Times Op-Ed Questions Rhetoric Around Federal Estate Tax

 

Failing to Extend Federal Recovery Funding will Cost Jobs

 

35 States Face New Budget Shortfalls, More Federal Fiscal Relief Needed