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25 Feb
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A chat with the president on health care

Joining me for the call from President Obama were, from left, Sen. Annette Cleveland; Misha Werschkul of SEIU Healthcare 775 Northwest; Kathryn Kolan of the Washington State Medical Association; Katherine White Tudor representing community health providers; and Teresa Mosqueda representing the ...

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24 Feb
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Keiser calls Capital Budget ‘a missed opportunity’

Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Kent and ranking member on the Senate’s Capital Budget, issued this statement today on the Senate’s capital budget proposal: “The budget that was proposed today provides a few modest improvements but I think it also represents a ...

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07 Feb
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Sen. Keiser’s enewsletter update 2/7/2014

Dear Neighbors, We are fast approaching the midpoint for this year’s legislative session, and I am so pleased to report that we finally achieved an important goal — passage of the Dream Act.  The Dream Act is about making sure ...

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07 Feb
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Keiser pokes holes in GOP’s insurance commissioner bill

Thursday night on KIRO Radio’s Jason Rantz program, Sen. Karen Keiser explained the fallacies of Senate Bill 6458, which would eliminte the popularly elected position of state insurance commissioner and replace it with a unelected board appointed by the governor and ...

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05 Feb
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‘Supermajority’ bill would create superminority

Sen. Karen Keiser took the Senate floor today to speak against Senate Bill 8213, which would require a two-thirds majority vote of the Legislature to approve legislation affecting taxation, including the repeal of tax loopholes for special interests. <iframe src=”http://www.tvw.org/scripts/iframe_video.php?eventID=2014020018&start=5449&stop=5538” ...

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04 Feb
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Keiser corrects GOP claims of ACA jobs impact

Sen. Karen Keiser of Kent, a longtime member and former chair of the Senate Health Care Committee, issued this statement today in response to state and federal GOP claims that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will cost people jobs. “In ...

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