(The Center Square) – State Democrat officials continue to push a narrative that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will harm the state’s health care system, while Republicans argue it’s a scaremongering effort to distract from decisions made by the majority party.
At a Friday news conference , Gov. Bob Ferguson described the OBBBA as “the big bad betrayal of the bill,” saying it was “morally bankrupt. It is totally upside down.” He added that the legislation “literally takes from the lowest income Americans and transfers that to the wealthiest Americans. It’s been described as the largest transfer of wealth in the history of our entire country. We all need to speak out with clarity about the challenges we’re facing and what this means for 286,000 Washingtonians who are enrolled in p