It seems like every day there’s a new shocking headline from across the country. Just in the last week, Elon Musk and President Donald Trump had an explosive falling out over the disastrous “One Big Beautiful Bill” that the GOP is trying to push through Congress.

“One Big Beautiful Bill.” That’s the name of the disastrous tax policy lawmakers are considering in Washington D.C.. If passed, the damage it would do to our federal  tax system is so egregious, the St Louis Post Dispatch called it “a classic reverse-Robin Hood scheme that would steal from the poor to give to the rich.” 

As the leader of a statewide organization fighting for a fairer tax code, I’m proud of the progress we made this legislative session. Washington lawmakers took significant steps toward progressive revenue, ones that reflect the will of voters and are important wins in our fight for a tax system that works for all of us.

$9.4 BILLION! That’s how much funding we protected for education, health care, housing, and other services that Washington families rely on. Together, we helped pass SB 5813, which will increase the capital gains tax on mega-millionaires and billionaires, SB 5294, which will close tax loopholes for special interests, and HB 2081, which will boost taxes on big businesses with taxable income over $250 million.

As lawmakers in Olympia debate how to handle our state’s $12 billion budget gap, one thing is clear: We can’t cut our way out of this hole. Luckily, there are plenty of resources here in Washington to fund the programs that we rely on. All we need to do is ask the wealthy to pay what they owe in taxes – just like the rest of us do.