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Washington State Senate Republicans press briefing · March 3, 2026

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Kimberly Wertz, communications director for the Washington State Senate Republicans, opened a press briefing and introduced participating Republican legislators: Senate Republican Leader John Braun, Senator Chris Gildan (Senate GOP lead on the operating budget), House Republican floor leader April Connors and House Republican caucus chair Peter Abarno.

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Press briefing by Washington State Senate Republicans criticizing proposed operating and supplemental budgets, warning the income tax and other measures will hurt affordability, and highlighting several bills that stalled, including juvenile rehabilitation and child endangerment measures.

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