Rep. Shaun Scott Pushes Revenue Plan to Counter Austerity

About this episode

State Representative Shaun Scott discusses a progressive revenue effort to counter federal budget cuts in Washington state.

As Washington state braces for devastating federal budget cuts, State Representative Shaun Scott is leading a progressive revenue effort he says could protect critical services from austerity measures contained in the Trump administration's proposed budget. As always, a full text transcript of the show is available at officialhacksandwonks.com . Follow us on Bluesky at @HacksAndWonks . Find the host, Crystal Fincher, on Bluesky at @finchfrii and find Representative Shaun Scott at @organizewithshaun .

People in this episode

Host: Crystal Fincher

Guest: Shaun Scott

Topics covered

• revenue plan
• austerity
• federal budget cuts
• progressive politics
• critical services

Keywords

• revenue plan
• austerity measures
• federal budget cuts
• Washington state
• Trump administration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trump administration

Places: Washington state

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