Is THIS The Breaking Point?

About this episode

Rep. Peter Abbarno discusses the impact of Democrat tax hikes and overregulation with Rep. Suzanne Schmidt.

On episode 2 of the Fix Washington Podcast, host Rep. Peter Abbarno sits down with Rep. Suzanne Schmidt to hear her perspective on how Democrat tax hikes and overregulation are crushing employers, raising gas and housing costs, and pushing jobs across the border to Idaho. After Democrats passed $9.2 billion in crushing new taxes in 2025, Rep. Schmidt says her constituents are taxed enough already. If lawmakers keep piling on taxes and regulations, Washington won’t just lose revenue, it will keep losing workers, employers, and economic opportunity. Visit Rep. Suzanne Schmidt’s website to learn more about her efforts to increase jobs and economic opportunity in Washington state: https://suzanneschmidt.houserepublicans Schmidt bills on worker safety and paid leave fairness advance with bipartisan support: https://suzanneschmidt.houserepublicans Rep. Peter Abbarno: https://peterabbarno.houserepublicans Washington State House Republicans: https://houserepublicans.wa.gov

People in this episode

Host: Rep. Peter Abbarno

Guest: Rep. Suzanne Schmidt

Topics covered

• tax hikes
• overregulation
• economic opportunity
• job loss
• bipartisan support

Keywords

• taxes
• regulations
• Washington state
• economic opportunity
• job loss
• gas costs
• housing costs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Washington State House Republicans

Places: Washington, Idaho

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