Monday, September 25, 2023

RPEC Members Efforts Paid Off!

Your Efforts Paid Off!

Your efforts to educate the state legislature on the need to provide a Plan 1 COLA and restore the PEBB Medicare benefit has borne fruit. The House budget proposal, PSHB 1067, which was released today includes the restoration of the PEBB Medicare Benefit. The language states that “for calendar year 2018, the subsidy shall be up to $166 per month, for calendar year 2019, the subsidy shall be up to $183 per month”. While we know that this does not help all members who are hurting financially, this is a significant accomplishment. If we can ensure the passage of the PEBB Medicare benefit in the final budget, it bolsters our effort to restore a Plan 1 COLA and ensure the state preserves the retirement benefits they promised.

We therefore are asking you to call members of the House leadership and House Appropriations Committee to thank them for including this in their budget. Their names and contact information are listed below.

If we want them to fight to keep the PEBB Medicare Benefit in the final budget, it is important that they know how important it is to us.

 

Rep. Frank Chopp (43rd LD) – Speaker of the House – (360) 786 – 7920

Rep. Pat Sullivan (47th LD) – Majority Leader of the House – (360) 786 – 7858

 

House Appropriations Committee

Representative District Phone
Ormsby, Timm (D)
Chair
3 (360) 786-7946
Robinson, June (D)
Vice Chair
38 (360) 786-7864
Chandler, Bruce (R)
Ranking Minority Member
15 (360) 786-7960
MacEwen, Drew (R)
Asst Ranking Minority Member
35 (360) 786-7902
Stokesbary, Drew (R)
Asst Ranking Minority Member
31 (360) 786-7846
Bergquist, Steve (D) 11 (360) 786-7862
Buys, Vincent (R) 42 (360) 786-7854
Caldier, Michelle (R) 26 (360) 786-7802
Cody, Eileen (D) 34 (360) 786-7978
Condotta, Cary (R) 12 (360) 786-7954
Fitzgibbon, Joe (D) 24 (360) 786-7952
Haler, Larry (R) 8 (360) 786-7986
Hansen, Drew (D) 23 (360) 786-7842
Harris, Paul (R) 17 (360) 786-7976
Hudgins, Zack (D) 11 (360) 786-7956
Jinkins, Laurie (D) 27 (360) 786-7930
Kagi, Ruth (D) 32 (360) 786-7910
Lytton, Kristine (D) 40 (360) 786-7800
Manweller, Matt (R) 13 (360) 786-7808
Nealey, Terry (R) 16 (360) 786-7828
Pettigrew, Eric (D) 37 (360) 786-7838
Pollet, Gerry (D) 46 (360) 786-7886
Sawyer, David (D) 29 (360) 786-7906
Schmick, Joe (R) 9 (360) 786-7844
Senn, Tana (D) 41 (360) 786-7894
Springer, Larry (D) 45 (360) 786-7822
Stanford, Derek (D) 1 (360) 786-7928
Sullivan, Pat (D) 47 (360) 786-7858
Taylor, David (R) 15 (360) 786-7874
Tharinger, Steve (D) 24 (360) 786-7904
Vick, Brandon (R) 18 (360) 786-7850
Volz, Mike (R) 6 (360) 786-7922
Wilcox, J.T. (R) 2 (360) 786-7912

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