The 4Culture bill going through the state Senate Ways and Means Committee today is a nailbiter—apparently, everybody is trying like hell to chase down a senator named Hatfield (and/or another one named Tom) by the end of the day because without at least one other yes vote (the vote was 11 yes, 9 no, 2 absent), the bill will be dead forever!

Yikes! If any human knows the whereabouts of Senator Hatfield RIGHT NOW, let him know we need him!

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8 replies on “CALLING SENATOR HATFIELD (OR TOM!), SENATOR HATFIELD (OR TOM!): WE NEED YOU!”

  3. Here’s his office telephone(360) 786-7636 oddly can’t find email Brian Hatfield, Democrat hope this helps…calling now myself; reached office and requested affirmative support.Flood that line please!

  4. This is not quite accurate. There were 2 senators absent, Senator Hatfield and Senator Rodney Tom. The bill needs a signature from one or the other.

  7. I know he’s mildly sainted around here, but does any of this fall on Ed Murray for not having his people at the committee meeting when they needed to be? ‘Cuz shit like this is embarrassing.

  8. And as the evening goes on, it looks even worse for the two of them. One of the most pathetic displays of legislative incompetence that I’ve seen. Shame on both of them.

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