Sen. Braun calls out Washington Democrats blaming their own failures on ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Jul 18, 2025, 5:02 AM
State Sen. John Braun (R-Centralia) is criticizing Democrats for blaming problems they caused on the "One Big Beautiful Bill." (Photo: Washington State Legislative website)
(Photo: Washington State Legislative website)
Governor Bob Ferguson and Washington Democrats have commenced their fearmongering campaign against President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” and Washington Senate Minority Leader John Braun (R-Centralia) wants to set the record straight.
Washington Democrats’ list of grievances includes residents losing funding to Medicaid, Planned Parenthood, rural hospitals, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). But Braun notes their complaints are meant to distract voters from Democrats’ own actions in Olympia, where they have total control.
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“I think it’s just using the items in the Big Beautiful Bill passed to distract voters from things that they did just in the last session, [like] $13 billion in new taxes, mostly aimed at working Washingtonians,” Braun told “The Jason Rantz Show” on KTTH.
“Instead of owning the damage and trying to address the damage they did to the hospital system in our state, they’re claiming things that I think are patently untrue about the legislation.”
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Braun notes that the only people losing their Medicaid coverage are people who shouldn’t have been on it to begin with.
“It’s very reasonable stuff. It’s stuff like work requirements, specifically on able-bodied folks… and the requirement is only 20 hours per week. And it could be work, it could be education, it could be volunteering, so it’s not a high bar,” said Braun.
As for rural hospitals, Braun says Republicans built in a safety net for them too.
“They were smart to recognize there may be some concerns long term with especially rural health care. That’s why they put a fund in $50 billion over the next five years to help backstop specific challenges for rural hospitals,” added Braun.
He notes that it was Democrats who pushed for higher taxes on hospitals and health insurance premiums.
Listen to the full conversation with Senator Braun below.
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