Bob Ferguson: “I vow to veto ANY attempt to lower the threshold or raise the rate of this tax as long as I’m governor.”

Which I think overshadows what a significant contribution he’s made to our state, what a magnificent public servant he was.

If a project of this scale is going to proceed, it needs to come with a corresponding commitment to also increase our region’s capacity to prevent and respond to a catastrophic spill.

That said, causing significant harm and inconvenience to the people of Washington state is not the way to address those issues.

That is why federal resources we are requesting today are absolutely essential.