We are in as dangerous a position today as we were in March. In just the last two weeks our case numbers have doubled.

Simply put, it’s just too dangerous to gather with anyone outside our household right now.
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Like so many of you, our family cherishes our Thanksgiving traditions. But this year, our family will celebrate the holidays virtually.

The good news is we only have to do this once. But it is just too dangerous to gather right now.
More than 240,000 chairs will be empty in homes across the U.S. because of the lives taken by COVID-19.

As you rethink holiday plans with your family, consider also how you can welcome these families into your hearts by the actions you take to protect your community.
In the next few days we will be announcing some further measures to prevent this from spreading. These decisions will affect what we do outside of the home.

But what’s most urgent right now is what we do in our own dwellings.
Every idea is on the table right now, except for the idea of failing to contain this virus.

That is not an option.
We are all fatigued, and it’s OK to not feel OK right now.
But what happens next in our state depends on what happens in our communities.

That’s why we implore you to rethink how you celebrate Thanksgiving, and the December holidays.
Thank you to the frontline and essential workers, from our health care system to our educators, from our farms to our grocery stores, from our retailers to our childcare workers, who have faced considerable risk throughout this pandemic.
And thank you to the 7.6 million Washingtonians who have each others’ backs every day, and who we are eternally grateful to call partners in this fight.
There is plenty to be thankful for, knowing we have the tools and the people to defeat this, and we appreciate all of you.

We are not helpless in this fight.

Happy Thanksgiving, from us to you. Stay healthy, Washington.

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22 Oct
Washington passed 100,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 today.

Every choice you make right now matters.
As we transition into fall, cases are again on the rise in Washington.

Spending time indoors with people outside your household is just too risky right now. We all need to commit to having fewer, shorter, safer interactions – especially as the weather keeps us inside more often.
Each time cases have risen, hospitalizations have followed. We’re beginning to see that same trend now.

The risk COVID-19 presents is very real.
Read 6 tweets
30 Sep
It is our duty as governors to protect the people of our states.
@OregonGovBrown
@CAgovernor
@GovMurphy
@GovWhitmer
@GovEvers
@GovTimWalz
@GovernorVA
@JohnCarneyDE
@GovSisolak
@GovMLG and I affirm -

all votes cast will be counted and democracy will be delivered this election.
Efforts to throw out ballots or refuse a peaceful transfer of power are nothing less than an assault on American democracy.

There is no excuse for promoting the intimidation or harassment of voters. These are blatant attempts to deny American's their right to be heard.
Our nation has held presidential elections and upheld the results throughout our history, even in times of great peril. We did it during the Civil War and both World Wars, and we can do it during a pandemic.

And if the president loses, he must leave office - period.
Read 5 tweets
30 Sep
If the Wall Street Journal report is accurate, Boeing would be turning its back on the best workers and the best place in the world to build airplanes. 1/6

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The state has supported Boeing with a well-trained workforce, a robust supply line, world class research institutions and the best business climate in America.

This move would force a review of that partnership, including a hard look at Boeing’s favorable tax treatment. 2/6
While Washington would continue to have more than 70,000 aerospace employees, this move could jeopardize as many as 1,000 Washington jobs. 3/6
Read 6 tweets
19 Sep
We have lost one of the greatest American patriots to ever serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg leaves an enormous legacy behind of upholding women’s access to health care, voting rights and equality under the law for the LGBTQ community.
Our heartbreak at the loss of Justice Ginsburg will become a tragedy for the ages if the U.S. Senate confirms a new justice before we know who our next president is.

It would be the height of hypocrisy for Mitch McConnell to allow it.
But we cannot rely on McConnell to have the integrity nor the courage to protect our democracy from Trump’s worst impulses. Are there enough Republicans in the Senate who still care about justice to block another Trump appointment? The voice of the American people will be heard.
Read 4 tweets
18 Sep
It’s OK to not feel OK during a pandemic.

This is tough.

People have lost loved ones. People are fighting for their lives, their livelihoods and their homes. It can be a lot to take in, and it feels like it just keeps coming.
Changes in our feelings, thoughts and behaviors are normal, not a result of weakness or a sign we’re doing anything wrong.

If you’re experiencing stress because of COVID-19, you can call Washington Listens at 833-681-0211 for support services.
If you’re in crisis and need help right now, call 866-427-4747 or text HOME to 741741 to connect with support services through @CrisisCXNs.

The National Suicide Prevention Hotline is also available to provide confidential crisis counseling at 1-800-237-8255.
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14 Sep
.@RealDonaldTrump – I hope you had an enlightening trip to the West Coast, where your refusal to address climate change — and your active steps to allow even more carbon pollution — will accelerate devastating wildfires like you are seeing today.
We agree – forest management is important. That’s why WA has spent $130 million on forest health and fire preparedness since 2009.

But there is no fire suppression plan on this planet that does anyone any good if it doesn’t acknowledge, and combat, the role of climate change.
Forest management would not have saved the town of Malden, where 80% of the buildings burned down. That fire was fueled by grass and brush – not forest.

The rules of fighting wildfires are changing because our climate is changing.
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