Bob Hasegawa

“I think the people deserve to be in control of their own tax dollars that they're putting forward,”

Bob Hasegawa · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29

Washington state Sen. Bob Hasegawa argued that people deserve control over their own tax dollars through public banking.

“And in the meantime, if we want to do anything like build a bridge or water system or whatever, we have to go back and sell bonds. So we're essentially borrowing what otherwise would be our own dollars back just so we can build infrastructure or finance other programs.”

Bob Hasegawa · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29

Washington state Sen. Bob Hasegawa explained that without a state bank, governments must borrow back their own dollars through bonds to fund infrastructure.

“We're allowing big Wall Street banks to use our tax dollars, leverage it, and make tons of money for their shareholders and themselves,”

Bob Hasegawa · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29

Washington state Sen. Bob Hasegawa criticized Wall Street banks for profiting from public tax dollars.