Baumgartner Challenges Ferguson to Debate

Shutdown throwdown? GOP lawmaker challenges WA’s Democratic governor to debate

Republican U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner has invited Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson to debate the reasons behind the federal government shutdown and what it would take to end it. (Photo courtesy of Baumgartner campaign)Republican U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner and Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson both agree the federal government shutdown has gone on too long. But the two fixtures of Washington state politics insist the other’s party is preventing it f…

Baumgartner Challenges Ferguson to Debate

OLYMPIA, WA – Republican U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner and Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson both agree the federal government shutdown has gone on too long. But the two fixtures of Washington state politics insist the other’s party is preventing it from ending. The shutdown hit 34 days on Monday. Baumgartner thinks he and Ferguson should air their perspectives on the government gridlock in a televised debate. He issued the challenge last week after …