Congressman Denny Heck
Representing the 10th District of Washington
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If Congress can't come up with a deficit agreement by March 1, a series of automatic cuts (known as "sequestration") will go into effect, including an estimated $500 billion from the Defense Department and other national security agencies.
LAKEWOOD, Wash. -- Workers at the Tactical Tailor don't just make military equipment. "What we do is bigger than us," said Casey Ingels of the Tactical Tailor, adding the shop's work also protects troops overseas. "And we owe them 100 percent."
SEATTLE — Steep, across-the-board federal budget cuts that are set to automatically take effect March 1 if Congress and the White House can’t reach a deal by then could harm the Puget Sound economy and put thousands of jobs at risk. Rep. Denny Heck, D-Wash., noted that a new Army report says that Washington, with its large military presence, is one of the states with the most to lose if the cuts kick in.
Federal spending cuts planned for March 1 could hit Washington state hard, costing 41,700 jobs and removing $3.4 billion from its economy, according to state estimates.
The state Democrats’ annual crab feed is a happy occasion to drink beer, eat a messy meal, greet old friends and enjoy (sometimes endure) the hyperbole of Gov. Jay Inslee.
Elementary students create cards of thanks; US Rep. Heck’s staffers will deliver them Thursday
U.S. Rep. Denny Heck gave his first floor speech today in the House, and he used his time to ask for support for Olympia High School baseball coach and English teacher Todd McDougall, who was diagnosed last month with an inoperable brain cancer. Heck is an Olympia Democrat in the state’s new 10th Congressional District.
The engine is revving again on the long-stalled effort to find money to connect state Route 167 from Puyallup to the Port of Tacoma.
Puyallup Patch Staff
The executive committee of the SR-167 Completion Coalition, the new stakeholder working group aimed at completing SR-167, met for the first time Friday.
Jordan Schrader / The News Tribune
Those are the new assignments for the South Sound’s two newest congressmen.
Heck, D-Olympia, had touted his appointment to the Budget Committee. But instead he announced today he is being switched to the Financial Services Committee, which he called his top request.
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