Imagine a federal government agency supported by business, labor, bankers and manufacturers that doesn’t cost taxpayers a dime and creates thousands of made-in-America jobs, many of them right here in the Pacific Northwest. It sounds like something the Republican Party would dream up.
Congressman Denny Heck
Representing the 10th District of Washington
Media
Aug 14, 2014
In The News
Head Of EPA Tours Puget Sound, Supports Congressional Cleanup Caucus
She’s been called President Obama’s “green quarterback.” Gina McCarthy is the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, and she's known for tackling sources of climate change. And now she’s shining a light on efforts to clean up Puget Sound.
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Aug 7, 2014
In The News
Local leaders say Army needs to know JBLM cuts would be devastating
If the worst-case scenario plays out at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and thousands of active-duty military positions are eliminated in a postwar Army drawdown, the effect on communities adjacent to the military installation would be catastrophic, South Sound leaders said Thursday.
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Aug 7, 2014
In The News
Possibility of massive JBLM job cuts sparks public meeting
LAKEWOOD, Wash. —
Jul 31, 2014
In The News
No more “truthiness” about the Export-Import Bank’s cost to taxpayers – It’s time for the facts
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Jul 22, 2014
In The News
Remodel of one more JBLM school gets momentum in Congress
Two U.S. lawmakers from Washington state are pushing bills that would pay for the remodeling of the last of six outdated elementary schools at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
The Clover Park School District would get $40 million to renovate Evergreen Elementary School if either of the bills sponsored by Democrats Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Denny Heck make it through Congress.
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Jun 24, 2014
In The News
House Democrats push for Ex-Im Bank
House Democrats will launch a campaign Tuesday to re-authorize the Export-Import Bank even as incoming Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is discounting the measure’s chance of success. Authorization for the bank, which provides federal loans intended to boost U.S. exports, expires at the end of September.
Jun 16, 2014
In The News
Fife company has big stake in D.C. debate over Ex-Im Bank
WASHINGTON — At roughly $25 a pop, there’s good money to be made in supplying the world with plastic traffic poles.
Pexco, a small manufacturing company with 150 employees in Fife, Wash., already ships the poles to 28 countries. If all goes as planned, thousands more will soon be headed to Turkey each year.
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Jun 13, 2014
In The News
State congressional delegation decries Victoria sewage
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Members of Washington state's congressional delegation on Friday called on British Columbia Premier Christy Clark to expedite a plan to end the dumping of raw sewage into the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
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Jun 5, 2014
In The News
Time to speak your mind about improving I-5 traffic
When it flows freely, Interstate 5 is a marvel of movement for commercial and personal transportation as it bisects Thurston County. The federal freeway is the West Coast’s major conduit between California, Oregon and Washington, and a vital connection for us between Lewis and Pierce counties.
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