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A provision in a military construction bill that passed the U.S. House this week aims to free up federal money to pay for traffic improvements around high-growth military installations, such as Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
U.S. Rep. Denny Heck (D-Olympia) will tour Pierce County's Carlson Paving Products plant from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday to promote a campaign to support U.S. manufacturers.
Carlson, based in Pierce County, makes paving machine equipment accessories.
A bipartisan bill introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday would require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to create a panel of small financial services firms modeled on other advisory boards the bureau already has in place.
Washington state is set to lose more than $11 million in education funding and $173.4 million in pay for furloughed military employees, according to the White House. Cuts are already in effect at national parks, like Mt. Rainier.
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.
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