11/9/2006 ................................................................................... Flood Assistance Resources
More on Emergency Preparedness .................................................................................... Veterans: Bush Administration Failed to Plan for Iraq War Veterans & Misled CongressA shocking new report from the GAO reveals that the Bush Administration failed to plan for the health care needs of America’s veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan and that the VA misled Congress. Timeline .................................................................................... Senate Passes Murray-Collins Cargo Security Bill
We did it! On September 14th the U.S. Senate passed Senator Murray’s landmark cargo security bill. “Today we took a huge step to protect our ports, keep terrorists out, and keep our economy moving forward. It's taken five years, but we've finally passed a compressive security system that will push the borders out so that we stop dangerous cargo before it ever sets sail for an American port.” - Senator Murray The Murray-Collins bill will raise security standards for all cargo, invest in port security, track and monitor cargo (to prevent tampering), and minimize the economic impact of a terrorist attack. - More .................................................................................... ......................................... ......................................... .................................................................................... Sen. Murray hears complaints about Medicare drug plan at Sequim Senior Center Washington's senior senator, a Democrat from Shoreline, came to the Sequim Senior Center to gather ammunition for what she called ``an uphill battle in Congress,'' to change Part D's parameters and perhaps lift patients out of the ``doughnut hole,'' where Medicare premium payers receive no help from their drug plans. - Peninsula Daily News - October 31, 2006 ......................................... Murray listens to Tri-City wish list Murray met Thursday afternoon with city managers, mayors and other community leaders during a panel discussion presented by TRIDEC at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick. "I feel like Sam Volpentest is looking down over us as we look toward the future," she said, referring to the longtime TRIDEC leader who died last year at 101. - Tri-City Herald - October 27, 2006 ......................................... Patty Murray Makes Swing Through Kitsap U.S. Sen. Patty Murray listened Wednesday morning as government officials from Kitsap County told of their needs, from better funding to preserving the funding that exists to reduced paperwork to get the money in the first place — and to simple encouragement from the federal government. - Kitsap Sun - October 26, 2006 .........................................
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