Press Releases
Today, U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Rep. Sandy Levin (D-MI), and Rep. Charles Rangel (D-MI) introduced the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Act of 2014 to provide critical job training and worker assistance for Americans who have lost their jobs due to increased competition in the global marketplace. The U.S.
Today, the Army Corps of Engineers announced that it will invest $10.2 million this year in maintenance dredging related to the Port of Grays Harbor Navigational Channel. The Corps also announced that they have set aside $400,000 to further investigate deepening the federal navigation deep-draft channel in Grays Harbor. Rep.
Today, the Army Corps of Engineers announced that it will be prioritizing funding for maintenance dredging related to the Quillayute River Navigation Project. Rep. Derek Kilmer made the following statement in response to the announcement:
Representative Derek Kilmer will host a forum and resource fair titled “When Women Succeed, America Succeeds: An Economic Agenda for Women and Families”.
Today Representative Derek Kilmer released a statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement that it will be initiating a process under the Clean Water Act to examine whether the proposed development of the Pebble Mine by a foreign firm would adversely impact the world’s premier sockeye salmon fishery in Bristol Bay, Alaska.
To spread the word about an opportunity for high school students and their families in the Tacoma and Peninsula Schools Districts, Representative Derek Kilmer is hosting a Service Academy Information Night on March 19th, 2014. Service Academy and Congressional representatives will be in attendance at the event being held at Foss High School in Tacoma.
Representative Derek Kilmer invites high school students from Washington’s 6th Congressional District to participate in the 2014 Congressional Art Competition. This nationwide competition, sponsored by the U.S. House of Representatives, is an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in the 6th Congressional District, as well as in the nation.
In his ongoing effort to hear directly from the people he represents, Representative Derek Kilmer today announced that he will be holding two town halls around the region over the next week.
Representative Derek Kilmer today invited high school students from Washington’s 6th Congressional District to participate in the first annual Congressional Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Academic Competition, “The House STEM App Challenge.” This new nationwide competition is designed to engage students’ creativity and encourage their participation in STEM education fields.
(Washington, D.C.) – After extensive engagement and discussion with residents and local business leaders on the Olympic Peninsula, today Senator Patty Murray and Representative Derek Kilmer introduced the Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2014 in the Senate and House of Representatives.