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Congressman Derek Kilmer also told the audience that the gridlock in Congress must stop because it’s hurting rural communities like the Harbor. And, to the applause of the audience, he said it is possible to help the environment and increase harvest levels in the federal forest at the same time.
Defense workers received varied support Tuesday, with a rally at a shipyard gate in the afternoon and town hall meeting in the evening.
A credit union-led event at Presidents Hall helped ease fears of some of the 13,700 local civilian defense employees faced with losing 20 percent of their pay because Congress can’t agree on a deficit-reduction plan.
Congressman Derek Kilmer is calling on House Speaker John Boehner to replace what he calls "mindless across the board cuts to military spending in Washington state.
In his first speech on the House floor, Congressman Derek Kilmer talked about how much his district would suffer if lawmakers allow across-the-board federal spending cuts to take effect March 1.
Speaking last week in Washington D.C., the Democrat from Gig Harbor said allowing $85 billion in cuts would throw the fragile economy back into a recession.
Shipyard workers not only face forfeiting one work day per week, they could lose benefits and even their security clearances, they told U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer on Tuesday.
Kilmer, who’s been in Norm Dick’s former House seat for seven weeks, invited 18 labor leaders to his Norm Dicks Government Center office to share their concerns about impending federal budget problems.