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On June 4, the Senate Health, Education, and Labor Committee held a hearing titled “The Assault on Women’s Freedoms,” during which pro-abortion Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) claimed pro-life lawmakers are inflicting “trauma” on women by protecting children from abortion. “Today we take a close accounting of the trauma Republicans are inflicting on women and families across our country and the damage they are doing to basic reproductive health care through their horrific anti-abortion crusade,” said Murray. “The issue here is simple, and it cuts to the core of American values: freedom.” Three pro-abortion and two pro-life witnesses were present to...

EVERETT – Governor Jay Inslee signed legislation package of tax incentives for the aerospace industry Monday, clearing the way for Boeing’s 777X to be built in Western Washington. The only holdup is the vote of the Machinist’s Union, made up of roughly 20,000 local employees, which will take place Wednesday. The local chapter’s leadership acknowledged Sunday that approval is not a done deal, and that there has been significant push back to the proposed eight year labor contract. Ray Conner, the president and CEO for Boeing commercial, said the company is not bluffing about moving the production outside of Puget...

Dear Senator Murray I have no way of knowing whether your seat is vulnerable in next year's general election yet I believe this vote on health care will determine whether the Democratic Party is the party of corruption and socialism. With around 60% of the American people opposing this reform there will be a price and I hope to god it's so high that the Democratic Party is left in a marginal position.

<p>Former Blaine City Council member David White has started a petition to recall U.S. Sen. Patty Murray from office for comments she made recently about terrorist leader Osama bin Laden.</p> <p>White said he will begin circulating the petition soon and will ask the Whatcom County Republican Party to solicit signatures, then present the petition to federal officials.</p>