Washington, Apr 21 – Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) and Congressman Scott Murphy (NY-2) introduced legislation today to provide new incentives to locate jobs here in the United States and make America more globally competitive. “Over the last few years, millions of hard working Americans have lost their jobs due to the recession,” said Congressman Adam […]

Washington, Mar 25 – Today, Reps. Adam Smith (WA-09), Jay Inslee (WA-01) and Dave Reichert (WA-08) co-introduced a pair of complementary bills in the House seeking to address the deficiencies in the interstate compact system that governs the release and supervision of convicted felons across state lines. Companion bills were introduced in the Senate by […]

Lawmakers have told congressional leaders they won’t support a health care bill unless it overhauls a complex Medicare reimbursement formula that for years has shortchanged doctors and hospitals in Washington state, which provide medical care to more than 780,000 seniors.

Washington is getting a $7.5 million “bonus” for expanding health care for children in low-income families. The extra federal money could be enough to restore about two-thirds of the money Gov. Chris Gregoire’s 2010 budget proposal trims, activists said.