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Olympia Office:
419 John L.
O'Brien Bldg.
P.O. Box 40600
Olympia, WA 98504-0600
Phone: (360) 786-7844
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Toll-Free Legislative Hotline
1-800-562-6000
Website
www.houserepublicans.wa.gov/Schmick |
Committees:
Health & Human Services (Ranking)
Higher Education (Asst. Ranking)
Ways & Means
Rules |
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March
27, 2009
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
I'm sad to report to you this week that the legislative
process has literally come to a standstill. We've
had numerous floor sessions, caucus meetings, and
committee hearings cancelled. We've done very
little as we wait for the majority party to reveal their
budget proposal.
This is somewhat disappointing
since we had been told from the beginning to wait
patiently until the March 19 revenue forecast comes out
- even though we also knew things were not going to look
good and should have been taking steps to address our
budget shortfall. Well, March 19 has come and gone
and we've still not seen any meaningful movement on the
budget front.
We were told the Senate budget (the
House and Senate take turns each year going first with
their budget proposals - this year, it's the Senate's
turn) might come out early this week. Then, we
were told it would most likely be at the end of this
week. Now, the latest "official" information says
we might see a budget early next week, although several
other sources are saying we'll be lucky to see the
budget by the END of next week! Talk about herding
cats!
I'll continue to update you as things
develop here in Olympia. In the meantime, I want
to invite you to participate in my "Tele-Town Hall
Meeting" next Thursday, April 2, from the comfort of
your own home! See below for more information.
Sincerely,
Joe Schmick
State
Representative, 9th Legislative District
Upcoming 9th District Tele-Town Hall
I am looking forward to the opportunity to
use some new and exciting
technology to host a 9th District electronic town hall
meeting on Thursday, April 2 at 7:00 p.m. This "Tele-Town Hall" will allow you to
listen in and ask questions from the comfort of your own
home! Citizens who wish to participate should dial
toll-free
1-877-229-8493 and enter pin number
14685 when prompted.
I believe
it is important for citizens to connect with
their representatives in the Legislature in any
way possible. I so much appreciate those of you
who have been able to make it over during
session. Many of you have called my office
or e-mailed me with your thoughts. This
"Tele-Town Hall" is just another way for me to
stay connected with the people, values and
opinions I represent in Olympia. I
encourage you to participate if you are able.
Even if you don't want to ask question you can
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Global
warming, cap and trade...
With global
warming, greenhouse gasses and cap and trade being
bantered about at the state and national level, I
thought you might find the following charts interesting
as they relate to greenhouse gasses. This
information was provided to me by the Franklin County
PUD. Keep these statistics in mind over the next
months and years as global warming and the cap and trade
debate take center stage.
Visit my Website for further information
and news
You can always visit my Web site for updated
information and to contact me via e-mail. You can
also sign-up for my E-newsletter by going to
my home
page and clicking on the "sign up here" link on the left
side of the page.
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