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U.S. Rep. Denny Heck gave his first floor speech today in the House, and he used his time to ask for support for Olympia High School baseball coach and English teacher Todd McDougall, who was diagnosed last month with an inoperable brain cancer. Heck is an Olympia Democrat in the state’s new 10th Congressional District.
The engine is revving again on the long-stalled effort to find money to connect state Route 167 from Puyallup to the Port of Tacoma.
Puyallup Patch Staff
The executive committee of the SR-167 Completion Coalition, the new stakeholder working group aimed at completing SR-167, met for the first time Friday.
Jordan Schrader / The News Tribune
Those are the new assignments for the South Sound’s two newest congressmen.
Heck, D-Olympia, had touted his appointment to the Budget Committee. But instead he announced today he is being switched to the Financial Services Committee, which he called his top request.
Rob Hotakainen, Staff Writer
WASHINGTON — After learning that he would rank 382nd in seniority in the new U.S. House of Representatives, Democratic Rep. Denny Heck of Olympia did a quick calculation to figure out where he stands as a rookie on Capitol Hill.
Brad Shannon | The Olympian
U.S. Rep. Denny Heck was sworn into office earlier today in Washington, D.C., and his new congressional web site became active. Heck also announced he opened his 10th district office on the third floor of Lacey City Hall.