Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., reaffirmed her commitment to Hanford
worker safety last week at a meeting of the HAMMER Steering Committee
and received a standing ovation.
The HAMMER training center is
more important than ever as thousands of new workers have been hired
with federal economic stimulus money, she said.
“It’s an extremely high priority for me, and I’ve worked hard over
the years to ensure it gets the support it needs from the federal
government to continue doing its great work,” she said.
Under the
new Mission Support Alliance contract, the training center now receives
annual funding through programmatic accounts that the Obama
administration budgets for, rather than as an add-on appropriation.
“In
this tough budget climate, having this when it comes to funding is so
critical,” she said.
– Tri-City Herald
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