
Murray: We Need a Responsible Budget that Puts Families and Small Businesses First
Mentions need to create jobs and support veterans, moral obligation to clean up Hanford, need to reduce spending

Mentions need to create jobs and support veterans, moral obligation to clean up Hanford, need to reduce spending

(WASHINGTON, D.C). – The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA), which provides compensation to workers and their survivors for occupational diseases

At Energy Appropriations hearing, Murray tells Energy Secretary Chu that decision is irresponsible, goes back on 30 years of work; demands detailed impact analysis of how decision could affect Hanford community

Questions remain about certain decisions in the Obama administration’s proposed budget for Hanford next year, although it is better than its proposal

Murray asks about Hanford, Howard Hanson Dam, and Washington state VA construction