Senator Murray Secures Support for Job-Creating Defense Projects in Snohomish County

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Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member of the Defense Subcommittee announced that she has included critical funding for Snohomish County companies in the Fiscal Year 2011 Defense Appropriations bill. The funding will create jobs and help Washington state remain at the forefront of technology, research, and innovation.

The key job-creating bill passed through the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee today, and will now move to the full Appropriations Committee for consideration.

"This investment in companies right here in Washington state will help create family-wage jobs while supporting our national defense," said Senator Murray. "This is about bringing Washington state tax dollars back to companies in our own backyard. And the plain truth is that if I'm not fighting for these job investments to be made here in our state, they will go to other states like Texas and California. Our state's innovative companies deserve their fair share of federal funding so they can hire, expand and provide our service members with tools to keep them safe. I'm proud to have secured this support for local companies to help them create jobs."

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