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A vote on the healthcare reform bill being scrutinized in Congress will come Saturday, said Congressman Rick Larsen.

The U.S. Senate passed $1.6 million in funding for the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative, which works to restore and protect marine habitat Northern Puget Sound.

WASHINGTON With a historic vote possible as early as today, one Washington state representative, Brian Baird, said Friday that he couldn't support the Democratic health care bill, while another, Adam Smith, said he had yet to make up his mind.

Susan Hutchison's "thank you" letter to supporters this morning is anything but defeatist.

" Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray announced that the $1.6 million she included in a 2010 spending bill for the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative has passed the full Senate.

U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen got an earful on healthcare reform from his constituents on Monday night.

Machinists union leaders have struck back at the Boeing Co.'s decision to pick South Carolina over Everett for a second 787 line.

The U.S. House of Representatives today passed appropriations legislation that includes $6 million secured by Rep.

Even as dark skies and rain storms envelop the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River, Congress is moving fast to protect the closest mountain valley to Puget Sound population centers.

SEATTLE a ' On Wednesday, Oct. 28, Boeing Co. announced that it has chosen its North Charleston, S.C., facility as the location for a second final assembly site for the 787 Dreamliner program.

Democratic lawmakers from Washington state were hesitant to endorse the revised health care bill unveiled by their leadership Thursday.

"I am deeply disappointed by this turn of events," said Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson.

An "extremely disappointed" Rep. Rick Larsen -- whose district includes the Snohomish County Boeing plant -- said he doesn't think the state could have done anything to prevent the aerospace giant from moving its second 787 line to South Carolina.

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire and members of the state's congressional delegation are trying to resurrect negotiations between Boeing Co.

As reported on Open Left , the Congressional Progressive Caucus has tallied at least 210 firm votes in support of a robust public option, just a handful shy of the 218 needed for passage.

Rep. Heath Shuler had a great time playing basketball against President Obama and his White House team on Thursday night.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved wild and scenic river designation for Illabot Creek, a 14-mile-long tributary of the Skagit River and important spawning area for Chinook salmon and wild steelhead.

In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader: First Vote of the Week... Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Last Vote Predicted... Friday p.m. MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2009 On Monday, the House will not be in session.

Today is already filled with scads of serious headlines -- a Nobel Peace Prize for Obama, a successful effort to blast the moon to find water, a deadly car bombing in Pakistan.

Rep. Heath Shuler had a great time playing basketball against President Obama and his White House team on Thursday night.