Rep. McMorris-Rodgers makes commissioner call

Whitman County Commissioners took in a conference call with Rep.

Cathy McMorris-Rodgers last Monday morning, June 15.

The call had no specific purpose, other than her updating the commissioners on her current work and vice versa.

She began by relaying that six of 12 appropriations bills had made it through the House of Representatives earlier in the year, and work on the Medicare reimbursements structure was complete.

For this summer, McMorris-Rodgers said she is aiming to secure a transportation funding bill by the end of July.

“There are tremendous infrastructure needs in Eastern Washington...