Democracy for Vancouver

Tim Probst, CEO of the Washington Workforce Association based in Vancouver, along with Rep. Jim McDermott published an article in yesterday’s Seattle Times entitled “Invest in American workers”.

The article points out Bush’s gross fiscal irresponsibility:

The president is casting himself as the defender of fiscal responsibility, when his record shows the opposite: He is increasing spending at 7 percent per year — twice as fast as prior presidents, according to data from the Congressional Budget Office.

The piece goes on to point out that Bush’s broken budget is jeopardizing the 1998 Workforce Investment Act (WIA):

WIA programs have been constantly threatened in the past seven years, despite the stalwart support of senators and representatives who understand our critical need to invest in our country’s human potential.Funding for programs in Washington state has dropped by 21 percent overall since 2001, and Seattle-King County has lost 43 percent — or $7 million — of its WIA funding since 2004.

Meanwhile there is no end in sight for the billions being squandered in our name in Iraq. We must restore fiscal sanity to our Federal government. But with an uncaring President (see SCHIP veto) and an ineffective Congress, the insanity continues…

Link to Article

Tim Probst recently announced he is running for 17th Legislative District State Representative as a Democrat against incumbent Jim Dunn (R). You can visit Tim’s campaign website here.