With unemployment claims for the month of May up by 23 percent over last year, Cathy McMorris-Rogers and the Republican party in Congress voted last week to deny an extension of benefits to those most in need
More families than last year are without jobs in Eastern Washington, and the unemployment rate for many Northeastern Washington State Counties are very high, yet Cathy McMorris-Rogers chooses her friends in Washington over her constituents here at home.
"In Spokane I did quite well. We got a lot of terrific feedback from people. I think even in the online polls of the tv station, people thought we won that debate."
- Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi on how he believes he performed in the four debates he's had against Gov. Christine Gregoire (D) thus far in the campaign.