Contamination already threatens the river and the surrounding inhabitants.
It is the people of Klickitat County who must live and work in the face of contamination, and it is the people of Southwest Washington who will bear the heaviest burdens if we do not live up to the commitments made regarding Hanford. Instead, the issue continues to drag on, and DOE continues to search for new missions for Hanford. I'm very concerned about the cleanup of Hanford and feel that it should be our top priority. We cannot afford to divert our efforts from the cleanup of the Hanford site, and I'll continue fighting to keep our residents safe. If enacted, this legislation will restore the deductibility of state and local sales tax and in turn, decrease federal taxes for residents of states like Washington that have no state income tax.