Letter to the Editor: Writer decries 5th District representation in Congress

An elected official’s primary job is to lead and protect, but Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who is paid to do that for the 5th Congressional District, has failed to do either, as usual. She said she voted for funding $1.39 billion for firefighting. As usual, Cathy’s facts are skewed to make people believe what is not true. The $1.39 billion was a continuing appropriations bill to fund all departments, agencies and programs in the government. In February, Cathy voted for HR 2577, which did not allow the federal firefighting budget that President Obama had requested.

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