September 1st Tuesday Roundtable recap: Congressional update

As local governments in Washington, port districts have many points of interface with federal issues related to their line of business, including transportation, infrastructure, waterways, agriculture and more. The pandemic has added an additional layer of complexity to ports' nexus with the federal government through stimulus legislation.

Washington Congressmen Rick Larsen and Daniel Newhouse were on hand to speak to ports at this Tuesday's Roundtable to address federal issues.

Richard Larsen is the United States Representative from Washington's 2nd congressional district and a member of the Democratic Party.

Daniel Newhouse is the Representative for Washington's 4th congressional district and agricultural scientist from Washington and a member of the Republican Party.

In today’s conversation:

·         Learn what relief in the stimulus bill went to Washington, and what the new stimulus bill would do, if passed

·         What conversations are happening around port-focused issues in D.C.

·         What ways the Congressmen are working to provide relief to ports and the economy in Washington more broadly

Do you need more resources on economic recovery, legal and compliance, internal port operations or health and safety related to the COVID-19 crisis? You can find today’s presentation, along with all previous presentations and information from Tuesday Roundtable speakers, on our COVID-19 response page for ports: https://www.washingtonports.org/covid19

You can listen to the whole meeting here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hksiz9yhg3o0hn6/2020-09-01_Roundtable_recording.mp4?dl=0

Do you have ideas for future topics we could cover in our Tuesday Roundtables? Email your ideas to Washington.ports@washingtonports.org