Legislature - Memorials: Sending a Message ; Legislators Use Form to Express Opinions On Variety of Issues
The Columbian › January 31, 2005
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OLYMPIA - In an act sometimes akin to stuffing a note in a bottle and tossing it into the sea, lawmakers earnestly petition the president and Congress to act on issues beyond the reach of the mortals in the Legislature.
"It's hope; it's faith," said former Vancouver state Sen. Al Bauer. "You've got to have faith that the higher powers are listening to you."See the full content of this document
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Legislature - Memorials: Sending a Message ; Legislators Use Form to Express Opinions On Variety of Issues
Joint memorials are commonly referred to in the capital as "Letters to Santa Claus" a shout out by the state on national issues, such as defense, homeland security or Social Security.
Bauer spent three decades in the Legislature and said he can't p...See the full content of this document
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