By Jake Goldstein-Street | Reporter
What do an apple carved from Tenino stone, a photograph of the Nisqually Glacier on Mount Rainier and a selfie of Jay Inslee smiling on a boat have in common? They’ll all spend the next 250 years buried together in a congressional time capsule under the U.S. Capitol. Each of the 10 representatives and two senators who make up the state’s federal delegation provided the time capsule with items that’ll give insights to future Washingtonians about this distant past.
Also in today’s edition…
• Plans for beleaguered funding for Oregon transportation.
• And, the president faces a deadline to sign bipartisan housing legislation.
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These are items contributed to the congressional time capsule by members of Washington state's delegation. The capsule, to be buried beneath the U.S. Capitol visitor center, will be opened in 2276. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Rep. Rick Larsen)
By Jerry Cornfield
Members of Congress from Washington also put in a picture of the World Cup celebrations in Seattle, their challenge coins and a limited edition ORCA card. Others penned letters. Rep. Dan Newhouse, for example, wrote:
“The American story is rooted in ingenuity and perseverance of the people. From the agricultural heartland of the Yakima Valley to the innovation of the Tri-Cities, the Central Washington spirit of hard work and stewardship continues to fuel our republic. As we look forward to the next 250 years, may future generations remember the resilience, foundational liberties, and bold optimism that define our great experiment in self governance.”
By Mia Maldonado
For the third year in a row, Oregon lawmakers will meet in January knowing the state’s transportation agency can’t afford to maintain its current service levels without new funding. They hope this time will be different, with plans for earlier deliberations that will result in a bipartisan approach. This comes after a 2025 special session where Democrats passed a scaled-down and unpopular spending plan.
President Donald Trump faces a decision by 12:01 a.m. Saturday, July 11, on a bipartisan housing bill passed by large majorities in Congress. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
By Jacob Fischler
To sign, or not to sign, that is the question for President Donald Trump. If he doesn’t OK a bipartisan bill meant to lower housing costs, it would become law at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Trump has said he wouldn’t sign the legislation to pressure the U.S. Senate to pass an unrelated election measure. The package would update regulations on manufactured homes, loosen requirements for home construction and adjust a rural loan program to help lower income people qualify for and keep mortgages.
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