From Norms standpoint, this configuration appears to respect communities of interest [a commission objective] and it imposes the least amount of change on communities and constituents he has represented, Dicks spokesman George Behan said in an email.
Date: Dec 29, 2011
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Federal labor agency tries to block nonunion Boeing plant
George Behan, a spokesman Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., said the longtime Boeing ally is following the dispute with great interest. Dicks was instrumental in steering a long-disputed $35 billion contract for Air Force refueling tankers to the company.
"At the moment, we're concerned about what the implications will be," said George Behan, spokesman for the committee's top Democrat, Rep. Norm Dicks of Washington. Agencies are currently operating under a continuing resolution, or CR, that generally leaves spending at last year's levels and expires March 4. If adopted, the impact of the reductions would be magnified because fiscal 2011 began in October, Behan said.