Passage of the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area

Washington state such time as he may just want a nice, thank you, Mr chairman. I'm very pleased to rise and support the mountain the sounds bring way National heritage National heritage area designation, the project has been completely collaborative throughout the region. I think it's a great example of how to get things done. It was very stubborn. Officials working right inspector. All the same goal and that is to preserve open spaces in sound area and this is a very difficult thing to do. We are growing rapidly, businesses are popping up all over the place and that's great the about Pacific northwest. Everybody loves his ability to get outdoors fish hunt hike and basically enjoy the beauty of the Pacific northwest in this group and after make sure that we can preserve that even the fat even face of such massive growth it wasn't done by government fiat it was done by working together with triumph land owners of the interested stakeholders Today we have a mutual interest in preserving open space. This for the better enjoyment of all of us in our community and that is the sound greenway with more and this incredibly successful collaborative effort. I'm the federal government puts it doesn't National heritage area that definitely deserve that will help the process moving forward as they continue to make sure that they preserve these open spaces for the enjoyment of all people in the puget sound region and I also want to do it without Irish Leadership on this issue and he's been working on it for a number of years it's been a true bipartisan effort. People ask me all the time. Basically don't you guys work together, anything is referring to Democrats and Republicans in general, David specifically I've been pleased to work with a uh four is been 14 years now he's been in Congress that working for and with the King County sheriff um it's been great working relationship whenever people ask me that question I'm very please know that right Next door I got congressman right and I say well David, I work in a whole bunch of different things. Um and without of years and this is certainly one of the most important it's final year. In Congress. I think it's very appropriate that we get this to the finish line has them in the law and get it signed by the President and again this is a fine example of what we can do when we work together with all interested parties coming together for mutual benefit and maintaining open space is in the sound region, is incredibly important. How do you see This project is the reflection of how you can get that and I'm pleased to supports legislation. Anytime. I want to entire song writing for leadership and partnership. That's right working with the other, with him on this and other issues in the interest of our community and sound region without a little jewelers birds showtime is cheating itself