Weather workers union backs Hirono for Senate

By Derrick DePledge

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 10, 2012

~~<p>The National Weather Service Employees Organization on Sunday endorsed U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono for U.S. Senate, citing her opposition to House Republican budget cuts in 2011 that could have diminished operations at facilities such as the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach.</p>
<p>House Republicans voted in February 2011 for more than $60 billion in budget cuts for the remainder of the fiscal year, including $126 million at the National Weather Service. Hirono joined House Democrats in voting against the cuts, also rejected by majority Democrats in the Senate.</p>
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The National Weather Service Employees Organization on Sunday endorsed U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono for U.S. Senate, citing her opposition to House Republican budget cuts in 2011 that could have diminished operations at facilities such as the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach.

House Republicans voted in February 2011 for more than $60 billion in budget cuts for the remainder of the fiscal year, including $126 million at the National Weather Service. Hirono joined House Democrats in voting against the cuts, also rejected by majority Democrats in the Senate. Login for more...