Gov. Jay Inslee said the accident starkly demonstrates the need for additional funding for roads and bridges.

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Representative JAY INSLEE (Democrat, Washington State): I think we're capable of having our cake and eat it too.

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Officials were looking for a temporary, pre-fabricated bridge to replace the 160-foot section that failed, Gov. Jay Inslee said Friday.

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Democrat Jay Inslee of Washington brought along charts to show how little the U.S. government is spending these days on alternative energy research and development.

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The bridge in Washington state that collapsed last week will get a temporary fix to restore traffic by mid-June, with permanent repairs expected this fall, Gov. Jay Inslee said.

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"Right now we do not have adequate measures of safety because 90 to 95 percent of those bags are unscreened in the belly of an airplane, " said Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Washington.

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Rep. Jay Inslee, a Washington Democrat, said the United States has given Iraqi leaders "a reasonable chance" to work out their differences, and it was time for American troops to come home.

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Rep. Jay Inslee, the conference keynote and a Democrat representing suburban Seattle, said all the provisions in an energy bill (See: Wrangling Continues Over Energy Bill) now before Congress would eventually become law by December 2009.

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But Gov. Jay Inslee insists there are ways to prevent the bulk smuggling of the state's newest cash crop into the black market, including digitally tracking weed to ensure that it goes from where it is grown to the stores where it is sold.

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