Wamp Vows to Help
Judy Kidd provided the following note.
I was reading this morning's paper, and I came across this little
aside in Frank Munger's column. He is writing about Zach Wamp's
increasing influence in Congress and about his work on the energy and
water subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee. What
caught my eye was this final paragraph:
"Side Note: Wamp made it clear that, if he becomes the energy and
water subcommittee's Republican leader, he plans to exert direct
pressure on the energy secretary to free up a pension increase for
Oak Ridge retirees."
February 12th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
You can review Frank Munger’s article at this address:
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/feb/06/munger-oak-ridge-could-benefi t-wamp-climbs-ladder/
Frank Munger basically is talking about Congressman Zach Wamp’s possibly ascending to the position of Ranking minority member of the Energy and Water Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee. That certainly could put Congressman Wamp into a position of having more influence over the course of things in Washington. And, Heaven knows, the retirees need some friends in Washington with influence.
Here’s hoping he gets the position and moves the Oak Ridge pension issues on the front burner. That is where it needs to be.