On November 7,  Lawmakers returned to Olympia for an urgent special session of the legislature that I’ve called to secure the future of Washington’s aerospace industry and create jobs.

I’ve been working with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to craft a jobs package that will guarantee the production of the Boeing 777X aircraft and their revolutionary carbon fiber wing in Washington state.

This legislative package is a big deal. In just the last year, the 777 project alone created $20 billion in economic activity and supported 56,000 jobs in the state of Washington. This jobs package will help us build on that success and grow our entire state economy for the future.

We need to pass this important jobs package. Will you help build support by signing on as a citizen endorser now?

Here are a few key items I’m asking the legislature to pass without delay:

• A bipartisan plan to fund our transportation needs.
• Education and workforce development to help more workers train for careers in aerospace and related fields.
• Streamlined processes to help major companies like Boeing and others scale their businesses up quickly and effectively, right here in Washington, while creating thousands of jobs.
• Extension of existing commercial-airplane tax incentives — due to expire in 2024.

Every Washingtonian has a stake in the work we’re doing. We need to get this done now.

The special session starts today, so now is the time to make your voice heard. Will join me as a citizen endorser of this crucial jobs package now?

If we can do this quickly, we can be certain that Washington’s aerospace future — and the jobs that come with it — will be even brighter than its past.

Thanks for your help.

Let’s go get ’em,

Jay Inslee Governor