Sali: Micron announcement shows why Congress should reconvene

POSTED: 17:19 MST Thursday, October 9, 2008 by Staff Report Tags - Bill Sali, economy, flash memory, John Foster, Manufacturing, Micron, Politics, Technology, Walt Minnick U.S. Rep Bill Sali, R-Idaho, on Oct. 9 said Congress should return to work right away and pass legislation “that will really help the economy and restore confidence in the credit and stock markets,” in a statement from his office said. “Idaho and the rest of our country are in the middle of very rough economic times,” Sali said. “The announcement by Micron that it will cut its workforce is evidence of that. The stock market freefall is evidence of that. My staff has already been in touch with Micron officials to discuss what we can do to help the company and its employees to weather the storm.” Sali noted recent economic events, and the financial rescue... [read full story]