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Sunday Jun 16 | Daily Kos

The GOP Still Doesn't Care About Secular Humanists. But Then Again, Neither Do These 44 Democrats.

As we've all seen, the Republicans are currently attempting to orchestrate a re-branding effort.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Representative Jared Polis, Democrat, Representative Ed Perlmutter, Representative Dan Maffei, Rutgers University

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Sag Harbor Online

Shane Felico: I really wanted to construct a simple word so as t...

Congressman Tim Bishop visited the site of the Shinnecock Inlet dredge with New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr., Suffolk County Legislator Jay Schneiderman, officials from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and other local officials on Monday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Inlet, NY, Suffolk County, NY, Fire Island, NY

Fri Jun 14, 2013

WebCPA

Bill Would Let EAs Promote Themselves Everywhere

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La., have introduced legislation aimed at allowing Enrolled Agents to present themselves as such and tout their credential wherever they practice.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Rob Portman, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Charles Boustany, Ohio, Tax, Xavier Becerra, Democrat

Wed Jun 12, 2013

ENR-Engineering News-Record

House Panel Seeks Faster Corps Project Reviews

As House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders plan their version of a Water Resources Development Act, or WRDA, it's clear they want the bill to include provisions to accelerate Army Corps of Engineers civil-works project reviews.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Bill Shuster, Representative Bob Gibbs, Environmental Law, Law, Democrat, Barbara Boxer, US Senate, David Vitter

Tue Jun 11, 2013

Ag Professional

NBAF funding survives House vote

The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, including $404 million for the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Lynn Jenkins, Republican, US House of Representatives, Manhattan, KS, Democrat

Mon Jun 10, 2013

The Wichita Eagle

Huelskamp steps up for NBAF

When last year's redistricting landed Manhattan in the 1st Congressional District, many Kansans wondered whether fiscal hawk Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Fowler, would advocate for the federal funding needed to build the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in the city.

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Related Topix: Kansas, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Tim Huelskamp, Democrat, Entertainment

Fri Jun 07, 2013

Sag Harbor Online

Historic Partnership

Back in 1978, the Shinnecock Indian Nation - with funding from the Federal Department of Commerce's Economic Development Assistance program - built a state of the art shellfish hatchery at its Southampton reservation on Shinnecock Bay.

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Related Topix: Southampton, NY, SUNY Stony Brook, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Roll Call

For a Fiscal Conservative, Spending at Home Passes the Test

Despite his reputation as a tea party conservative, Huelskamp voted for an appropriations measure that includes $404 million for construction of a lab in his home district.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Tim Huelskamp, Kansas, Manhattan, KS, Democrat

Thu Jun 06, 2013

Manhattan Mercury

House defeats effort to halt NBAF funding

The House of Representatives Wednesday defeated an effort by a Long Island-based Congressman to strip funding for the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility from an appropriations measure.

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Related Topix: US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat, US News

The East Hampton Star

Feds Okay $700 Million for Beaches

Planning and design for rebuilding downtown Montauk's beaches, which were severely eroded after last fall's Hurricane Sandy, will continue at 100-percent federal expense by the Army Corps of Engineers.

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Related Topix: Montauk, NY, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Fire Island, NY, East Hampton, NY

Wed Jun 05, 2013

Dan's Papers

Ditch Plains Beach Will Be Saved By The Feds Just In Time Thanks To Congressman Tim Bishop

On Tuesday I got a frantic e-mail forwarded to me from Laraine Creegan regarding Ditch Plains Beach in Montauk and how bad the erosion was there, and also how important it was that the Town of East Hampton come up with the money for the beach to be restored.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Montauk, NY, East Hampton, NY

Sag Harbor Online

Bishop: Feds Will Fund Beach Erosion

Congressman Tim Bishop and state and local officials representing East Hampton Town announced Tuesday that federal funding to begin the process of rebuilding heavily eroded beaches on the South Fork, including Montauk, has been approved by the federal Office of Management and Budget as a part of the implementation of the US Army Corps of Engineers' ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, East Hampton, NY, Montauk, NY, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fire Island, NY

Tue Jun 04, 2013

Shelter Island Reporter

Mail mess update: Captial One and Rep. Bishop respond

A Shelter Island Capital One customer may have been successful in tapping into one of the major list providers whose data base is causing mail delivery problems for residents here.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Shelter Island, NY, Shelter Island Heights, NY

Sag Harbor Online

www.sheffieldescorts.co.uk: its not very frequently that I feel the call for t...

In our endorsement for U.S. Congress, it's no contest. We support Tim Bishop and feel that at this critical juncture in history East End voters should do the same.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Wed May 29, 2013

SeacoastOnline

Schroadter offers political, environmental distortions

I write in response to a recent piece by my colleague and neighbor, Rep. Adam Schroadter.

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Related Topix: Newmarket, NH, US Politics, Representative Carol Shea-Porter, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Opinion

Sat May 25, 2013

Forbes.com

Manufacturers Hope SCOTUS Takes Up The Case Of The Smelly Washer

After Congress mandated new efficiency standards for washing machines in 2001 , manufacturers responded.

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Related Topix: US News, US Supreme Court, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Fri May 24, 2013

The Hill

Baca touts endorsements from 30 House Dems

Former Rep. Joe Baca is touting 30 endorsements from former House colleagues in a bid to retake a seat in Congress, despite lacking support from the national party.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Joe Baca, Grace Napolitano, Democrat, Gary Miller, Republican, Steve Israel

Thu May 23, 2013

PR-inside.com

American Insurance Association Issues Statement on Terrorism Risk...

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 23, 2013- Leigh Ann Pusey, president and CEO of the American Insurance Association , issued the following statement in response to today's introduction of the "Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013" sponsored by Reps.

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Related Topix: Terrorism, US Politics, US News, Peter King, Republican, US House of Representatives, Carolyn McCarthy, Carolyn Maloney, Gregory Meeks, Democrat

The East Hampton Star

New Helicopter Routes Endorsed

A plan devised by a task force to "spread the pain" of helicopter noise over three routes into and out of East Hampton Airport was supported by a majority of the East Hampton Town Board on Tuesday, although officials acknowledged it would make no one happy.

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Related Topix: East Hampton, NY, Sag Harbor, NY, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Southold, NY, Shelter Island, NY, Federal Aviation Administration