Category: Congressional News
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No Budget, No Pay For Congress
Rep. Joe Pitts Pottstown Mercury Imagine if you paid a neighborhood boy to mow your lawn. For a few weeks he does a good job, but then he just stops […]
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U.S. House Passes No Budget, No Pay Act Of 2013
Gant Daily U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, has voted to support H.R. 325, the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013, which requires the House and Senate to each pass […]
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House To Consider Thompson-Sponsored “No Budget, No Pay Act”
Gant Daily The U.S. House of Representatives today will consider the “No Budget, No Pay Act,” legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson. This would require Congress to pass […]
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Shuster To Call Meetings To Order Using Gavel Made In Somerset
Somerset Daily American The gavels Shuster will use during the ceremony and as committee chairman were made from wood from his family home near Everett. They were manufactured by Somerset […]
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Meet Keith Rothfus’s New Team
Politics PA The beliefs and convictions of a member of Congress are important determinant of his or her votes. But effectiveness? That depends on the staff he or she assembles. […]
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Republicans: Obama Should Have Reached Out More In Address
The Hill Republican lawmakers criticized President Obama’s inaugural address Monday, saying he failed to reach out to their party. “I would have liked to have seen some outreach,” said Sen. […]
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Online Debate On Gun Control Maintains Fever Pitch, Congressman Jim Gerlach Says Constitutional Rights Must Be Protected
Harrisburg Patriot-News A hot-button issue became veritably explosive this week when President Barack Obama unveiled sweeping reform proposals to gun control and, under executive authority, enacted 23 additional restricting measures. Reaction […]
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Thompson Releases Statement On President’s Plan To Reduce Gun Violence
Rep. G.T. Thompson WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, has released the following statement in response to President Barak Obama’s plan to reduce gun violence: “The President […]
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Barletta To Chair House Subcommittee
Wilkes-Barre Times Leader U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Hazleton, will serve as the next Chairman of the Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Subcommittee on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. […]