Category: News
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Shuster Named Chairman Of U.S. House Transportation Committee
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Blair County Republican Bill Shuster greeted reporters with a broad smile Wednesday in his first roundtable with journalists since his caucus selected him as chairman of the U.S. […]
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Casey, Toomey File Amendment To Act Requiring Study For Military History Joint Storage
Carlisle Sentinel U.S. Senators Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Bob Casey, D-Pa., filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would require the Defense Department to study the possible […]
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Now Is The Time For ‘No Budget, No Pay’
The Intelligencer “To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.” — Thomas Jefferson In a Nov. 15 interview with The Hill, Sen. Patty […]
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Toomey Has Right Idea To Deal With ‘Fiscal Cliff’
Harrisburg Patriot-News Sen. Toomey made encouraging statements recently about the “fiscal cliff” negotiations underway. Toomey told CNN he would hold to his pledge not to raise taxes but would be […]
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U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster Follows In Father’s Footsteps By Being Named Chairman Of The House Transportation And Infrastructure Committee
Harrisburg Patriot-News U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., will take over as chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee when the 113th Congress convenes. Shuster, who was recently re-elected to the seat […]
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Corbett Applauds Task Force On Child Protection
Office of Governor Tom Corbett HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett has released the following statement applauding the Task Force on Child Protection, a panel created by the General Assembly, for […]
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Toomey Files Amendments To Defense Authorization Act
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Zionsville, has filed seven amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act including one that would create a pilot program to help veterans find […]
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Pennsylvania’s GOP Delegation Likely To Stick To Anti-Tax Pledge
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Pennsylvania’s Republican congressmen appear likely to stick with their anti-tax pledge, though many experts consider that vow an impediment to negotiating a deal with the White House to […]
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Farry Receives Firefighter Award
Bucks County Courier Times State Rep. Frank Farry, R-142, and chief of the Langhorne-Middletown Fire Co., has been recognized by the Firemen’s Legislative Federation of Pennsylvania. The award is presented to […]