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Dec 17, 2013
Extending Much-Needed Relief for Struggling Families
Recently, I joined over 90 of my colleagues in sending a letter to the Budget Conference urging them to include a one-year extension of the current Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program in any agreement on the federal budget. Unfortunately, the budget deal reached by House and Senate negotiators last week did not include any extension of the program. I voted for this budget because I...
Dec 10, 2013
This Week in Congress: December 9, 2013
This week, the House is expected to consider 11 bills, ranging from veterans services to the federal budget. The Kilah Davenport Child Protection Act of 2013 (H.R. 3627): adds domestic assaults against children to the crimes for which enhanced federal penalties against habitual offenders may be imposed. Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 (H.R. 1447): reauthorizes the Death in Custody...
Dec 3, 2013
This Week in Congress: December 2, 2013
This week, the House is expected to consider 13 bills, ranging from transportation security to hydropower development. Legislation under consideration this week includes: The Space Launch Liability Indemnification Extension Act (H.R. 3547): extends for one year federal indemnification of commercial space launch companies against third-party claims associated with launch accidents. H.R. __:...
Nov 18, 2013
This Week in Congress: November 18, 2013
This week, the House is expected to consider eight bills, ranging from government transparency to domestic energy production. Legislation under consideration this week includes: H.R. 2061: requires information on all federal spending to be posted to a single, comprehensive and searchable website using new government-wide standards in order to enable taxpayers and policymakers to track federal...
Nov 12, 2013
This Week in Congress: November 12, 2013
This week, the House is expected to consider nine bills, ranging from veterans’ compensation to health insurance. Legislation under consideration this week includes: PREEMIE Reauthorization Act (S. 252): reauthorizes funding for federal research and educational programs and activities aimed at reducing preterm labor and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and infant mortality. HIV Organ Policy...
Oct 28, 2013
This Week in Congress: October 28, 2013
This week, the House is expected to consider 13 bills, ranging from veterans’ affairs to financial services. Legislation under consideration this week includes: H.R. 3304: authorizes the President to award a Medal of Honor to Bennie G. Adkins and Donald P. Sloat of the United States Army for acts of valor during the Vietnam Conflict and other veterans who were previously recommended for award of...
Oct 21, 2013
This Week in Congress: October 21, 2013
This week, the House is expecting to consider four bills, ranging from foster care to water resources. Legislation under consideration this week includes: Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act (H.R. 2083): requires every state educational agency that receives federal funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to conduct criminal background checks on each...
Sep 9, 2013
This Week in Congress: September 9, 2013
This week, the House is expected to consider 12 bills, ranging from land management to the federal budget. The House may also consider an authorization for the use of military force against the government of Syria to respond to the use of chemical weapons. Legislation under consideration this week includes: Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013 (H.R. 2052): directs the Department of...
Sep 5, 2013
Preventing Bullying, Preventing Future Tragedy
As a member of the Greenwich community and as a father of two girls currently in the Greenwich Public Schools system, I remain heartbroken over Bart Palosz’s suicide and wish to do everything within my power to ensure such a terrible tragedy never happens again. Unfortunately, this is only the latest in a national string of suicides sparked by bullying over the past few years, and it pains me to...
Jul 22, 2013
This Week in Congress: July 22, 2013
This week, the House is expected to consider nine bills, ranging from wildlife conservation to defense appropriations. Items under consideration this week include: H.R. 697: authorizes the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to sell 950 acres of federal land, some of which is contaminated by hazardous waste, to the city of Henderson, Nevada. Reauthorize Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Programs (H.R. 1300...
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