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Judicial nominees still languish in Senate
John Fritze's recent article on the appointment of U.S. Magistrate Paul W. Grimm to a U.S. District Court seat ("Senate confirms Towson resident Grimm for U.S. judgeship," Dec. 4) reported the key point: Senate gridlock delayed action even though Paul...Tags: Republican Party, Barbara A. Mikulski, Elections, Chris Christie
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Women flex muscle at the polls
Congratulations, ladies. You kept the barbarians from the gate. On Tuesday, Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri, who famously said that a woman's reproductive system shuts down during "legitimate rape" and prevents conception, lost by 15 points to incumbent Sen....
Tags: Parties and Movements, Joe Walsh, Polls, Republican Party, Tea Party Movement
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Senate rejected Toomey-backed sugar amendment to farm bill
Call Washington BureauDisputes over the government's sugar program break down regionally rather than politically. It pits lawmakers from states like Pennsylvania where candy making is big business against those from states where sugar is grown. Helping to lead the candy...Tags: Economic Organization, Chuck Schumer, Marco Rubio, Dianne Feinstein, Just Born, Inc.
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Toomey: It's hard to conclude that IRS scrutiny wasn't politically motivated
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey said Tuesday that without knowing who at the Internal Revenue Service is responsible for the extra scrutiny applied to tea party groups, it's impossible to conclude it was not politically motivated. Toomey made the...Tags: Lehigh County, Barack Obama, White House, Republican Party, Taxation
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Toomey, Casey to grill officials on IRS controversy
WASHINGTON – Pennsylvania's two U.S. senators both worry the controversy surrounding the Internal Revenue Service could slow progress in an already divisive and stymied Washington. Democrat Bob Casey and Republican Pat Toomey spoke out Monday...Tags: Parties and Movements, Barack Obama, White House, Republican Party, Taxation
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Final Route 219 permit expected this week
Daily American Staff WriterThe federal Environmental Protection Agency will not ask for an additional review of the Route 219 project from the Meyersdale Bypass north to where the four-lane currently ends in Somerset. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-...Tags: Bill Shuster, Barack Obama, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army, Martin O'Malley
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Congressional leaders unswayed by VA promises
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewPummeled in the media and on Capitol Hill because of continuing delays in processing benefits claims, the Department of Veterans Affairs instituted mandatory overtime hours as part of its pledge to resolve by 2015 a backlog estimated at more than 845,...Tags: Dean Heller, Veterans Affairs, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Senate, U.S. Department of Defense
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Casey calls for action on IRS abuses, Syria
The Philadelphia InquirerPennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey said Friday that the Obama administration needs to make a "clean break" by quickly identifying all who were responsible for the IRS's targeting of conservative groups and spelling out a plan to ensure it does not happen again....Tags: Bashar Assad, Health Care Reform (2009), Interior Policy, Taxation, Jack Lew
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Presque Isle advisory group hears about federal funding concerns
Erie Times-News, Pa.Presque Isle State Park's annual sand replenishment project isn't in President Barack Obama's budget proposal for 2014. Park Operations Manager Harry Leslie shared the bad news at the Presque Isle Advisory Committee meeting Thursday. However, Leslie...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Patrick J. Toomey, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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EDITORIAL: Dam the delays: Congress finally moves on vital river infrastructure
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteIn an age when many in Congress don't want to spend more money on anything, it is big news that the Senate passed a bill this week to invest in the crumbling infrastructure of locks and dams vital to river transportation. It is great news for the...Tags: Bill Shuster, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, U.S. Congress, Natural Resource Industry, Conservation
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Casey likes chances of farm measure's passage
Reading Eagle, Pa.U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. was optimistic that the House and Senate can reach agreement on a five-year Farm Bill the agriculture industry has been waiting for since September. The Senate version of the bill was voted out of committee Tuesday, and is poised...Tags: U.S. Congress, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Scranton
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Defense official to speak at Showcase
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.Showcase for Commerce organizers and Brett Lambert are already quite familiar with each other. In 2012, Lambert, the Defense Department deputy assistant secretary of defense manufacturing and industrial base policy, was one of the 2,000-plus attendees...Tags: John P Murtha, U.S. Congress, Defense, Wars and Interventions
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