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Langevin Statement on the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act
Jim Langevin's House Member Office (D-RI-02) posted a Floor/Committee Statement on August 10, 2010 | 9:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act. This bill will supply much needed fiscal relief to Rhode Island, providing $33 million in education funding to prevent hundreds of teacher layoffs, as well as $70 million in Federal Medicaid funding that will help the state close a significant budgetary gap.
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ANNIVERSARY OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT
Ben Cardin's Senate Member Office (D-MD) posted a Floor/Committee Statement on August 6, 2010 | 1:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)Find this article interesting? Please consider posting it to Twitter.
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PROVIDING EDUCATION JOBS FUNDING
Ben Cardin's Senate Member Office (D-MD) posted a Floor/Committee Statement on August 4, 2010 | 1:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)Find this article interesting? Please consider posting it to Twitter.
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HEARING ON THE USE OF OIL DISPERSANTS IN THE DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL
Ben Cardin's Senate Member Office (D-MD) posted a Floor/Committee Statement on August 3, 2010 | 1:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)Find this article interesting? Please consider posting it to Twitter.
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Opinion Piece: Commemorating 20 Years of the ADA
Jim Langevin's House Member Office (D-RI-02) posted a Floor/Committee Statement on July 30, 2010 | 9:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)Today, many of us have nearly forgotten an era in which it was commonplace for a person to be denied employment because she was blind, or unable to attend a university because he was in a wheelchair. Yet only a generation ago, it was the societal norm to treat individuals with disabilities as second-class citizens. However, a small but powerful movement was already underway to ensure equal opportunity regardless of one’s ability or disability; and this movement culminated 20 years ago in the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA.
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Levin Speaking in support of the Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act
Sander Levin's House Member Office (D-MI-12) posted a Floor/Committee Statement on July 30, 2010 | 9:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)Find this article interesting? Please consider posting it to Twitter.
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Langevin Speaks on Oil Spill Bills
Jim Langevin's House Member Office (D-RI-02) posted a Floor/Committee Statement on July 30, 2010 | 9:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 3534, the Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act and H.R. 5851, the Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act. Over 100 days ago, millions of gallons of oil began spilling into the Gulf Mexico after an explosion on a BP deepwater drilling rig, which tragically killed eleven workers. In the months since this accident, the Committees of jurisdiction in the House of Representatives have held numerous hearings to determine what went wrong and how to prevent similar disasters in the future. I believe both the CLEAR Act and Whistleblower Protection Act take critical steps to properly reform our oil and gas drilling policies, as well as to protect the safety of oil and gas workers.
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Langevin Testifies on the ADA at 20 - Celebrating Progress, Affirming Commitment
Jim Langevin's House Member Office (D-RI-02) posted a Floor/Committee Statement on July 22, 2010 | 9:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)Chairman Nadler, Ranking Member Sensenbrenner and members of the committee, thank you for providing me the opportunity to offer my testimony as we commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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Langevin Statement on Restoring Emergency Unemployment Benefits
Jim Langevin's House Member Office (D-RI-02) posted a Floor/Committee Statement on July 21, 2010 | 9:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of this rule for the consideration of H.R. 4213, the Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act. This bill provides a critical boost to more than 2.5 million Americans across the nation, including 6,000 Rhode Islanders, who are struggling to find employment. Not only that, but for every dollar spent on unemployment benefits, $1.90 is put back into the economy.
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THE DODD-FRANK WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
Ben Cardin's Senate Member Office (D-MD) posted a Floor/Committee Statement on July 15, 2010 | 1:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)Find this article interesting? Please consider posting it to Twitter.
