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Sen. Bob Casey backs gay marriage
WASHINGTON – Sen. Bob Casey, a Pennsylvania Democrat, reversed course Monday and called for the repeal of the federal law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman. His decision leaves only 8 of 53 Senate Democrats who still oppose...
Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, Parties and Movements, Allentown, Marriage, Politics
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Background checks
This snowy, cloudy morning provides a fitting atmosphere to support my less than elated thoughts re: my government and it's very questionable activities and inactivity. After emailing U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster and U.S. Rep. Keith Rothfus, Sen. Pat Toomey...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Bill Shuster, U.S. Congress, FBI, Patrick J. Toomey
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Dent votes for, Cartwright against Paul Ryan budget
Of The Morning CallThe hotly-debated Paul Ryan budget proposal has caused no cracks in the party loyalty of Pennsylvania's House and Senate delegations. Lehigh Valley Republican Congressman Charlie Dent voted for Ryan's budget in the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday...Tags: Republican Party, U.S. House of Representatives, Medicare, Charlie Dent, Paul Ryan
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Toomey, Casey prep amendments for budget vote-a-rama
Call Washington BureauFor the first time in four years, the Senate will debate a budget resolution that will allow Pennsylvania's senators and their colleagues to offer an unlimited number of amendments that will, if nothing else, highlight their legislative priorities....Tags: Republican Party, Budgets and Budgeting, Patrick J. Toomey, Politics, Elections
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Sequester cuts hurt, but slashing waste shouldn't be hard
A week into the dreaded sequester, all sorts of doom are being predicted. As threats of service cuts grow, political fingers remain pointed in partisan blame. All of the politicians are responsible, yet none will take responsibility, though many agree the...Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Patrick J. Toomey, Career and Workplace, Employees, NASA
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Sequestration would mean massive loss of jobs at depot
waynesboro@herald-mail.comLetterkenny Army Depot stands to be one of the biggest losers if the federal sequestration cuts take place as scheduled in one week. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, the depot would absorb spending reductions of more than $449 million....Tags: Richard L. Alloway, II, Bill Shuster, Budget Control Act of 2011, Parties and Movements, Medicare
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Congress to probe $100-million shortfall in Job Corps program
Congress is investigating a nearly $100-million dollar budget shortfall in the Job Corps program, aimed at giving job training to low-income youths, after the Labor Department said it was forced to halt enrollment at job centers nationwide. The move...
Tags: Rick Perry, U.S. Congress, White House, Lyndon B. Johnson
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Letterkenny Army Depot braces for federal budget cuts fallout
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comFranklin County’s largest employer braced itself for the fallout from the federal budget cuts set to go into effect Friday. Letterkenny Army Depot Commander Col. Victor S. Hagan Sr. made a statement to the depot work force that a work furlough of...Tags: Bill Shuster, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Congress, The Herald-Mail, U.S. Department of Defense
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Toomey: Give Obama 'flexibility' on cuts
Call Washington BureauAs the clock ticks down to the sequester deadline on Friday, it's almost certain that the $85 billion in annual cuts will happen despite bipartisan agreement that the indiscriminate nature of them would be economically harmful. Pennsylvania Republican...Tags: U.S. Congress, White House, Patrick J. Toomey, Politics, National Economic Council
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Wednesday Morning Coffee: Casey says gun control measures wouldn't infringe on 2d Amendment rights.
Capitol IdeasGood Wednesday Morning, Felow Seekers. With President Barack Obama set to unveil his new gun-control proposals, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., said proposals to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines would not infringe on gun owners' rights. Casey,... -
Kathleen Kane sworn in as PA's new state Attorney General.
Capitol IdeasVowing to roll up her sleeves and “just get it done,” Kathleen G. Kane was sworn into office as Pennsylvania’s new attorney general on Tuesday, becoming the first woman and the first Democrat to serve as the state’s top law...... -
Casey joins Toomey on coveted Finance Committee
Call Washington BureauPennsylvania now has double the influence on the powerful tax-writing Finance Committee, joining Ohio as the only other state to have both of its senators on the panel. Democrat U.S. Sen. Bob Casey announced Tuesday he'd be filling a seat on the panel...Tags: John Kerry, Patrick J. Toomey, Government Health Care
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