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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: White House, Rick Perry, U.S. Congress, Lyndon B. Johnson
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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: Government Health Care, Patrick J. Toomey, John Kerry
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Biden says laws needed to curb gun violence
PHILADELPHIA — Vice President Joe Biden told regional law enforcement officials here Monday that new laws are necessary to curb gun violence and he pledged to take the message to small town America. “If we can save the life of one single...
Tags: Elections, Gun Control, State of the Union Address, Shootings, Personal Weapon Control
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Bipartisan Pennsylvania lawmakers back medical device tax repeal
Call Washington BureauPennsylvania lawmakers from both parties are supporting the renewed push to repeal a tax on medical device sales created to help pay for the 2010 health care law. While Republicans U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey and U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent have been advocates for...Tags: Healthcare Laws, Harry Reid, Charlie Dent, Allyson Y Schwartz, Crime, Law and Justice
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Biden to Philadelphia for guns roundtable
Call Washington BureauOn the eve of President Obama's State of the Union address, Vice President Joe Biden will be in Philadelphia Monday holding a roundtable with local law enforcement about gun violence. Biden will be joined by congressional Democrats, including U.S. Sen....Tags: White House, Gun Control, Assault, Barack Obama, Joe Biden
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Senate Democrats huddle on gun measures
WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden met Thursday with Senate Democrats to brief the caucus about the rationale behind the administration’s recommendations on guns, arguing that, in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., shooting, the nation “...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Mary L. Landrieu, Dianne Feinstein, Joe Biden, Personal Weapon Control
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Casey calls for pay equity among men and women
Daily American Staff WriterU.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., called on Congress to pass pay equity legislation, citing a recent report on the continuing gender pay gap during a conference call with reporters on Wednesday. "We still have a long way to go to right the ongoing wrongs,"...Tags: Career and Workplace, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Labor Legislation, U.S. Congress, Republican Party
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Toomey votes no on Sandy relief
Call Washington BureauPennsylvania U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey joined most of the Senate Republican caucus in voting against the $50.5 billion Hurricane Sandy relief bill, citing costs unrelated to the Northeast storm. The measure cleared the Senate Monday night, 62-36. The House...Tags: Elections, Parties and Movements, Mike Fitzpatrick, Charlie Dent, NASA
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The challenging math of passing immigration reform
WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...
Tags: Elections, Amy Klobuchar, Crime, Law and Justice, Mike Crapo, Ron Wyden
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Arden Tewksberry Doesn't Believe A 32-cent Increase On A Gallon Of Milk Is Too Much To Ask.
He said he’d like to see legislation that, in the short term, would raise the price of a gallon of milk from its current $3.83 to $4.15. He noted that a gallon cost $4.07 just a few weeks ago. “It would give the dairy farmer a chance to stay...Tags: Consumers, Farms, Fiscal Cliff, Prices, U.S. Senate
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Farmers look for consistency in milk prices in Farm Bill
Staff writer, @BruceJSiwyArden Tewksberry doesn't believe a 32-cent increase on a gallon of milk is too much to ask. He said he'd like to see legislation that, in the short term, would raise the price of a gallon of milk from its current $3.83 to $4.15. He noted that a...Tags: Farms, Fiscal Cliff, Prices, U.S. Senate, Beverage Industry
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Response to White House gun proposal, Allentown Mayor attends rollout
Call Washington BureauAllentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski urged Congress to have the "courage" to act on the gun control measures laid out by President Obama on Wednesday. Pawlowski attended the rollout event in the Old Executive Office Building next to the White House where a...Tags: White House, Ed Pawlowski, Allentown, Personal Weapon Control, POLITICO LLC
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Jan 28, 2013
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