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North Carolina's Blue Dogs and health bill: It's complicated
Surely, the chants this week of "Kill! The! Bill!" from thousands of conservative protesters outside Congress floated up to the ears of North Carolina House members who were inside considering their views on health care.
Support affordable biologic drugs
Initiatives like DukeEngage have funded students to learn first-hand how issues of global health affect those in developing countries.
Federal stim $ funding by NC county and congressional district
Surely it is Raleigh? No, not Raleigh either. Have a look for your self: Mecklenburg County, with a larger population that Cumberland, Lenoir and Iredell combined, receives21% of their Total spending.
Price Speaks At Chamber Breakfast 2009-10-26 17:19:37.118
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce hosted Congressman David Price, who represents Orange County in the 4th district, Monday during a breakfast to give an update on health care legislation and Federal action taken during the economic recession.
A system that lets employers check whether newly hired workers are in the country legally has won a three-year extension from Congress.
Southeast Raleigh Neighborhood Gets Free Internet
17 6:06 pm Tweet This! http://mync.com/site/43319/ Nearly 300 families in southeast Raleigh are now enjoying free, high speed internet access.
Rollcall report: Congressional votes
Here's how area members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending Oct.
Congress votes: Gitmo prisoners
Emboldening terrorists or keeping them away? GUANTANAMO PRISONERS: Voting 193 for and 224 against, the House on Oct.
Democrats thwart GOP bid to stop Gitmo transfers
House Democrats Thursday gave the Obama administration some wiggle room in how to deal with foreign combatants and suspected terrorists housed at the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Democrats leave door open for terrorists to be transferred to U.S.
Today during the conference committee meeting on the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, House Democrats left the door open for terrorists to be transferred to U.S. soil and took deliberate steps to convert our soldiers into international policemen.
Is this Legislation Constitutional?
The United States Congress has been running hog-wild for decades, creating laws that violate the U. S. Constitution, particularly the Bill Of Rights .
US lawmakers compromise on domestic prosecutions of Guantanamo detainees
The compromise would allocate $42.78 billion for the Homeland Security appropriations bill [HR 2892 materials] and would stipulate that current detainees may be transferred to the US for prosecution after information is disclosed to Congress.
Democrats pushed ahead Wednesday with a $ 42.8 billion homeland security budget that keeps alive the goal of closing Guantanamo someday while preserving President Barack Obama's discretion - in the interim - to bring detainees into the United States for short periods to stand trial.
Stimulus to Fund NC Solar Project
" North Carolina Congressmen Bob Etheridge , David Price , and Brad Miller teamed with Senator Kay Hagan today to announce a $3 million grant to North Carolina State University's Mid-Atlantic Joint Excellence in Solar Training Consortia project.
Congress OKs some Gitmo-to-U.S. transfers
The lawmakers included language allowing the transfers in two separate pieces of legislation: a $42.8 billion measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security and a military budget bill.
Inside Washington: Oversight lacking on war costs
During a routine check of a watch tower at a U.S. military base in Kuwait, an Army sergeant found the guard leaning back in a chair, his sunglasses on, apparently sound asleep.
Speakers rally support for reform
U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan seems to be keeping her options open when it comes to health care legislation before Congress.
Dems postpone Homeland Security bill
Democrats abruptly postponed agreement on an estimated $42.8 billion Homeland Security budget Thursday after a House vote betrayed continued nervousness among rank-and-file lawmakers over the transfer of any Guantanamo detainees into the U.S., even for the purpose of prosecution.
In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader: FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2009 House Meets At... 10:00 a.m.: Legislative Business First Vote Predicted... 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Last Vote Predicted... 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. "One Minutes" Motion to Go to Conference on H.R. 2892 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, ...
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