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By Tony Walter and LARRY BIVINS * twalter@greenbaypressgazette.com Press-Gazette Washington Bureau lbivins@greenbay.gannett.com * December 16, 2009 Education and transportation in Northeastern Wisconsin are primed to benefit from the massive spending bill awaiting President Barack Obama's signature.

Great Lakes region members of Congress are pressing the Obama administration to take action to prevent the destructive Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes.

Wisconsin dairy farmers struggling to cope with low milk prices and high production cost should soon see some relief from the federal government.

The Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley is poised to expand housing for chronically homeless individuals thanks to $680,000 the nonprofit agency will receive through the appropriations bill passed in Congress.

WASHINGTON - The massive spending bill awaiting President Barack Obama's signature contains tens of millions of dollars requested by Wisconsin lawmakers for projects in their districts and state initiatives.

The Green Bay Metro transit system, Brown County Library, St. Norbert College and the Green Bay-De Pere YWCA are among the recipients of funds from the federal Omnibus Appropriations Act.

WASHINGTON - How area members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending Dec.

Rep. Steve Kagen is the biggest spender in the U.S. House when it comes to spending taxpayer money on maintaining his congressional office, according to the latest quarterly logs of expenditures by members of Congress.

When members of Congress play the market, they typically fare better than average Americans.

The most expensive offices in Congress are those of Reps. Steve Kagen, D-Wisc., who spent $452,000 in the last quarter, Alan Grayson, D-Fla., who spent $449,000, and Bart Gordon, D-Tenn., who spent $445,000 . Observes Kevin Binversie: Could someone in the greater Green Bay-Appleton media remind Kagen about his office's spending habits the next time ...

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson and his office had a pretty busy period in the fiscal quarter that ended September 30 - " or at least their checkbooks did.

It seems a bit strange that Carol Shea-Porter, who made her name as a candidate protesting the war, is now avoiding the issue altogether.

U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen said Thursday that it's time for Wall Street to repay Americans whose tax dollars were used to bolster a financial industry on the verge of collapse.

Federal officials likely picked a University Avenue location for a new veterans clinic in Green Bay because of its proximity to highways and other landmarks, Mayor Jim Schmitt said Wednesday.

A seventh Republican hoping to take on incumbent U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen of Appleton has officially launched his campaign.

President Barack Obama likely will call for sending additional troops to Afghanistan when he delivers a speech to the nation Tuesday.

The midterm congressional election is about a year away, but the 8th District race already is shaping up to be a contentious one.

With the U.S. House vote Nov. 7 approving historic health-care reform, America's working families are another step closer to winning quality, affordable health care for all.

Scott and Brenda Rudie say they have no interest in getting caught up in partisan politics, but they have become participants in the heated national debate over health-care reform.

WASHINGTON - The same day the House of Representatives passed health care reform legislation, Rep.