Representative William Owens News

With the overdue farm bill festering again in Congress, Republicans and Democrats have resumed clashing over whether the government should regulate the milk supply by penalizing farmers who produce too much.

The appointees are David Fisher, a Madrid dairy farmer who represents this area on the Farm Bureau state board; Canton farmer Andy Hurlbut, who raises crops and beef; and Aaron Stauffer, dairy farmer from Nicolville.

U.S. Rep. William L. Owens, D-Plattsburgh, announced today in a news release that he is creating an Agricultural Advisory Committee for New York's 21st Congressional District.

If an East Coast missile defense site is deemed necessary by the Pentagon, Sen. Charles E. Schumer wants it in New York, potentially at Fort Drum.

The spring lunch of the Watertown Noon Rotary at the Rutland Congregational Church featured a special guest appearance by Rep.

Approximately 200 members of the Franklin County Association of Senior Citizens converged on the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino on Tuesday morning to hear from their congressnman, who largely spoke about two federal programs who uncertain fate weighed heavily on their minds: Medicaid and Social Security.

U.S. Rep. William L. Owens, D-Plattsburgh, will be in Jefferson County tomorrow to speak at a meeting of the Watertown Rotary Club.

The Congressional Northern Border Caucus held a panel discussion on Capitol Hill to highlight the work being done through the Beyond the Border Action Plan, the Regulatory Cooperation Council and other initiatives with a focus on improving trade and security cooperation between the United States and Canada.

Any plan to impose border fees on Canadians who enter the U.S. by foot, car or train will be 'dead on arrival' in the Senate, according to U.S. Sen.