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Walorski, Upton vote to repeal health care law
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Jimtown, was among 227 House Republicans and two House Democrats to vote Thursday to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The vote was 229-195 in favor of repeal. Four Democrats...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Democratic Party, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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RPT-U.S. House panel questions resignation of top FDA official
ReutersBy Toni Clarke May 13 (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives panel is investigating the circumstances surrounding the resignation from the Food and Drug Administration of its acting deputy commissioner for medical products and tobacco. In a...Tags: Harvard Medical School, Science, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Republican Party, Diabetes
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PRESSURE COOKER-AIRPORT ARREST Nephew: Man mistakenly jailed for pressure cooker DETROIT (AP) — The nephew of a Saudi man arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport says the case is a misunderstanding, and that the pressure cooker his uncle was...Tags: Mark Schauer, John Dingell, Lawyers, Ceremonies, Plan B (drug)
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US senator says Sebelius should stop healthcare fundraising
Reuters* House Republicans seek identity of companies contacted * Senate Republican calls on Sebelius to cease fund-raising By David Morgan WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - An Obama administration effort to raise private donations to help implement President...Tags: Lawyers, Economy, Business and Finance, Laws, Private Health Care, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Upton, NRC to visit Palisades Nuclear Power Plant Monday
VAN BUREN COUNTY -- Michigan Congressman Fred Upton, R- St. Joseph, along with a commissioner from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will head to southwest Michigan today, to get a first-hand look at the troubled Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Van...
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Walorski joins fellow Republicans, votes in favor of overtime bill
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski voted this week in favor of a bill that would allow private-sector employees to trade overtime pay for paid time off at the same rate of 1.5 hours per hour of overtime worked. The bill passed by a vote of 223-204 with mostly...Tags: U.S. Congress, Elections, Labor Legislation, Democratic Party, Career and Workplace
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Palisades water tank leak drawing attention
South Bend TribuneThe entry into Lake Michigan of 79 gallons of what officials at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission describe as "very slightly radioactive'' water has drawn its share of attention, very little of it positive. The leak...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Power, Plant Closings, Entergy Corporation
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US Rep. Upton, Nuclear Regulatory Commission member to visit shut-down Palisades power plant
COVERT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A Nuclear Regulatory Commission member and a Michigan congressman plan to visit the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, which was taken off line over a repeated water leak problem. New Orleans-based Entergy Corp. shut the...Tags: Regulatory Policy and Organizations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Power, Entergy Corporation, Politics
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US Rep. Upton says Palisades nuclear plant should stay shut till water leak fixed for good
COVERT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A southwestern Michigan congressman says the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant should remain offline until operators permanently fix a persistent water leak that triggered a weekend shutdown. Entergy Corp. shut the plant...Tags: Lake Michigan, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Power, Entergy Corporation
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The high cost of tailpipe emissions
It isn't hard to recognize an example of false economy in the average household budget. The vegetable gardener who spends $500 on supplies to produce $12 in produce, the inexpensive home repair that falls apart in a month or the avid shopper who saves...Tags: Consumers, Global Warming, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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St. Joseph Harbor to get US funding for dredging
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Fred Upton says emergency federal funding will be used to dredge St. Joseph Harbor for the second straight year. The St. Joseph Republican made the announcement Friday. The dredging is necessary because of Lake...
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Walorski discusses debt ceiling, federal pay
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA -- Newly elected U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski spoke to The Tribune on Thursday about her vote to suspend the federal debt ceiling, federal pay and other fiscal issues facing the 113th Congress. Along with 86 Democrats and 199 Republicans,...Tags: U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Elections, Public Employees, Budgets and Budgeting
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