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Heres the GOP congressman whos trying kick-start new climate movement
2015-12-02 16:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Chris Gibson, a Republican congressman from upstate New York, has had some experience battling tall odds. He served in the U.S. Army from 1986 to 2000 in the Persian Gulf, Kosovo, and Iraq, earning, among other awards, a Purple Heart and four Bronze Stars. His latest long-shot mission? Convincing his GOP colleagues to join the fight against climate change. Gibson has been among the tiny handful of House Republicans to vote in support of the EPA`s Clean Power Plan, President Obama`s signature effort...
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A congressman, ice-cream, fruitcake, and 1,000 bikes for kids
2015-11-24 21:34:02| Footwear - Topix.net
Looking to make his famous holiday fruitcake last even longer, Portland's representative in the United States Congress, Earl Blumenauer, has issued a citywide challenge: He wants Portlanders to help provide 1,000 bikes for kids in the month of December. Blumenauer spoke this morning in the crowded volunteer service area of the Community Cycling Center on Northeast Alberta Street.
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Congressman now threatens to subpoena commerce secretary over global warming report
2015-11-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: House Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Tex.) opened another front in his war with federal climate researchers on Wednesday, saying a groundbreaking global warming study was rushed to publication over the objections of numerous scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In a second letter in less than a week to Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, Smith urged her to pressure NOAA to comply with his subpoena for internal communications. Smith says whistleblowers...
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U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions tours Suntronic, Inc.
2015-11-17 14:31:11| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX-32) met with executives and employees of IPC-member company Suntronic, Inc. at the company's manufacturing facility in Richardson, TX. Visit was part of a nationwide effort to educate policymakers about legislative and regulatory issues that affect the electronics manufacturing industry. Established in 1995, Suntronic supplies Electronics Manufacturing Services to the oilfield, communication, industrial, and commercial markets.
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U.S. congressman seeks interviews with Valeant employees tied to Philidor
2015-11-16 21:13:09| Biotech - Topix.net
The top Democrat on a U.S. House of Representatives investigative panel is requesting interviews with a handful of executives at Valeant Pharmaceuticals International who were directly involved in the operations of specialty pharmacy Philidor, according to a letter seen by Reuters. In the Nov 16 letter, House Oversight Ranking Democrat Elijah Cummings asks Valeant CEO J. Michael Pearson to make employees Gary Tanner, Bijal Patel, and Alison Pritchett available for "transcribed" interviews.
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