Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Howard Coble [R, NC-6]

CPAs Try to Get Congress to Do Something

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...in the Senate (see House Approves Mobile Workforce Tax Relief Bill). The same bipartisan co-sponsors from last year, Rep. Howard Coble, R-N.C., and Hank Johnson, D-Ga., will be backing it this year. Another priority is the Municipal Advisor Oversight Im

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Anything but dull

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...House kicks off its review of copyright by finding out how limited agreement about the law is Rep. Howard Coble knows the reputation of intellectual property law—that it is dull and boring. But at a Congressional hearing on Thursday, he had a message

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Tech visas take top billing at Senate Judiciary today - Copyright examination gets underway in House - DOJ subpoenas raise phone company questions - Tim Cook headed to the Hill next week

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...review of the Copyright Act is crucial — and the digital components of the issue deserve particular attention. Rep. Howard Coble, the chairman of the IP subcommittee that’s taking the lead on the copyright hearings, reiterated to MT on Wednesday tha

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Why no questions for Eric Holder about the status of the kitchen sink at Wednesday's hearings?

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...ago. to figure out what on earth he was talking about. My first thought was drone strikes, honestly. • Republican Rep. Howard Coble of North Carolina: "Now I am having a senior moment. I forgot what I was going to ask you. It will come back to me in d

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Senate Taxwriters Look At Ways to Synchronize State Tax Laws

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...employee who is temporarily working in that state. The Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act, introduced by Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC), would establish a 30 day bright-line test before states could tax these employees. Permanently extending

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Butterfield Commends Coast Guard's Decision to Continue C-130 Maintenance Work and Jobs in Elizabeth City

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...for one year with options to extend up to four additional years. In January, Senator Kay Hagan and Congressmen Butterfield, Howard Coble, and Walter Jones sent a letter to the Commanding Officer of the United States Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center

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Holder Punts on AP Scandal Responsibility

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...including the investigation of the September 11 attack in Benghazi. When asked about the status of the investigation by Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC), Holder said, “I can’t be definitive other than to say that the investigation is ongoing, that we are at

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Meet the press: Holder confronts AP scandal during House hearing

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...they may compel disclosure of this sort of information from or about a news media organization.” Fellow committee member Rep. Howard Coble, R-N.C., said Tuesday that he was inclined to believe the Department of Justice’s decision to obtain Associate

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Library of Congress Hosts Ode to Copyright

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...incredible,” said Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif. “It’s great that the community is coming together like this.” Along with Rep. Howard Coble, R-N.C., Chu is co-chairman of the Creative Rights Caucus, which formed this past March. Also spotted were Sens.

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South Korean president talks tough on North Korea

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...members of Congress who served during the Korean War -- Rep. John Conyers, Rep. Charles Rangel, Rep. Sam Johnson and Rep. Howard Coble. Each congressman stood as Park acknowledged them and received loud applause for their service. "Gentleman, my country

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FAA Saved By Congress. Who's Next?

2013-04-28T01:00:00Z

...to allow the Transportation Secretary to move as much as $253 million dollars to air traffic controllers. Representative Howard Coble told News 2 he was unable to vote due to an appointment in Greensboro, however, he was unsure the vote was even necessa

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Tea Party Caucus Reloads for 2014

2013-04-26T01:00:00Z

...Mick Mulvaney, Paul Gosar, David Schweikert, Walter Jones, Michele Bachmann, Tim Huelskamp, Steve King, Louie Gohmert and Howard Coble, and many more conservative organizations like the Tea Party Express, radio host Rusty Humphries, AMAC (the conservati

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Dome: Ruling goes in favor of sweeps games

2013-04-21T01:00:00Z

...cash on hand. Republican Walter Jones of Farmville raised $78,459 in the first quarter and had $104,530 cash on hand. Republican Howard Coble of Greensboro raised $4,140 and had $37,681 cash on hand, a figure likely to fuel more rumors that he is nearin

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Not Enough Retirements In The House To Make Room For New Ideas And Energy?

2013-04-21T01:00:00Z

...believes him. Wednesday, Roll Call dealt with congressional retirement rumors, featuring a photo of North Carolina Republican Howard Coble, 82, looking pretty corpse-like. They also speculate that North Carolina Democrat Mel Watt, 67, may be ready to pa

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How Ellmers, Jones, Holding, McIntyre are doing with their fund raising

2013-04-18T01:00:00Z

...on hand. Republican Walter Jones of Farmville raised $78,459 in the first quarter and had $104,530 cash on hand. Republican Howard Coble of Greensboro raised $4,140 and had $37,681 cash on hand, a figure likely to fuel more rumors that he is nearing ret

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Vandalia Christian recognized by Rep. Coble for three state titles

2013-04-18T01:00:00Z

...Vandalia Christian School athletic teams recently recognized by U.S. Rep. Howard Coble R—N.C., in the Congressional Record, the official journal of House and Senate proceedings. Vandalia won state titles in boys basketball, boys soccer and cheerleadin

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House Retirement Watch Clues Found in First Fundraising Reports

2013-04-17T01:00:00Z

...Of course, Bartlett did run for re-election. Meanwhile, in a Greensboro-based district neighboring Watt’s, 15-term GOP Rep. Howard Coble, 82, raised $4,000 and had just $38,000 in cash on hand. Coble was hospitalized for a day in February after compla

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Lawmakers question patent complaint process at ITC

2013-04-16T01:00:00Z

...section 337 complaints filed at the ITC during the past decade is triple the number from decades before, said Rep. Howard Coble, a North Carolina Republican. "The cost to defend [a patent complaint] far outweighs the cost to accuse," he said. The ITC ca

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Lawmakers question patent complaint process at ITC

2013-04-16T01:00:00Z

Lawmakers question patent complaint process at ITC

2013-04-16T01:00:00Z