Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Bart Stupak [D, MI-1]

Scrap Recyclers Warn of Environmental Consequences From Bad Theft Legislation

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

...recycling, while never once mentioning the thief!" said ISRI spokesman Bruce Savage. "The legislation introduced by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) is the copper theft equivalent of addressing bank robbery by punishing the bank for

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Knollenberg changes mind on Wall Street bailout

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

...it again today." U.S. Reps. Candice Miller, R-Harrison Township, Thad McCotter, R-Livonia, Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, and Bart Stupak, D-Menominee, will vote against the revised bailout bill, their aides said. Walberg said in a statement that despite "som

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Bush signs Great Lakes compact

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

...diversions of water in containers smaller than 5.7 gallons, designed to accommodate bottled water. U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak, a Michigan Democrat who voted against the compact, said it could make water subject to international trade laws by defining i

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Lawmakers Rebuke FDA End Run on PR Contract

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

...from the officials and business executives involved. The remarks by committee Chairman Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.) and Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), came hours after The Washington Post published a story showing the agency took pains to avoid competiti

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President Bush signs Great Lakes water compact

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

...allowing diversions of water in containers smaller than 5.7 gallons, designed to accommodate bottled water. U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak, a Michigan Democrat who voted against the compact, said it could make water subject to international trade laws by defini

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Congress Targets Rogue Online Pharmacies

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

...intended to crack down on rogue online pharmacies that sell drugs without a valid prescription. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., would prohibit the sale of controlled substances over the Internet without a prescription written by a doct

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Congress passes bill to crack down on rogue Internet pharmacies

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

...to crack down on rogue online pharmacies that sell drugs without a valid prescription. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., would prohibit the sale of controlled substances over the Internet without a prescription written by a doctor who ha

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Kohl Asks Rep. Stupak To Collaborate On Oversight Of Direct-To-Consumer Advertising For Medical Devices

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

...opinions rate article Today U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) sent a letter to Congressman Bart Stupak, Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, regarding the subcommittee'

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Bottled Water at Issue in Great Lakes

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

...from the Ontario government -- later withdrawn -- to ship up to 158 million gallons of Great Lakes water per year to Asia. Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), who led opposition to the compact because of the bottled-water loophole, has requested comments from t

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New President Takes The Podium

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

Sheila Philips on behalf of US Rep. Bart Stupak: "Lake Superior State University has addressed the need for high-quality, hands-on educationâ€¦and prepares ...

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OUR VOICE REPORT CARD for Sept. 27

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

The legislation passed despite criticism from Michigan Rep. Bart Stupak, who insists it has loopholes that let too much water be bottled. ...

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Great Lakes States Get to Keep Water

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

...The approval of the deal, which mirrors a similar agreement between Ontario and Quebec, came despite a last-minute effort by Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., to stop it. Stupak said he was concerned that the agreement allows Great Lakes water to be bottled

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Reaction to House support of a $25B loan program

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Menominee. "Barack Obama understands that investing in our domestic auto manufacturers will not only create jobs here at home, ...

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House OKs drug bill with tie to Minnesota

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

The House unanimously approved a bill late Tuesday sponsored by Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., which would ban the sale of controlled drugs without a doctorâ€™s ...

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Environmental, energy issues at heart of 1st District race

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

By Jeff Kart US Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Menominee, faces four foes this November, including State Rep. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba. That has Stupak, an eight-term ...

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House Approves Measure Limiting Diversion of Great Lakes Water

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

...Great Lakes compact passed by a vote of 390 to 25 despite opposition from Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), who opposed it because of a "bottled-water loophole" that allows water in containers of less than 5.7 gallons to be exported from the Great Lakes basin

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Bush to sign Great Lakes ban on water diversions

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

...have already agreed to their version of the compact. Of Michigan's two senators and 15-member House delegation, only Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Menominee, opposed the compact. In a floor speech Monday, Stupak warned that the compact's bottled-water exception

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Wurtsmith Airport plans $4.1 million repaving project

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

...of Commerce's Economic Development Administration to help with the infrastructure improvements, according to U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Menominee. The Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport Authority plans to use most of the money to repave an aircraft apron used by 74

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House approves compact for Great Lakes waters

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

...from water depletion," said Andy Buchsbaum, who leads the National Wildlife Federation's Great Lakes office. But Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., whose constituents live along Lakes Superior, Michigan and Huron, opposed the bill because it contained a loophol

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Daily Dash - September 23, 2008

2008-09-23T00:00:00Z

Story Lawmaker Opposes Compact | Democratic Michigan State Rep. Bart Stupak is against a plan to prevent the diversion of water from the Great Lakes because ...

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