Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Daniel Coats [R, IN]

Maine senators oppose border crossing fees

2013-05-25T01:00:00Z

...plan to study the feasibility of imposing a border crossing fee along the borders. The letter to Sens. Mary Landrieu and Dan Coats, the chairwoman and ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, said that for many bord

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Donnelly wants farm bill, food stamps kept together

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...cancel food-stamp spending reductions, make greater spending cuts and turn the program into grants for states to administer. Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., voted in favor of the latter two measures. Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., opposed all three. Donnelly, a mem

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Gallup: Scandal-sacked Obama sinks 9 points since post-election high

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...And it's not likely to get better as his foes pile on and Congress opens new investigations into the scandals. Indiana Sen. Dan Coats, for example, tweeted Thursday: "We are beginning to hear echoes of Watergate whispering through DC and 1600 Pennsylvan

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IRS requested info from Indiana Tea Party

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

..."I just want to know if every organization across the board has been asked the same questions during this period of time." Sen. Dan Coats on Tuesday announced his support for legislation authorizing mandatory termination and criminal liability for IRS e

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Former Gov. Bowen honored in hometown

2013-05-11T01:00:00Z

...at age 95. Gov. Mike Pence attended the private service along with former governors Mitch Daniels and Joe Kernan. U.S. Sen. Dan Coats, U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly and former lieutenant governors Becky Skillman and John Mutz also were present. Bowen, who was

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Injured U.S. marshal honored

2013-05-11T01:00:00Z

...around you, she told him. Also present for the ceremony were Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind.; a representative from the office of Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind.; David Capp, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Indiana; Fort Wayne Police Chief Rusty York; and M

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Web letter by Jana Powell: Alzheimer's research underfunding must be restored

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...funding for Alzheimers. When we visited Capitol Hill, our message to Sen. Joe Donnelly, who met with us personally, Sen. Dan Coats legislative correspondent and Rep. Marlin Stutzmans legislative assistant was to reverse this underfunding in the 2014 fis

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Local Air Guard in line for F-35 fighters - if base stays

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...capabilities like provided by the Joint Strike Fighter, Donley said. Donley and Welsh were responding to a question from Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., during a hearing by the subcommittee on the Air Forces fiscal 2014 budget. In video of the hearing released

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Former Easter Seals rep. in D.C. lobbying for plane access

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...can develop. Trockman will be in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday, and he hopes to see Rep. Larry Bucshon and Sens. Dan Coats and Joe Donnelly or members of their staffs. He is to meet with David Capozzi, executive director of the U.S. Access Board,

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Bill Gates: Time traveler

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...that’s most appealing for lawmakers caught in their own dysfunction. “I wish there were more like him around here,” said Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.). “He’s very results-oriented.” “He is trying to get programs over the finish line that have st

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Senator Dan Coats Joins Effort to End So-Called 'Obama Phones' Program

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...Sen. Dan Coats, R-In., is joining an effort to cut funding for a program aimed at expanding telephone service for the poor, which was attacked as the "Obama phones" program during the 2012 elections. The Lifeline Program provides discounts on monthly te

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Steel production rises 39,000 tons in Great Lakes states

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

...descended upon Michigan City on Monday with an ey… I take some offense to Rich James’ column which implies U.S. Sen. Dan Coats had his soul purchased by the NRA. Food may not have been their first calling, but coming late to the culinary scene clear

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Depeche Mode, Cure, Muse top ACL Fest lineup

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

...descended upon Michigan City on Monday with an ey… I take some offense to Rich James’ column which implies U.S. Sen. Dan Coats had his soul purchased by the NRA. Depeche Mode, The Cure, Muse _ this year's expanded Austin City Limits Festival will fe

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Survey ranks Indiana best state for business in the Midwest

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

...ending May 4, according to estimates from the American I… I take some offense to Rich James’ column which implies U.S. Sen. Dan Coats had his soul purchased by the NRA. Cinderella wasn't sure where her prince was. She could hear her stepmother, but

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Southwestern Ill. high school mourns teacher, 33

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

...ending May 4, according to estimates from the American I… I take some offense to Rich James’ column which implies U.S. Sen. Dan Coats had his soul purchased by the NRA. A modern production of Richard Wagner's opera "Tannhauser" has caused a stir in

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Nazi-themed opera creates scandal in Germany

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

Officials huddle to protect Camp Atterbury from future cuts

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

...plan to fight to protect Camp Atterbury when the military starts cutting bases nationwide over the next few years. U.S. Sen. Dan Coats predicts that a national round of base closures will begin in 2015, and said more could follow. The wars in Iraq and A

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Indiana, Ohio lobby for drone site

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

...is accepted, there could be a role for defense contractors across the state, Tara DiJulio, communications director for Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., said by email. James Wegmann, communications director for Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-3rd, cited the long-term eco

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Editorial: Immigration reform foes stoop low

2013-05-03T01:00:00Z

...the bombings made it important for us to understand the gaps and loopholes in our immigration system before moving ahead. Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., asked colleagues to slow down and push (action on the bill) back a month or two. In the House, where opposi

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The red tape around adoption: Column

2013-05-03T01:00:00Z

...on behalf of these kids is a bi-partisan affair, singling out Susan Jacobs of the Obama Administration and Republican Sen. Dan Coats as not doing everything they could to help get these children into the arms of their adoptive parents. On the other hand

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