Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. William R. Keating [D, MA-9]

Lawmakers Traveling to Russia to Investigate Boston Bombing

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...delegation include Reps. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn; Steve King, R-Iowa; Paul Cook, R-Calif.; Steve Cohen, D-Tenn.; and William Keating, D-Mass., who is the ranking member on the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats. Several weeks ago Keat

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Cohen to probe Boston bombings in Russia trip

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...was unproductive, and whether the Russia-U.S. relationship is characterized by “distrust.” Also on the trip will be U.S. Rep. William Keating, D-Mass., the ranking member on the House Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats, who recentl

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Soldier pays ultimate sacrifice; thieves steal his Purple Heart

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...pain is fresh for the Ford family, there may be some measure of relief for them. Lauren Amendolara, a spokesman for Rep. William Keating, D-Mass., said Thursday in an email that Keating aide Jim Quigley plans to meet with Ford next week to discuss obtai

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Soldier pays ultimate sacrifice; thieves steal his Purple Heart

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

Fallen Marine's posthumous Purple Heart stolen

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...Heart priceless. Police are investigating. They said the medal has almost no value on the streets. A spokeswoman for U.S. Rep. William Keating said the congressmans office will work on getting a replacement medal. Specialized Stumpjumper EVO 29er. Blow

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Dad says thief stole fallen Marine son's posthumous Purple Heart

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...of value, but he considers the Purple Heart priceless. Police are investigating. They say the medal has almost no value on the streets. A spokeswoman for U.S. Rep. William Keating says the congressman's office will work on getting a replacement medal...

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Well-heeled enviros have Markey's ear

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...this month, or at the fishery council summit this week at the Whaling Museum, co-chaired by Mayor Jon Mitchell and U.S. Rep. William Keating, D-Mass. (Republican candidate Gabriel Gomez wasn't there either.) Let it be said that there have been times whe

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Fishing interests begin to map strategy

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...theme struck by Mayor Jon Mitchell Monday as he co-chaired a joint meeting of the Mayor's Ocean and Fisheries Council with Rep. William Keating, D-Mass., representing the Federal Fishing Advisory Board. Attending were many familiar faces from the indust

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Barnstable, P'town, Nantucket airports receive $1.8M FAA grants

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...about three weeks to complete. Massachusetts Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren and William “Mo” Cowan and U.S. Rep. William Keating, D-Mass, heralded the grants in a joint statement released today. The funds are a great example of how investments

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New Bedford meeting to tackle fishing rules rewrite

2013-05-11T01:00:00Z

...Museum will address a number of issues. It will include members of the Federal Fishing Advisory Board, organized by U.S. Rep. William Keating, D-Mass., and Mayor Jon Mitchell's Ocean and Fisheries Council. Brian Rothschild, who is the chairman of the ma

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Ed Davis off to D.C. for bomb testimony

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...to look at every single item, everything that we did in preparation so we can ensure that this doesn’t happen again.” U.S. Rep. William Keating, who sits on the Homeland Security Committee that is holding the hearing, said it will give lawmakers a c

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NOAA shows it's answerable to no one

2013-05-06T01:00:00Z

...leaders like Gloucester’s Northeast Seafood Coalition, but also of federal lawmakers like Tierney and Cape Cod Congressman William Keating, who helped craft the Magnuson-Stevens Act and put the mandates in place. The most offensive aspect of NOAA’s

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Just ‘youthful nihilism’

2013-05-04T01:00:00Z

...then this nation is in one heap of trouble. Well, the ink was hardly dry on the Globe’s latest rantings when U.S. Rep. William Keating confirmed to the Herald that Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been linked to a notorious Canadian jihadist who when questioned

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Massachusetts senators, reps, applaud cranberry purchase

2013-05-04T01:00:00Z

...the USDA "for bringing cranberry products to this country's federal nutrition assistance programs." For his part, Rep. William Keating said he represents "the largest number of cranberry growers across the state and have co-founded the Congressional Cra

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Boston bombing suspects initially planned July 4 attack

2013-05-03T01:00:00Z

...have been trying to determine what Tamerlan Tsarnaev did during a six-month visit to Dagestan last year. On Thursday, Rep. William Keating, D-Mass., said the investigators thought that Tsarnaev met with one known militant, Mahmoud Mansur Nidal, as first

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Boston Bombers Originally Planned Fourth of July Attack

2013-05-03T01:00:00Z

...of sermons by Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born Al Qaeda preacher killed by a U.S. drone strike in September 2011. Rep. William Keating of Massachusetts said on Thursday that during his six month trip to Dagestan in 2012, Tamerlan met with militant Mah

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Joint hearing planned on Islamic radicals in Chechnya

2013-04-24T01:00:00Z

...Reps. Joseph P. Kennedy III and U.S. Rep. William Keating, along with members of the House subcommittees on Terrorism and Europe, will hold a hearing Friday on Islamic radicals in Chechnya following the Boston Marathon bombings. The joint hearing comes

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What did the feds know about bombing suspects, and when?

2013-04-24T01:00:00Z

...Senators indicated Wednesday that the officials from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security will be there. Rep. William Keating, a Democrat who represents Boston, said on MSNBC’s “Hardball” that Congress should examine how the United Stat

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Seeking answers, pols go to Russia

2013-04-23T01:00:00Z

...Rep. William Keating is heading to Moscow with other members of Congress to get answers about Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was flagged by Russian officials to the FBI in 2011, and to learn more about Chechen terrorist threats.

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Bomb suspect faces intense questioning

2013-04-21T01:00:00Z

...land the Cambridge teen in a death penalty case. “One can only speculate right now whether he’ll cooperate,” said U.S. Rep. William Keating, a member of the House Homeland Security Committee. “Whether he cooperates or not, whether he speaks or n

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