Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Steven M. Palazzo [R, MS-4]

Moon or Asteroid? Congress Debates Best Pit Stop to Mars

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...am not convinced this mission is the right way to go, and that it may actually become a detour for a Mars mission," said Rep. Steven Palazzo (R., Miss.). "To me there is no better way for our astronauts to learn how to live and work on another planet th

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Coalition plans flood insurance fight

2013-05-18T01:00:00Z

...Other members include Rep. Cedric Richmond D-New Orleans; Rep. Michael Grimm, R-N.Y.; Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J.; and Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss.Cassidy said the group will promote "market-based solutions to make flood insurance affordable for coastal

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US Senate adopts Cochran's Louisiana levee amendment

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...with Mississippi officials about the issue. Mississippi officials aren't convinced plans won't harm their state. U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-4, has asked the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to study the proposals' effects on Mississippi'

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Statement of Rep. Steven Palazzo Hearing on "Exoplanet Discoveries: Have We Found Other Earths?"

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...in their recent decadal survey, "[t]he search for exoplanets is one of the most exciting subjects in all of astronomy..." The report went on to recommend "a program to explore the diversity and properties of planetary systems around other stars, and to

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Lobbying steps up as Boy Scouts weigh gay policy

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...policy, while leaders of two BSA councils in Tennessee said they will do the same. On May 5, Texas Gov. Rick Perry; Rep. Steven Palazzo, Mississippi Republican; and Family Research Council President Tony Perkins as well as pastors, parents, Scout leader

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Cochran offers Louisiana levee amendments

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...meeting with Mississippi officials about the issue. Mississippi officials aren't convinced plans won't harm their state. U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-4, has asked the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to study the proposals' effects on Miss

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Rep. Palazzo, space committee chair, wants missions to moon again

2013-05-06T01:00:00Z

...— Congress may be focused on cutting money these days, but Republican Rep. Steven Palazzo is still reaching for the moon. Palazzo says space exploration is important to the economy and a matter of national security. ÂA lot of Americans donÂt know we

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Palazzo to push mission to moon

2013-05-06T01:00:00Z

...may be focused on cutting money these days, but Republican Rep. Steven Palazzo is still reaching for the moon. Palazzo says space exploration is important to the economy and a matter of national security. “A lot of Americans don’t know we (aren’t

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Palazzo to push mission to moon

2013-05-05T01:00:00Z

Louisiana's levee plan concerns Mississippi leaders

2013-05-05T01:00:00Z

...there, but have no intention of building levees that would flood Mississippi, according to The Associated Press. U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., has asked the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to study the proposals' effects on South Mi

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GE Aviation to open new Mississippi operation

2013-04-28T01:00:00Z

...of the company's new 340,000-square-foot aviation components factory in Ellisville, Miss. U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo, both R-Miss., also are scheduled to attend the 11 a.m. ceremony in the Howard Technology Park. The company, a

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GE Aviation to open in Ellisville

2013-04-28T01:00:00Z

...opening of the company's new 340,000-square-foot aviation components factory in Ellisville. U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo, both R-Miss., also are scheduled to attend the 11 a.m. ceremony in the Howard Technology Park. The company,

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Prepared Statement by Rep. Steven Palazzo on NASA FY 2014 Budget before the House Science Committee 24 April 2013

2013-04-24T01:00:00Z

...Palazzo: Good afternoon. I would like to welcome everyone to our hearing today and I especially want to thank our witness, NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, for joining us. I know many people put in a lot of effort preparing for these hearings, and we

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U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo addresses defense cuts at Ingalls supplier’s conference

2013-04-23T01:00:00Z

...Rep. Steven Palazzo said Monday that while the short-term future of Ingalls Shipbuilding is strong, proposed cuts in military spending totaling nearly a trillion dollars over the next decade makes the shipbuilding industry's long-term future tenuous. Pa

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Jackson County supervisors seek money from Congress

2013-04-20T01:00:00Z

...Harris, Mike Mangum and Troy Ross, Jackson County administrator Brian Fulton and Supervisor Barry Cumbest meet with U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo, third from left, last week in Washington. Jackson County Supervisors got news last week they would receive $14

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Jackson County supervisors take project ideas to nation's capital in hopes of funding

2013-04-19T01:00:00Z

...for several future projects. They traveled April 10-11 for meetings with U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker and Reps. Steven Palazzo and Alan Nunnelee. The primary focus of the meetings was infrastructure and conservation of natural resources and

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Chamber of Commerce presents Rep. Steven Palazzo with Spirit of Enterprise Award

2013-04-17T01:00:00Z

...policies during the second session of the 112th Congress. "In the face of high-stakes politics and difficult choices, Congressman Palazzo provided America's job creators with a strong voice in Congress," said Thomas J. Donohue, president and CEO of the

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce presents Rep. Steven Palazzo with Spirit of Enterprise Award

2013-04-16T01:00:00Z

...Trade Relations (PNTR) with Russia, and the reauthorization of surface transportation legislation. Also scored were votes to repeal onerous provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, improve the process by which regulations are promul

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Letters to the Editor

2013-04-12T01:00:00Z

...Just like regular military personnel, these critical Guard members should be exempt from furloughs, as proposed by U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo (R., Miss.), Congress' only concurrently serving enlisted member of the National Guard. Even though the Defense D

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Letters Extra: Idling Guard staff risks readiness

2013-04-10T01:00:00Z