Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Patrick Meehan [R, PA-7]

World War II veteran Richard Horikawa honored with his own ‘Memorial Day’

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...in our nation’s capital. Horikawa had been unable to attend. So the ceremony, in effect, came to him. PA State Rep. Patrick Meehan came to the club meeting to present the Congressional Gold Medal to him in an appropriate solemn ceremony. As an added s

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WWII Veteran honored with his own ‘Memorial Day’

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...a ceremony in our nation’s capital. Horikawa had been unable to attend. So the ceremony, in effect, came to him. PA State Rep. Patrick Meehan came to the club meeting to present the Congressional Gold Medal to him in an appropriate solemn ceremony. As

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SLIDESHOW & VIDEO: Centre Square Fire Company parades through Whitpain to celebrate 100th anniversary

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...two local school marching bands, two string bands, many community organizations and several local officials, including U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan, R-7, state Reps. Mary Jo Daley, D-148, and Kate Harper, R-61, the three Montgomery County Commissioners and

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SLIDESHOW: Centre Square Fire Company parades through Whitpain to celebrate 100th anniversary

2013-05-18T01:00:00Z

U.S. Rep. Meehan to make anti-horse slaughter pitch in Philly

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...federal government will give the green light to the opening of the nation's first horse slaughter plant since 2007, U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan is heading to Philadelphia to urge fellow lawmakers to pass his bill banning the killing of horses for human con

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Every discussion about Hillary Clinton in five hours of Benghazi hearings

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...difference does it make?" Hicks: Well, if Hillary Clinton were to ask me, I'd say it did make a big difference GOP Rep. Patrick Meehan: Hillary Clinton had to have signed this important thing, right? Nordstram: Yes: Hillary Clinton had to have signed th

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The battle over horse meat

2013-04-30T01:00:00Z

...to be shipped outside the U.S. for slaughter. Those senators are Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-PA) and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL). "Horses sent to slaughter are often subject to appalling, brutal treatment," sa

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Oregon Rep. Greg Walden's smooth road to power turns rockier at the top

2013-04-27T01:00:00Z

...of the Great Lakes). Oregon Rep. Greg Walden, left, jokes with fellow Republican Reps. Frank Guinta of New Hampshire and Patrick Meehan of Pennsylvania as they walk to a caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in July of 2011. AP PHOTO/Susan Walsh Since becoming

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ECPA markup drives the day - E&C lawmakers examine FCC's lifeline program - Location privacy under the microscope at House Judiciary - Your Do Not Track takeaways

2013-04-25T01:00:00Z

...and cybersecurity policy at Symantec; and Harriet Pearson, a partner at Hogan Lovells. The focus, as explained by Rep. Patrick Meehan, the subcommittee's chairman: "The Department of Homeland Security continues to strengthen its civil liberties protecti

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The battle over horse meat

2013-04-25T01:00:00Z

Bottom of the Barrel - By Max Abrahms

2013-04-24T01:00:00Z

...characterized the Boston bombings as a "sophisticated attack," an opinion echoed from Congress to the FBI. Pennsylvania Rep. Patrick Meehan described the bombings as a "sophisticated operation." Jack Cloonan, who from 1996 to 2002 headed the FBI's Osama

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Programming notes

2013-04-23T01:00:00Z

...Politics and Public Policy join the Gaggle. *** Tuesday’s “Jansing & Co.” line-up: MSNBC’s Chris Jansing interviews Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Salon’s Alex Seitz-Wald, the Huffington Post’s Amanda Terkel, , Fmr. Rep Patrick Murphy (D-PA), R

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Rep. Patrick Meehan: Bombers’ 'Sophisticated' Acts Hint at Terrorist Training

2013-04-20T01:00:00Z

...that may indicate that one or both of the brothers named as suspects received training in terrorism, Pennsylvania Rep. Patrick Meehan says. “My own interest is peaked by the suggestion that the dead brother spent some six month period in time overseas

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FERC reviews grid cybersecurity protection

2013-04-19T01:00:00Z

...last month that a major cyberattack on the United States posed a more grave and immediate threat than terrorism. U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan, R-Pa., chairman of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, said "the gravest threat of state-sponsored cyberattac

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FERC reviews grid cybersecurity protection

2013-04-19T01:00:00Z

End court-martial loophole

2013-04-19T01:00:00Z

...a jury of a defendant's peers is unfair, unnecessary, and unjust. It's an archaic practice and it should end. U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan (R., Pa.) represents the Seventh Congressional District, which includes most of Delaware County and parts of Chester,

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Pat Toomey talks gun control with Gabby Giffords

2013-04-17T01:00:00Z

...Republican-led House. It has been introduced there and is co-sponsored by suburban Philadelphia Republican Reps. Mike Fitzpatrick, 8th District, and Patrick Meehan, 7th District. While Rep. Charlie Dent, 15th District, is not a co-sponsor, his office sa

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The Morning Plum: Background checks a major test for self-described `moderate’ Republicans

2013-04-15T01:00:00Z

...with past NRA endorsements indicated support for the Toomey-Manchin approach, including Reps. Michael G. Fitzpatrick, Patrick Meehan and Charlie Dent. This is consistent with what I’ve been telling you : that there are perhaps a few dozen House GOPers

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Rocky road ahead for gun legislation in the House

2013-04-12T01:00:00Z

...impact how people will vote in one way or another," said Rep. Mario Diaz Balart, R-Florida. Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Patrick Meehan, a former federal prosecutor who represents a suburban area outside Philadelphia, said he's already on board with the

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Political Blotter: Board of Equalization member Betty Yee making a bid for state controller

2013-04-07T01:00:00Z

...Technology and Palantir Technologies. Besides McCarthy, lawmakers on the tour include Reps. Susan Brooks, R-Ind.; George Holding, R-N.C.; Cory Gardner, R-Colo.; Patrick McHenry, R-N.C.; Patrick Meehan, R-Pa.; Mike Pompeo, R-Kan.; and Steve Scalise, R-La

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