Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Lou Barletta [R, PA-11]

Report: Area faces challenges to maintain its momentum

2013-05-24T01:00:00Z

...a region,” said state Sen. John Yudichak, who was on hand to discuss a regional gang initiative launched by himself, U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta and others. “We can no longer afford to go it alone.” That idea of regionalism has been stressed since the

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Leaning the federal real estate footprint

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...and years ahead. "As I see it, we have a unique chance to save billions of dollars in federal leasing, and here is why," Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., said in his opening remarks as chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Subcommitt

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NRC pressed to defend request for lease renewal

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...which handles federal real estate, should be allowed to backfill about half of the space with other federal agencies. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public

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House scolds NRC over leasing problems

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...their real estate footprint, better utilize office space, and save money, yet the NRC has done the opposite,” said Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buil

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission acknowledges leasing too much space in White Flint

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...General Services Administration to advise it on how best to make use of the space in the future. At a Wednesday hearing, Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.), chairman of the subcommittee overseeing public buildings, reprimanded R. William Borchard, executive dire

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Congress aims to stop 90 percent of illegal border crossing

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...visa and overstayed after it expired. “When we talk about border security we are not just focused on the southern border,” Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., said. “So before we give a false sense of illusion to the American people that by securing the sou

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House conservatives continue to buck GOP on immigration

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...by Reps. Mo Brooks, R-Ala.; John Fleming, R-La.; Louis Gohmert, R-Texas; Paul Gosar, R-Ariz.; and Steve Stockman, R-Texas. Reps. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., and Lamar Smith, R-Texas, also oppose the comprehensive reform efforts. The congressmen explained their

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House GOP 'Gang of 6' Slams Senate's 'Gang of 8' Immigration Bill

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...John Fleming of Louisiana, Paul Gosar of Arizona and Steve Stockman of Texas. Another Texas Republican, Lamar Smith, and Rep. Lou Barletta of Pennsylvania, were unable to attend Tuesday’s news conference. Their message, King emphasized, was gaining tr

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Meet the Anti-Immigration Reform All Stars [Analysis]

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...conference without two of its most prominent members, Texas Rep. Lamar Smith (pinched nerve, back) and Pennsylvania Rep. Lou Barletta (transportation issues). Smith is a former chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and a firm advocate of increased

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Politics as usual

2013-05-12T01:00:00Z

A gun control advocacy group backed by New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg began airing a TV ad Thursday that thanks U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey for his work on strengthening background checks. The Mayors Against Illegal Guns' 30-second spot shows the Capitol bu

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Fresh off victory, Cartwright keeps up fundraising effort

2013-05-11T01:00:00Z

...in the first three months of this year, nearly four times what it ended last year with in the bank. By comparison, U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta's campaign committee collected $116,984 in the same span. And fellow Northeast Pennsylvania Congressman Tom Marino'

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U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta comments on Heritage study

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...– U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Hazleton, issued a statement regarding the new study on the costs of illegal immigration from the Heritage Foundation: “We have known for some time that there are dramatic costs associated with illegal immigration and pro

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission executive slated to testify at House hearing

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...to testify at a May 15 hearing titled "Hearing on Saving Taxpayer Dollars: Freezing the Federal Real Estate Footprint." Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., in a March 26 letter to NRC Chairman Allison Macfarlane, claims those hiring plans did not come to pass and

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This is the year to expand Gettysburg sites

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...battlefield land to the park. We also thank Sens. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and Angus King of Maine and Pennsylvania U.S. Reps. Lou Barletta, Charles Dent, Jim Gerlach and Tom Marino for their support. The Gettysburg train station served as a field hos

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Barletta warming up in bullpen

2013-05-06T01:00:00Z

...— U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Hazleton, is training once again to pitch in the annual Republicans vs. Democrats Congressional Baseball Game on June 13. Barletta, according to his communications director Tim Murtaugh, has been throwing in the bullpen for

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Morning Examiner: Warm ups are over – immigration fight starts now

2013-05-06T01:00:00Z

...how the private sector will save America after the government collapses from over spending. Ross Douthat urges Republicans to replace Medicaid with catastrophic health insurance. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., on how Obama is cooking the books on deportation

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Honors and Awards

2013-05-05T01:00:00Z

...degree from Temple University, Beasley School of Law, and her undergraduate degree from Marywood University in Scranton. U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Hazleton, has been presented with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s prestigious “Spirit of Enterprise”

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Politics as Usual

2013-05-05T01:00:00Z

...Rep. Lou Barletta pounced on news that one of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers' friends re-entered the country without a valid visa. The 11th District Republican, well known for his passionate opposition to illegal immigration, has long held that it

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Congress to probe Nuclear Regulatory Commission leasing activity

2013-04-29T01:00:00Z

...as a result the agency has not needed to hire additional workers, an NRC spokesman told the Washington Business Journal. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public

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Who's Cooking the Deportation Books? You Make the Call

2013-04-24T01:00:00Z

...week, during a budget hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee, Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.) asked DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano about my recent testimony in the ICE officers' lawsuit pointing out that total removals and removals of criminals

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