Rep. Rush Holt

Democrat  •  12th District, New Jersey  •  7th Term  •  Sworn In 1999
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06/01/12
US House, Witnesses Clash over Spruce Mine Permit

still went through the procedure of calling on those who didn't attend the hearing or send representatives. Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J., said House Republicans were putting on a show to score political points and not to address the complex issues surrounding ..

Source: WVNT-TV
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06/01/12
Engineering Workforce Expert to Discuss Engineering Globalization at STEM Enterprise Measurement Event at AAAS Next Week

Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.), who holds a doctorate in physics, is scheduled to speak right after lunch. For more information on the speakers, the program and to register, see http://www.ieeeusa.org/calendar/conferences/stem/default.asp. The workshop ...

Source: International Business Times
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06/01/12
EPA’s Jackson Skips Congress Hearing on Arch Coal’s Mine Permit

“We have heard a lot about openness and transparency from this administration,” Representative Doc Hastings ... appear at this political theater,” New Jersey Democrat Rush Holt said at the hearing, referring to Lamborn’s actions.

Source: Bloomberg
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06/01/12
Engineering Workforce Expert to Discuss Engineering Globalization at STEM Enterprise Measurement Event at AAAS Next Week

...Georgia Tech; and Dr. Stephen Merrill, executive director, Science, Technology & Economic Policy at the National Academies. Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.), who holds a doctorate in physics, is scheduled to speak right after lunch. For more information on the s

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06/01/12
Engineering Workforce Expert to Discuss Engineering Globalization at STEM Enterprise Measurement Event at AAAS Next Week

...Georgia Tech; and Dr. Stephen Merrill, executive director, Science, Technology & Economic Policy at the National Academies. Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.), who holds a doctorate in physics, is scheduled to speak right after lunch. For more information on the s

Source: Freshnews.com
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05/31/12
CRANBURY: Parade honors those who gave all

Linda Greenstein of the 14th District, U.S. Representative Rush Holt, Assemblyman Dan Benson of the 14th District, Mayor David Cook and Township Committee members Susan Goetz, Jay Taylor, Dan Mulligan and Glenn Johnson. Christine Thompson ...

Source: Packet Online
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05/31/12
CRANBURY: Parade honors those who gave all

Linda Greenstein of the 14th District, U.S. Representative Rush Holt, Assemblyman Dan Benson of the 14th District, Mayor David Cook and Township Committee members Susan Goetz, Jay Taylor, Dan Mulligan and Glenn Johnson. Christine Thompson ...

Source: Packet Online
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05/31/12
CRANBURY: Parade honors those who gave all

Linda Greenstein of the 14th District, U.S. Representative Rush Holt, Assemblyman Dan Benson of the 14th District, Mayor David Cook and Township Committee members Susan Goetz, Jay Taylor, Dan Mulligan and Glenn Johnson. Christine Thompson ...

Source: Packet Online
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05/30/12
MANVILLE: Tuesday will bring primary election and filing deadline

That’s because Manville was moved out of Mr. Lance’s 7th District, and into the 12th District, where longtime Democratic Congressman Rush Holt is the incumbent. In the fall, he’ll likely face Eric Beck, a South Brunswick-based risk ...

Source: Packet Online
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05/30/12
MANVILLE: Tuesday will bring primary election and filing deadline

That’s because Manville was moved out of Mr. Lance’s 7th District, and into the 12th District, where longtime Democratic Congressman Rush Holt is the incumbent. In the fall, he’ll likely face Eric Beck, a South Brunswick-based risk ...

Source: Packet Online
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05/30/12
LAWRENCE: Primary elections are on Tuesday

Joseph M. Kyrillos, Joe “Rudy” Rullo, David Douglas Brown and Bader G. Qarmout. In the 12th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Rush Holt is running unopposed for the Democratic Party’s nomination, while Eric A. Beck is seeking the ...

Source: Packet Online
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05/29/12
Lobbying World

as communications director. Papa also served Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) as chief of staff. • Christopher D’Arcy is moving to Sellery Associates to be a partner. D’Arcy joins the firm from Clark & Weinstock, where he was a director.

Source: Thehill.com
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05/29/12
Times of Trenton Letters to the Editor - May 29

Mercer County Executive and Honorary Chairman Brian Hughes and Rep. Rush Holt (D-Hopewell) participated in the opening ceremony. Honorary Chairman Mark Neumann of Bristol-Myers Squibb also attended. NAMI Mercer thanks all walkers, donors ...

Source: NJ.com
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05/27/12
Let’s hope hunting plan for nation parks is shot down

The House had the opportunity to do precisely that, simply by adopting an amendment offered by New Jersey Democrat U.S. Rep. Rush Holt. It was a simple, clarifying amendment that made clear that all units of the National Park System were exempted from the

Source: Meadville Tribune
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05/27/12
NJTLT is a hit at capital summit

The USTA contingent had closed-door sessions with legislators and staff on Capitol Hill Day. The NJTLT group met with Congressman Rush Holt (D-NJ) and elected officials and staff on the important benefits of active lifestyles through tennis.

Source: NJ.com
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05/27/12
Historians fret over battlefields' fate

...reduce federal budget deficits, any new spending faces shaky prospects in Congress. But the bill, crafted by Democratic Rep. Rush Holt of New Jersey, has two Republican co-sponsors and could receive a vote by the full House in coming weeks. "History is

Source: Baltimore Sun
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05/25/12
It's All Politics

Like this verse of William Ernest Henley's 1875 poem "Invictus": " 'It matters not how strait the gate / How charged with punishments the scroll / I am the master of my fate / I am the captain of my soul' WEH" Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J. (@RushHolt ...

Source: NPR News
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05/25/12
#FollowFriday: A Tiny Shred Of Political Authenticity

...how strait the gate/ How charged with punishments the scroll/ I am the master of my fate/ I am the captain of my soul' WEH" Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J. ( @RushHolt ): You don't have to be a rocket scientist to be in Congress, but it doesn't hurt. Holt is pro

Source: NPR
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05/25/12
#FollowFriday: A Tiny Shred Of Political Authenticity

...how strait the gate/ How charged with punishments the scroll/ I am the master of my fate/ I am the captain of my soul' WEH" Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J. ( @RushHolt ): You don't have to be a rocket scientist to be in Congress, but it doesn't hurt. Holt is pro

Source: NPR
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05/25/12
#FollowFriday: A Tiny Shred Of Political Authenticity

...the gate/ How charged with punishments the scroll/ I am the master of my fate/ I am the captain of my soul' WEH" Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J. (@RushHolt): You don't have to be a rocket scientist to be in Congress, but it doesn't hurt. Holt is proof of that. H

Source: NPR
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05/25/12
#FollowFriday: A Tiny Shred Of Political Authenticity

...how strait the gate/ How charged with punishments the scroll/ I am the master of my fate/ I am the captain of my soul' WEH" Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J. ( @RushHolt ): You don't have to be a rocket scientist to be in Congress, but it doesn't hurt. Holt is pro

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05/25/12
#FollowFriday: A Tiny Shred Of Political Authenticity

...how strait the gate/ How charged with punishments the scroll/ I am the master of my fate/ I am the captain of my soul' WEH" Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J. ( @RushHolt ): You don't have to be a rocket scientist to be in Congress, but it doesn't hurt. Holt is pro

Source: NPR
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05/24/12
Timberlane students work with Christine’s Hope

U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th) stopped by to congratulate the students on their efforts. ”Small actions really can add up to create something big,” said Rep. Holt, a Hopewell Township resident. “That’s what Timberlane Middle School ...

Source: Packet Online
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05/24/12
Timberlane students work with Christine’s Hope

U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th) stopped by to congratulate the students on their efforts. ”Small actions really can add up to create something big,” said Rep. Holt, a Hopewell Township resident. “That’s what Timberlane Middle School ...

Source: Packet Online
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05/23/12
Milltown post office: a light at end of the tunnel

There was a grassroots effort to change to minds of the deciders at USPS, but it didn’t seem to be going anywhere, and that’s when U.S. Rep. Rush Holt got involved. He came to the Milltown location last December to announce he’d written to ...

Source: Atlanticville
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05/23/12
Congressman Says Bill Will Endanger Abused Women

U.S. Rep. Rush Holt visited Womanspace in Lawrence Township on Tuesday to join domestic abuse survivors and women's advocates in opposing Republican legislation that would weaken key provisions of the Violence Against Women Act.

Source: Patch
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05/22/12
US Congressman Introduces Visa Waiver for Israelis

US Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA ... Michael Grimm, Mazie Hirono, Rush Holt, Aaron Schock, and Robert Dold. There are 36 countries currently in the Visa Waiver Program. In 2010, over 17 million visitors entered the United States under the program ...

Source: Arutz Sheva
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05/21/12
Administration official to address future of fuel cells in US at D.C. conference

and U.S. Congressman Rush Holt (D-NJ). Throughout her tenure in the federal government, she has been a strong advocate for policy initiatives to create clean energy jobs, tackle climate change and reduce dependence on oil. Other distinguished speakers at .

Source: Energias Renovables
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05/21/12
Congressman to graduates: ask questions, compromise

Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J., urged graduating students from the College of Professional Studies and the Graduate School of Political Management to think critically and evaluate all potential outcomes when crafting policy. “Questions answered ...

Source: GW Hatchet
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05/18/12
Crowley lays out platform

Joseph Crowley (D-Jackson Heights), voted in favor of. The measure was proposed by Rep Rush Holt (D-N.Y.), who singled out the NYPD on the floor. Crowley’s cousin is also chairman of the Democratic Organization of Queens County, which endorsed Meng in ..

Source: Bayside Times Ledger
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Official website: http://holt.house.gov
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Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5801
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