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July 22, 2008 Around Town: Midnight train to Cleveland? C'mon, get rail!
US Rep Jason Altmire, D-McCandless, recently secured a $500000 federal grant to establish commuter rail from New Kensington to Pittsburgh. ...
July 18, 2008 Deployments hurt small firms when owners are mustered
... Guard and Reserve in ways we have never used them before with multiple and lengthy deployments and redeployments," says US Rep. Jason Altmire, D-Pa. ...
July 17, 2008 Medicare Recipients Get 18-Month Breather
Rep. Jason Altmire, D-McCandless, pushed for it and said the additional 18 months provides a chance, under a new president, to reassess cost-cutting moves ...
July 17, 2008 More Freedomâs Watch calls targeting Pa. Dems
Jason Altmire (D-McCandless) in the 4th Congressional District, Chris Carney (D-Dimock) in the 10th Congressional District and Paul Kanjorski (D-Nanticoke ...
July 16, 2008 NRCC ties Pa. Democratic congressional candidates to scandal ...
... she will return the campaign checks she took from Rep. Charlie Rangel." The eight congressional candidates include sitting US Reps. Jason Altmire, Chris ...
July 16, 2008 Dahlkemper, English race dead heat, Dem poll says
... and that the disparity is about the same as that between former Congresswoman Melissa Hart and Jason Altmire during their electoral battle in 2006. ...
July 16, 2008 Officials seek ways to add to ranks of volunteer firefighters
US Rep. Jason Altmire, D-McCandless, co-sponsored the SERVE Act, a bill that would provide an annual $1000 tax credit to active volunteer firefighters and ...
July 16, 2008 Altmire's campaign more affluent than Hart's
By JD Prose, Times Staff US Rep. Jason Altmire continues to raise and spend more money than Republican challenger Melissa Hart, and his campaign fund still ...
July 15, 2008 Fuel Sets Off Alarm in Fire Departments
Bob Casey and Rep. Jason Altmire, both Pennsylvania Democrats, introduced legislation this week that would set up federal grants for fire stations within ...
July 15, 2008 PennEnvironment gives Sestak perfect score
Pat Murphy, D-8, of Bucks County, Chris Carney, D-10, of Clarks Summit, Jason Altmire, D-4, of Cranberry, and Democratic US Sen. Bob Casey. ...
July 15, 2008 Chris Carney
Jason Altmire, Chris Carney, and Paul Kanjorski from Pennsylvania among a host of other members of Congress. The calls start off by reminding recipients of ...
July 15, 2008 Strong quarter from Hart overshadowed by Altmire's continued success
By Alex Roarty US Rep. Jason Altmire (D-McCandless) continues to maintain a cash advantage over challenger Melissa Hart in a matchup of two of the state's ...
July 14, 2008 House Democrats reserve nearly $35 million worth of TV ads in ...
... Carol Shea-Porter of New Hampshire, Jason Altmire of Pennsylvania, Nick Lampson and Ciro Rodriguez of Texas, and Steve Kagen of Wisconsin. ...
July 14, 2008 Tax credit 'good start'
Bob Casey and US Rep. Jason Altmire, drafted to help volunteer fire companies cover the rising cost of fuel prices. The Supporting America's Volunteer ...
July 14, 2008 Hart says Altmire not a friend of coal
By Alex Roarty But congressional candidate Melissa Hart says her opponent, US Rep. Jason Altmire (D-McCandless), doesn't vote like it. ...
July 14, 2008 Altmire educates small businesses on federal contracts
The federal contracting market is large and growing, said US Rep. Jason Altmire, a McCandless Democrat, and is not an easy one for small business owners to ...
July 12, 2008 Business Calendar
US Rep. Jason Altmire, 1 pm, La Roche College Square. Workshop: "Government Contracting will help Local Businesses Pursue New Opportunities. ...
July 12, 2008 'So Many Men Are Afraid of Nancy Pelosi!' Says Rep. Bachmann
Brad Ellsworth (Ind.) and Jason Altmire (Pennsylvania) -- both considered centrist Democrats -- never responded to my query. ...
July 11, 2008 Firefighters cut corners to save gas
Bob Casey and US Rep. Jason Altmire, both Pennsylvania Democrats, introduced legislation this week that sets up federal grants for fire stations within the ...
July 11, 2008 Valley View conditional gaming license denied
At the hearing, they were joined by state Rep. Chris Sainato; Jim Ferruchie, who read a letter of support from US Rep. Jason Altmire; and Anton Lepler, ...
July 11, 2008 Lawmaker to airlines: Cut troops a break
... Murphy will need a lot of support from other lawmakers. So far, he has only one cosponsor, fellow Pennsylvanian Rep. Jason Altmire, a Democrat.
July 10, 2008 Valley View Downs shot down
... along with Frank Telesz of the Lawrence County Building and Trades Association, and Jim Ferruchie, from the office of US Rep. Jason Altmire, D-4, ...
July 09, 2008 Altmire, Casey try to help fire departments with fuel costs
By JD Prose, Times Staff US Rep. Jason Altmire and US Sen. Bob Casey unveiled a joint plan Wednesday to help volunteer fire departments across the country ...
July 08, 2008 NEW LOCAL: Veteran awarded benefits for World War II service
Carl Kirkwood, 90, of Riverside Apartments, working with US Rep. Jason Altmire and his staff, has been awarded a 20 percent disability benefit for his ...
July 07, 2008 Oil Facts
Former 4th Congressional District Congresswoman Melissa Hart is in favor of allowing drilling where there are proven reserves. Rep. Jason Altmire ...
July 07, 2008 Getting Around: Plenty more bridges remain to be fixed
US Rep. Jason Altmire, D-McCandless, delivered $500000 to Alle-Kiski Valley officials last week for yet another study about establishing commuter rail ...
July 07, 2008 Western Pa. Economy: Improving Local Transportation Options
US Rep. Jason Altmire: "This is my number one priority." Altmire, D-McCandless, secured half a million dollars in federal funds last week to help figure out ...
July 05, 2008 You could almost hear strains of âKumbayaâ
All was right with the world Wednesday at the Great Bipartisan Town-Hall Meeting at Penn State-Beaver starring US Rep. Jason Altmire, D-4, ...
July 03, 2008 Race in 10th gets more attention
Mr. Urban has supported other Democrats, such as the $2000 he gave in 2007 and 2008 to Rep. Jason Altmire, whose district is just outside Pittsburgh, ...
July 03, 2008 Dams, Locks Aging In Pittsburgh Area
US Rep. John Murtha, R-Pa., Tim Murphy, R-Upper St. Clair, and Jason Altmire, D-McCandless, met on Thursday to discuss ways to prevent a dam failure from ...
