PA delegates react to Obama’s jobs speech
September 9, 2011 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Early Returns Blog President Barack Obama’s jobs proposal last night was either fantastic or terrible, depending on who you ask.
Read MoreCongresspeople urge FCC to save space for LPFM in urban markets
September 8, 2011 Radiosurvivor.com Yesterday 28 members of the House of Representatives, led by Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA), sent a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski [PDF]
Read MoreArea lawmakers say they want action, not just talk, on economy
August 18, 2011 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Pittsburgh-area congressmen want less blame and more action when President Obama talks next month about spurring the economy.
Read MoreThe next big fight in Congress: spending
After the wrangling over the debt ceiling, an appropriations battle looms in Congress, with a Sept. 30 deadline
Read MoreRep. Mike Doyle lone “no” in debt-limit vote
August 2, 2011 Pittsburgh Business Times Southwestern Pennsylvania’s Congressional delegation split — and not along party lines — in the vote late Monday to increase the U.S. debt ceiling and cut spending.
Read MoreState’s House delegation split on free trade
July 17, 2011 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette How Pa. would fare in jobs fuels debate WASHINGTON — Mike Kelly traveled twice to South Korea as vice chairman of the Hyundai National Dealer Council, and he went back again this spring as a freshman member of Congress.
Read MoreWith strong local push, Sudan releases activist
July 15, 2011 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Support from around the world, including from Pittsburgh-area Sudanese, to free an activist and aid worker arrested in May in Sudan resulted in the woman’s release Wednesday.
Read MoreHouse GOP fails to repeal light bulb efficiency requirement
Republicans object to new rules to phase out incandescent bulbs, casting the standards as a symbol of regulatory overreach. They may try again in the House, but are unlikely to succeed in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
Read MoreDoyle offers to resolve McKeesport-HUD dispute
July 8, 2011 McKeesport Daily News McKeesport’s congressman has offered to help resolve the dispute with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development over the city’s Community Development Block Grant.
Read MoreRailroad site in McKees Rocks to become business park
June 21, 2011 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The ramshackle Pittsburgh and Lake Erie railroad site in McKees Rocks soon will undergo a renovation, transforming from eyesore to potential economic and environmental boon for the community.
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