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Statement of The Honorable Mike Doyle Reaction to Iraq Study Group Report 
Congressman Doyle Presents $150,000 Check to Duquesne University for Cyber-Security Initiative
Pittsburgh, PA – November 28, 2006 – U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) today presented a check for $150,000 to Duquesne University President Charles Dougherty for a project to help small and medium-sized businesses avoid becoming the victims of computer-related crimes...
Congressman Doyle Presents $42,000 Check to
Duquesne EMS for New Safety Equipment
Pittsburgh, PA – November 28, 2006 – U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) today presented a check for $42,673 to the City of Duquesne and Duquesne EMS to enable the organization to purchase new protective gear for its staffers...
Congressman Doyle Announces
National Historic Landmark Designation for Carrie Furnaces
Pittsburgh, PA - November 4, 2006 - U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) today announced that the Carrie Furnaces site in Rankin and Swissvale had recently been designated a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service....
Congressman Doyle Calls for
Lower Medicare Prescription Drug Prices
Pittsburgh, PA – October 26, 2006 – U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) today called for the U.S. Congress to immediately allow the Medicare program to negotiate with drug manufacturers for lower-priced medicine for senior citizens, along with other reforms in the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit program...
Congressman Doyle Calls for Continued Trade Sanctions Against Unfair Foreign Steel Imports
Pittsburgh, PA – October 17, 2006 – U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) today called on the U.S. International Trade Commission to continue existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders against corrosion-resistant steel imports from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, and Korea...
81% of Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Enrollees in Pennsylvania are at Risk of Falling into the Doughnut-Hole
Washington, D.C. – September 21, 2006 – U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) announced today that 169,440 seniors and disabled workers in Pennsylvania -- 81% of newly enrolled Medicare Part D beneficiaries -- are at risk of falling into the “doughnut-hole,” the part of the program that contains a gap in coverage where beneficiaries continue to pay premiums without receiving financial coverage for medicines...
U.S. House of Representatives Passes Resolution Honoring Pittsburgh Mayor Bob O’Connor
Pittsburgh, PA – September 12, 2006 – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed Congressman Doyle’s legislation (H.Res. 983) honoring the life and accomplishments of former Pittsburgh Mayor Bob O’Connor, who passed away September 1...
Congressman Doyle Introduces Resolution To Honor Pittsburgh Mayor Bob O’Connor
Pittsburgh, PA – September 7, 2006 – U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) introduced legislation yesterday to honor the life and accomplishments of former Pittsburgh Mayor Bob O’Connor, who passed away last week...
Doyle Statement on the Death of Pittsburgh Mayor Bob O’Connor
Pittsburgh, PA – September 2, 2006 – U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) today issued the following statement:
“The City of Pittsburgh is heartbroken. Bob O'Connor was the heart and soul of Pittsburgh and we have lost a great leader and a good friend.”...
Congressman Doyle Calls for “A New Direction for America”
Washington, D.C. – August 7, 2006 – U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) called today for Congress to change course and move the nation in a dramatic new direction...
Congressman Doyle Calls for Review of Homeland Security Screening Process
Washington, D.C. – August 3, 2006 – U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) called today for Congressional review of the process that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security uses to screen people who work in federal buildings...
Congressmen Call for End to Experimentation on Stolen Family Pets
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – July 10, 2006 – U.S. Representatives Mike Doyle (PA-14) and Phil English (PA-3) called for passage of H.R. 5229, the Pet Safety and Protection Act, in a press conference today at the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society facility in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
Congressman Doyle Calls HBO Documentary a Damning Indictment of a Disgusting Industry
Washington, D.C. - June 16, 2006 - U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14)today called for the passage of H.R. 5229, the Pet Safety and Protection Act when he spoke at a packed Congressional screening of the HBO documentary “Dealing Dogs” this morning..
Congressman Doyle Condemns Politicization of Iraq War
Washington, D.C. - June 16, 2006 - U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14)condemned the Republican House Leadership today for its conduct of the debate over Iraq policy in the House of Representatives..
Congressman Doyle Fights to Protect Consumers and Local Governments
Washington, D.C. - June 8, 2006 - U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14)today voted against a major telecommunications reform bill after the House failed to adopt an amendment that would have kept control over telecom franchises at the local level..
Congressman Doyle Opposes Seriously Flawed Budget
Washington, D.C. - May 18, 2006 - U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14)voted against the federal Fiscal Year 2007 budget resolution that was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on a party-line vote early this morning..
Congressman Doyle Opposes Budget-Busting Tax Bill
Washington, D.C. - May 10, 2006 - U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) today voted against legislation that would increase the national debt by nearly $70 billion in order to extend tax breaks that primarily benefit multi-national corporations and households with annual incomes of more than $200,000.
Woodland Hills High School Student Wins 2006 14th Congressional District Art Competition
Washington, D.C. - May 8, 2006 - U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) tonight presented George Blake from Woodland Hills High School with the First Prize in the 2006 Congressional High School Arts Competition for the 14th Congressional District of Pennsylvania.
Congressman Doyle Calls for Extending Medicare Deadline
Washington, D.C. - May 8, 2006 - U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) today called for extending the May 15 deadline for signing up for the new Medicare prescription drug benefit, citing a new government report that indicated widespread confusion among seniors about the new program.
Congressman Doyle Presents $72,750 Check to Bloomfield Preservation and Heritage Society
Pittsburgh, PA - May 5, 2006 - U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) today presented a check for $72,750 in federal funding to Janet Cercone Scullion, Executive Director of the Bloomfield Preservation and Heritage Society.
Congressman Doyle Calls for U.S. Action to Stop Genocide in Darfur
Pittsburgh, PA - April 25, 2006 - U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) today called for U.S. action to stop the Sudanese government's genocidal policies in Darfur. "Over the last three years, hundreds of thousands of innocent men, women, and children have died and more than a million have been displaced as a result of the genocidal policies of the Sudanese government," Congressman Doyle said. "It's completely unacceptable that the United States is standing by and allowing this tragedy to go on year after year after year."
Congressman Doyle Urges Delay in Medicare Sign-Up Penalties
Washington, DC - April 12, 2006 - U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) responded to Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt's visit to Pittsburgh today by calling on the Bush Administration to support an extension of the deadline for seniors to sign up for the new Medicare prescription drug benefit.
Congressman Doyle Presents $100,000 Check for New Housing Construction in Garfield
Washington, DC - April 11, 2006 - U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) today presented a check for $100,000 in federal funding to Pittsburgh Mayor Bob O'Connor, State Senator Jim Ferlo, the Bloomfield Garfield Corporation, the Garfield Jubilee Association, and the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for the construction of new housing in Pittsburgh's Garfield neighborhood.
Congressman Doyle Hails House Passage of Darfur Sanctions Bill
Washington, DC - April 5, 2006 - U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) today praised the U.S. House of Representatives for passing H.R. 3127 - the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006.
Congressman Doyle Presents $345,000 Check for Strip District Transportation Improvements
Pittsburgh, PA - March 10, 2006 - U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) today presented a check for $345,000 in federal funding to local officials for streetscape improvements in Pittsburgh's Strip District.
Congressman Doyle Presents $800,000 Check to Local Communities for Sewer Reconstruction
Pittsburgh, PA - March 6, 2006 - U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) is coming to the aid of several Allegheny County communities with federal funding to help remove streams that flow into their sewer lines.
Congressman Doyle Rejects Bush 2007 Budget Request
Washington, DC - February 6, 2006 - U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) today released the following statement describing his reaction to the Fiscal Year 2007 federal budget request that President Bush delivered to Congress this morning:
Congressman Doyle Votes Against Cuts in Spending for Student Loans, Medicaid, and Child Support Enforcement
Washington, DC - February 2, 2006 - U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) voted against a bill (H.Res. 653) making $39 billion in cuts in health care, student aid, and child support enforcement programs when it was approved by the House of Representatives on a vote of 216 to 214 yesterday.
Congressman Doyle Collects On Steelers-Broncos Bet
Washington, DC - February 1, 2006 - U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) today enjoyed a hearty lunch of Denver tamales and Fat Tire beer - courtesy of U.S. Representative Diane DeGette (CO-7).
Congressman Doyle Responds to President Bush's State of the Union Speech
Washington, DC - January 31, 2006 - U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) today made the following comments on President Bush's State of the Union speech:
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