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Delahunt To Attend VA Open House Wednesday (11-24-08)

Congressman Bill Delahunt will be in Hyannis this Wednesday to attend the official reopening of the Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, please click here.

Delahunt Oversight Hearing on US-Iraq Security Agreement Examines Legal Issues (11-19-08)

U.S. Rep. Bill Delahunt is conducting a hearing today to review the latest developments on the proposed accord. The hearing is addressing the apparent lack of Constitutional authority to conduct combat operations beyond December 31, 2008 and its impact on U.S. troops. To review Delahunt's opening statement please click here. To review the House Committee briefing please click here. To read coverage from Reuters, please click here.

Delahunt Announces $2 Million In Red Tide Aid For Massachusetts (11-19-08)

Today, Congressman Delahunt announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will provide up to $2 million in aid to those in the shellfish industry affected by this year's closures due to red tide. For more information, please click here.

Delahunt Announces Information For Presidential Inauguration (11-07-08)

Today, Congressman Delahunt announced that the Joint Congressional Committee On Inaugural Ceremonies has launched a helpful website to give constituents up-to-date information on the day's events. Please click here for more information. Unfortunately, Capitol Hill offices have been swamped with requests for Inauguration tickets and most, including Delahunt's, no longer have any available.

Delahunt Sponsors Grant Writing Forum November 21 (11-12-08)

Congressman Bill Delahunt announced today that he will sponsor a forum in Buzzards Bay, with the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), to help non-profit organizations and municipal officials better understand the complex process of writing a federal grant application. For more information, please click here .

Delahunt To Chair House Judiciary Committee Briefing On Foreclosures Wednesday At State House (10-20-08)

Today, Congressman Bill Delahunt conducted a House Judiciary Committee briefing on the mortgage foreclosure crisis and its broader impact on the economy and financial markets. For more information, please click here . To read Delahunt's opening statement please click here. To read the latest from the Associated Press, please click here. To read more from the Boston Globe, please click here or here from the Cape Cod Times. To read the testimony of Attorney General Martha Coakley, please click here. To read Professor Elizabeth Warren's testimony, please click here. To read Ellen Harnick's testimony, please click here.

Delahunt Briefing On Iraqi Political Reconciliation (10-08-08)

Congressman Bill Delahunt held a public briefing this week that looked at a promising effort to promote political reconciliation in Iraq in the aftermath of the surge.To read more with coverage from the Boston Globe, please click here .

Delahunt Votes No On Latest Financial Bailout Legislation (10-03-08)

Today, Congressman Bill Delahunt voted against the financial bailout package that passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 263 to 171. To read Delahunt's statement, please click here. To read an analysis by a variety of economic experts, please click here. For coverage from the Falmouth Enterprise, please click here. To read coverage from the Martha's Vineyard Gazette, please click here.

Delahunt Votes No On Financial Bailout Package (09-29-08)

Today, Congressman Bill Delahunt joined with 228 of his colleagues in the House of Representatives to vote against the financial bailout package which would have given Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson broad authority to purchase troubled assets from financial institutions on the idea that it would calm the markets and provide insurance to creditors. To read more, please click here for an interview that Delahunt did with the Cape Cod Times where he discusses his reasons for voting against the legislation. To read a summary of this package, please click here. To read the bill, please click here.

This week Delahunt also announced his co-sponsorship of H.R. 7125, the "Let Wall Street Pay for Wall Street’s Illiquid Assets Act of 2008." This proposal is an alternative to the bailout package that was proposed by the Bush Administration. Please click here, for more information about the bill.

Delahunt Pushes Georges Bank Protections (09-26-08)

This week, Congressman Bill Delahunt joined with his colleagues in the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation to sponsor the Georges Bank Preservation Act which will protect Georges Bank from any oil or natural gas drilling and ensure long term protection of the area for the New England Fishing Industry. To read more, please click here .

House Passes Full Funding For Home Heating Assistance (09-26-08)

This week, Congressman Bill Delahunt hailed House passage of legislation that would provide full funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).To read more, please click here .

Delahunt Announces Federal Funding For Duffy Health Center (09-23-08)

Congressman Bill Delahunt announced today that the Duffy Health Center in Hyannis will receive $400,000 a year for the next 5 years in federal funding to expand their comprehensive program of housing and behavioral health services for the homeless. To read more, please click here .

Federal Funds For Falmouth Beach Nourishment (09-16-08)

U.S. Rep. Bill Delahunt today announced that $249,845 in federal funding for the nourishment of Falmouth beaches has been approved by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). To read more, please click here .

Key House Panel Passes Delahunt-Blunt Travel Bill (09-16-08)

A key House Subcommittee today unanimously passed legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Bill Delahunt and Minority Whip Roy Blunt that will address the steep decline in overseas visitors to the United States. To read more, please click here .

Delahunt Supports Renewable Energy Tax Credits (09-10-08)

With renewable energy tax credits about to expire at the end of the year, Congressman Bill Delahunt is optimistic that the House will have another opportunity to approve them before adjourning at the end of the month.
On December 31 of this year, tax credits for renewable energy, such as wind, solar and fuel cell energy technologies, and clean renewable energy bonds, tax credits for energy efficient home appliances and commercial buildings will expire. The extension of these credits is vital in spurring the development of renewable energy technologies. A recent report indicated that renewable of the tax incentives will create 116,000 jobs and more than $19 billion in investments will be created upon To review a report by the Center for American Progress on Clean Energy Jobs in Massachusetts, please click here .

Delahunt Announces Federal Housing Funds For Quincy (09-08-08)

Congressman Bill Delahunt today announced $2,857,946 in federal funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to address homelessness and bolster housing programs in the city of Quincy. To read more, please click here .

Delahunt Announces Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Grants (08-18-08)

Congressman Bill Delahunt today announced that the Weymouth Youth Coalition and Plymouth Youth Development Collaborative will be receiving $100,000 each as part of the Office of National Drug Control Policy’s Drug Free Communities Support Program. To read more, please click here .

Delahunt Announces Federal Funds For Barnstable, Yarmouth And Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (08-07-08)

Congressman Bill Delahunt announced today that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will be providing $480,000 to the Towns of Yarmouth and Barnstable and $567,977 to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe for their housing and community development programs. To read more, please click here .

Delahunt Urges Funding For "Green Collar" Jobs Initiative (08-05-08)

U.S. Rep. Bill Delahunt joined with his colleagues in the House of Representatives to urge that any economic stimulus bill considered this fall include funding that will help to create green jobs. To read more, please click here .

Delahunt Urges Bush To Commute Sentences For Ramos And Compean (07-31-08)

Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Delahunt joined with his colleagues in both parties to urge President Bush to commute the sentences of U.S. Border Patrol agents Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos. Delahunt believes that the severity of their sentences is unjustified. Earlier this year, he also filed a resolution, which asks for the sentences to be commuted.

Delahunt Joins EPA In Designating Cape Cod Bay As "No Discharge" Zone (07-14-08)

Today, Congressman Bill Delahunt joined with the EPA and local officials in designating Cape Cod Bay as a “No Discharge” area. This status means that discharges of treated and untreated boat sewage are prohibited within these Massachusetts state waters, including the Towns of Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, Eastham, Orleans, Brewster, Dennis, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Sandwich and Bourne. The designation is for the single largest area of protected coastal waters in the Northeast.

Delahunt Writes Washington Post Op-Ed on US-Iraq Security Agreement (07-08-08)

Today, Delahunt and Rosa DeLauro write in the Washington Post calling for a brief extension of the United Nations Security Council resolutions and defer action on a long-term security agreement with Iraq until the next Congress and President take office. To read the op-ed please click here. To read the legislation filed by Delahunt and DeLauro, please click here.

Delahunt Urges "Use it or Lose it" on Oil Leases (06-19-08)

With oil supplies tightening and prices rising, U.S. Rep Bill Delahunt is joining a national effort to compel the oil and gas companies to develop energy on 68 million acres of land that are currently being stockpiled and currently unused. Developing these sources of energy could double domestic production and bring down fuel prices. To read more, please click here.

Delahunt Releases Committee Report On Declining U.S. Image (06-11-08)

On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Bill Delahunt, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight will release a new report -- The Decline in America’s Reputation: Why? To read the report, please click here. To read Delahunt's opening statement, please click here.

Delahunt Urges Action On GPO/WEP (05-08-08)

Recently, Congressman Bill Delahunt called on his collegues to address the Government Pension Offsett and Windfall Elmination Provision which unfairly penalizes public service retirees and their spouses. To read his remarks, please click here.