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January 15, 2009
Brown Pushes for Mandate for Marine Turtles
WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, Congressman Henry E. Brown Jr. (R-SC) reintroduced legislation that will reauthorize 2004 legislation which was created to assist in the conservation of marine turtles and their nesting habitats in foreign countries. Brown, an ardent advocate for coastal wildlife conservation, issued the following statement about his proposed legislation:
Full Story » January 14, 2009
Brown Works to Provide for the Nation's Neediest Children
WASHINGTON, DC –Today, the House of Representatives passed a flawed reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. This legislation would change the program’s mission of focusing on working with states to cover low-income children whose families do not have health insurance. Under the Democrat bill, states would be encouraged to enroll higher income families before serving already eligible poor and low-income children. The bill also eliminates current requirements that applicants for SCHIP and Medicaid prove their citizenship status, opening the door for illegal immigrants to access taxpayer-funded benefits. In response to the bill’s passage, Congressman Henry Brown (R-SC) made the following statement:
Full Story » January 6, 2009
Congressman Brown Sworn Into the 111th Congress
WASHINGTON, DC – This afternoon, surrounded by his colleagues of the 111th Congress, Congressman Henry Brown (R-SC) was sworn into his fifth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. After being administered the oath office by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, he made the following statement:
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