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Hardship presents chance to innovate in government (The News Journal)
Nov 23, 2008
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As Delawareans are
well aware and the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council has
shown, our state is facing a $120 million budget gap. Delaware is one
of many states facing a slumping real estate market and decline in
revenues. The governor and Legislature will have to make tough
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CASTLE ISSUES STATEMENT ON BIPARTISAN SENATE AUTO RELIEF LOAN PROPOSAL
Nov 21, 2008
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"Clearly, we have an obligation
to protect the millions of workers and retirees who are threatened by a failure
of our domestic auto industry, which has vast implications on the economy as a
whole. The bipartisan Senate proposal to relax requirements on an
existing program for automakers that ...
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STATEMENT FROM REP. MICHAEL N. CASTLE IN RESPONSE TO THE ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE
Oct 3, 2008
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Today, Delaware Congressman Michael N.
Castle released the following statement in response to House passage of the
economic stimulus package, which President Bush also recently signed into law.
"Two weeks ago the Secretary of Treasury, Henry
Paulson, approached Congress with serious concern th...
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Money For Nothing (Congress Daily)
Jun 13, 2008
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by Bill
Swindell
Pay/go can be a real drag on your typical lawmaker,
i.e., all those outside the militant Blue Dog circle. To think those grand ideas
on transportation, health care, and education will not be funded without the
prerequisite offset can be a real bummer. And you wonder why they ...
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Biden holding up Connolly's bid for bench (The News Journal)
Jun 13, 2008
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By SEAN O'SULLIVAN
Democratic Sen.
Joe Biden appears to be the last obstacle to U.S. Attorney Colm F.
Connolly's getting a Senate confirmation hearing for a federal
judgeship in Delaware.
Sen.
Tom Carper's office confirmed Friday that Carper had returned a "blue
slip" on Connolly's nomi...
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Connolly nomination running out of time (The News Journal)
May 29, 2008
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Time may be running out -- or
at the very least running quite short -- for the nomination of U.S.
Attorney Colm F. Connolly to a spot on the federal bench in Delaware.
According
to the so-called "Thurmond rule," all judicial nominations -- or at
least controversial nominations -- are halt...
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Biden and Carper earn kudos for releasing their federal earmark projects (The News Journal)
May 6, 2008
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Here's a nod of recognition
to Delaware's Sen. Joe Biden and Sen. Tom Carper. We asked them earlier
to make public their "wish list" of special federal monies for state
projects and they now have done so.
Thank you.
The senators follow the actions of Rep. Mike Castle, who made his spe...
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Patent reform bill has friends, foes in Del. (The News Journal)
Apr 28, 2008
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By ANDREW EDER
When the framers
of the Constitution created a limited monopoly on inventions "to
promote the progress of science and useful arts," they probably didn't
envision the comb-over hairdo or crustless peanut butter and jelly
sandwich.
But those are among the "inventions" that h...
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CASTLE PURSUES FUNDING FOR FEDERAL PROJECTS
Mar 21, 2008
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Congressman Michael N. Castle (R-DE) has clearly indicated that in lieu of a Congressional moratorium on appropriations projects or "earmarks," he will pursue federal funding for projects in Delaware.
Rep Castle said, "A handful of abuses have lead to negative overtones in the Co...
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CASTLE SUPPORTS NEW HOUSE ETHICS OFFICE
Mar 12, 2008
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Congressman
Michael N. Castle (R-DE) voted in favor of H. Res. 1031, a resolution
which established an independent Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE)
composed of six board members, who are jointly appointed by Speaker of
the House and the Minority Leader. Board members must not be curren...
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