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Press Releases 2009

ENGEL OUTLINES ENERGY PLAN FOR THE FUTURE

In a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, January 14, Congressman Eliot Engel outlined the important energy issues confronting our nation and some of the legislation that he will be championing in the 111th Congress.
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REP. ENGEL ON PELL GRANTS

Congress voted to honor the late Senator Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island for the good work he did throughout his career in the Senate. I joined 414 of my colleagues Tuesday in supporting this honor, but a better way to honor him would be to increase the amount of Pell grants so more students can go to college.
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ENGEL BILL AIDS INTRAVENOUS PATIENTS

Congressman Eliot Engel re-introduced his legislation to improve coverage of home infusion therapy in Medicare, a move that will save money by allowing more procedures to be done at home rather than in more expensive hospitals or nursing home settings.
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REP. ENGEL SUPPORTS EXPANDING HEALTH INSURANCE FOR CHILDREN TO MILLIONS

Congressman Eliot Engel – a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Health – lent his strong support as the full House passed the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP) on Wednesday to extend health coverage to millions of uninsured American children. S-CHIP is a top priority of the current session of Congress as it protects existing coverage and provides states with the resources to reach additional children who are eligible but not enrolled.
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REP. ENGEL NAMED TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Congressman Eliot Engel was named this week to the influential House Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment for the 111th Congress. He remains a member of the prestigious Health Subcommittee.
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ENGEL CO-SPONSORS AND VOTES FOR LANDMARK WOMEN'S RIGHTS LEGISLATION

With Congressman Eliot Engel as an original co-sponsor, the House passed legislation to finally even the playing field for women in the workplace by providing severe penalties for employers that insist on practicing gender-based discrimination.
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REP. ENGEL FIGHTS TO PROTECT PRIVACY OF TRAVELERS

Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY) has re-introduced the Securing our Borders and our Data Act of 2009 (H.R. 239) – a bipartisan bill to ensure that a traveler entering the United States will be subject to searches of their data and digital equipment only if a border agent has a reasonable suspicion to believe the traveler is or is about to be engaged in criminal activity.
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CONGRESSMAN ENGEL INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO AID CONSUMERS WITH DIGITAL TV TRANSITION

Congressman Eliot Engel reintroduced his legislation which would require additional consumer education about the upcoming February 17, 2009 transition from analog to digital television. It would also provide an additional $200 million into the program to supply vouchers for citizens in need of digital converter boxes.
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SOCIAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE AT ENGEL OFFICE

Representatives of the Social Security Administration will be at Congressman Eliot Engel’s Bronx office on Wednesday, January 28th to help people with questions and/or issues concerning Social Security.
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STATEMENT BY REP. ELIOT ENGEL ON GOV. PATERSON'S STATE OF THE STATE SPEECH

Governor Paterson gave a forward looking speech on the state of New York, one which tells of the problems we face while advocating solutions to help New York to grow again and maintain its leadership role in the United States.
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