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Spratt Backs Bill To Provide Health Care for 11 Million Children
(1/11/2009) -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. John Spratt (D-SC) Wednesday joined a majority in the House of Representatives in support of bipartisan legislation to provide health care to 11 million children in modest-income families. The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization Act was approved by a vote of 289-139. The bill is very similar to the legislation that President Bush vetoed twice in the last Congress.
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The Inauguration of Barack Obama - No More Tickets Available
(12/5/2008) - WASHINGTON - No more tickets are available from Rep. Spratt's office for the Obama Inaugural, but you don't need a ticket to attend the Swearing-in ceremony and parade.
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President Signs Spratt's Bill to Address Funding Shortfall in Programs at National Advocacy Center in Columbia
(10/16/2008) - WASHINGTON – President Bush on Wednesday signed a bill to address a funding shortfall in training programs at the Ernest F. Hollings National Advocacy Center (NAC) in Columbia. The bill, H.R. 6083, was introduced by U.S. Rep. John Spratt (D-SC).
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Spratt Pushes Congress to Investigate Textile Imports from China
(10/9/2008) -
WASHINGTON – At the urging of U.S. Rep. John Spratt (D-SC), the House Ways and Means Committee today took action to investigate textile and apparel imports from China, which are expected to surge next year when the last remaining quotas expire.
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Spratt Statement on the Bailout Bill
(10/3/2008) - WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. John Spratt (D-SC) issued the following statement on H.R. 1424 (formerly H.R. 3997), the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
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