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05/12/2009	Congressional Fire Caucus Co-Chairs Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Help Volunteer Firefighters Nationwide
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May 8, 2009

Washington -
Recently, I asked a member of my staff who handles recycling issues to tour several different recycling facilities in Maryland.

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Every year, Congress passes 12 spending, or "appropriations," bills to fund the federal government and federal programs, such as homeland security, children's health and Amtrak.

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has already meant more than $620 million for Delaware - and new projects and grants are still being announced.

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Today in the Senate
May 13, 2009:
The Senate will convene at 9:30 a.m. and proceed to consider the nomination of David Hayes to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior. There will then be up to one hour for debate equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees. Upon the use or yielding back of time the Senate will proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Hayes nomination. Depending on how much Leader time is used, the vote is expected to begin around 10:30 a.m.

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Carper's Corner		Appropriations		Focus on Recovery		Search Site
May 8, 2009 Washington - Recently, I asked a member of my staff who handles recycling issues to tour several different recycling facilities in Maryland. Read more »		Every year, Congress passes 12 spending, or "appropriations," bills to fund the federal government and federal programs, such as homeland security, children's health and Amtrak. To see what it means to Delaware, click here.		The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has already meant more than $620 million for Delaware - and new projects and grants are still being announced. Learn more about the funds available to our state here.		Search Legislation Search by Bill #: Search by Keyword: