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01/06/10
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12/17/09
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12/15/09
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12/14/09
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12/10/09
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12/07/09
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12/02/09
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12/01/09
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11/25/09
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11/19/09
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11/10/09
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11/07/09
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11/06/09
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11/02/09
Rep. Pete Olson sent a letter to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) urging transparency and balance while considering revisions to Executive Order 11988 relating to floodplain management.
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10/22/09
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10/14/09
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10/07/09
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10/05/09
$3 Billion Requested to Sustain Existing Programs
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09/18/09
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09/15/09
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09/09/09
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09/04/09
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08/25/09
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08/25/09
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08/19/09
Rep. Pete Olson urged all residents of Texas and America to take a close look at the information on missing 16 year old Bianca Lozano. It was 14 years ago that Bianca Lozano was kidnapped by her father and taken from her mother when she was just 18 month
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07/24/09
Rep. Pete Olson announced that he has introduced H.R. 3309, the Small Business Job Security Act, legislation that would delay for one year stage three of the minimum wage increase set for July 24, 2009. The last thing our small businesses need in this down economy is another government mandate that will raise costs and kill jobs. At that point, Congress should reassess the economic climate, taking into account the unemployment rate.
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07/20/09
Rep. Pete Olson today issued the following statement in response to health reform legislation released today by House Democrat leaders that includes numerous tax increases to finance significant expansions of government-run health care
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07/16/09
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07/16/09
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07/09/09
Rep. Pete Olson and House colleagues today sent a letter to Vice President Biden requesting an explanation of why a Department of Energy stimulus funding program removed the job creation component as a condition of receiving funds.
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07/09/09
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07/01/09
Four Republican Texas Members of Congress today jointly hosted a Texas Energy Summit in Houston to discuss with leading energy experts what the "Cap-and-Trade" National Energy Tax will mean for Texas jobs and Texas families.
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06/24/09
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06/17/09
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06/11/09
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my growing alarm with the Democrat Leadership's plan to attach controversial and costly provisions - with little chance of passing on their own - to a bill as critically important as the war supplemental appropriations bill.
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06/10/09
Rep. Pete Olson today joined his colleagues on the American Energy Solutions Group to unveil a comprehensive energy bill to address America's energy needs. The American Energy Act would increase production of American-made energy in an environmentally-sound manner. The bill promotes new, clean and renewable sources of energy such as nuclear, clean-coal-technology, wind and solar, and encourages greater efficiency and conservation.
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06/05/09
Washington, DC – Rep. Pete Olson today expressed disappointment in response to the Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee reduction in Fiscal Year 2010 appropriations bill.
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06/02/09
Rep. Pete Olson discusses the GM bankruptcy situation on Fox Business.
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05/26/09
Rep. Pete Olson issued the following statement in response to President Obama's nomination of General Charles Bolden, Administrator of NASA and Lori Garver, Deputy Administrator of NASA:
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05/15/09
Washington, DC – Rep. Pete Olson yesterday offered an amendment to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) authorization bill under consideration in the House Homeland Security Committee. The amendment would block third party, private entities from being allowed to conduct no fly, selectee or watch list checks. The amendment was passed and will be included in the final version of the bill that will go to the House floor for consideration.
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05/13/09
Washington, DC – Rep. Pete Olson today urged U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jane Napolitano to call on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reconsider extending the deadline for reimbursement relief requests for Texas communities devastated by Hurricane Ike. Hurricane Ike communities have requested extensions for debris removal and emergency protective measure deadlines to fully recover from this devastating event.
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04/22/09
Washington, DC - During the recent economic debates in Washington, Rep. Pete Olson has opposed Congressional Democrats' plans for runaway federal spending that will saddle future generations with mountains of debt. But adding insult to injury, millions of pro-life taxpayers are also being forced to fund activities to which they fundamentally object.
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04/03/09
Today, Rep. Pete Olson took a much needed step toward restoring accountability to federal spending in an area that raises moral concerns among millions of Americans.
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03/12/09
Early this morning, Congressman Pete Olson was brought to the George Washington University Hospital after a fainting episode at the House gym. Hospital physicians determined that the episode was caused by a slow heartbeat, or bradycardia.
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02/04/09
Washington, DC – The House Committee on Homeland Security confirmed this week that Rep. Pete Olson (TX-22) has been named the Deputy Ranking Member on the Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection subcommittee and will serve on the Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response subcommittee.
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01/31/09
Washington, DC – Congressman John L. Mica (R-FL), the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republican Leader, today welcomed Congressman Pete Olson (TX-22) to the Republican roster of the Committee, and named him to three of the panel's subcommittees.
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01/22/09
Washington, DC - Keeping a promise to fight to eliminate federal funding for abortion providers, today Representative Pete Olson signed on as an original co-sponsor of the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act. This legislation would prevent organizations such as Planned Parenthood that promote or perform abortions from obtaining federal family planning money.
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01/21/09
Washington, DC- The House Committee on Science and Technology confirmed today that Rep. Pete Olson (TX-22) has been named the Ranking Member on the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee, making him the top Republican in the House on Space and NASA issues.
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01/07/09
Washington, DC- Congressman Pete Olson (TX-22) was appointed to both the Committee on Science and Technology and the Committee on Homeland Security.
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