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  • Owens to Hold Telephone Town Hall Next Tuesday
    Jul 18, 2012 - In an ongoing effort to conduct an open discussion about the issues that affect New York, Congressman Bill Owens will hold a telephone town hall next Tuesday, July 24th. Owens will update callers about the push to create quality New York jobs and take questions from callers from 7:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.... More
  • Owens Votes to Preserve Vital Health Care Law Provisions
    Jul 11, 2012 - Congressman Bill Owens voted today against H.R. 6079, the “Repeal Obamacare Act.” Nearly identical legislation passed the Republican-led House of Representatives on January 18, 2011 and was rejected by the United States Senate. H.R. 6079 was the 31st vote held by the House to repeal, defund or disma... More
  • Owens to Hold Telephone Town Hall Next Tuesday
    Jul 3, 2012 - In an ongoing effort to conduct an open discussion about the issues that affect New York, Congressman Bill Owens will hold a telephone town hall next Tuesday, July 10th. Owens will update callers about the push to create quality New York jobs and take questions from callers from 7:25 p.m. to 8:25 p.... More
  • Owens Statement on Supreme Court Health Care Ruling
    Jun 28, 2012 - Congressman Owens released the following statement today in response to the 5-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Affordable Care Act. “Now that the court has ruled, Democrats and Republicans must come together to implement the law, which includes making changes where appropriate to i... More
  • Owens Announces USDA Funding for Adirondack Medical Center
    Jun 7, 2012 - SARANAC LAKE – Congressman Bill Owens announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has made funding available to the Adirondack Medical Center, a member of Adirondack Health, to implement a telemedicine network connecting the main hospital at Saranac Lake with satellite clinics in the nea... More
  • U.S. Congressman in Montreal to promote expansion of Quebec-New York trade corridors
    May 31, 2012 - Last week the U.S. Congressman Bill Owens, representing northern New York state, addressed Quebec business leaders in downtown Montreal on the advantages of considering his area in their companies’ expansion plans. The Ireland-Canada and Plattsburgh-North County Chamber of Commerce hosted the semina... More
  • Owens Responds to More Than 12,000 Constituent Concerns, Secures More Than $1.7 Million for New Yorkers So Far in 2012
    Apr 25, 2012 - In the first three months of 2012, Congressman Bill Owens worked to secure $1,739,718.34 in benefits and tax breaks owed to those seeking help from his offices in New York’s 23rd Congressional District. When constituent concerns involved questions about legislation or policy, Owens’ office responde... More
  • Owens Returns Portion of 2011 Office Budget to Pay Down Deficit
    Mar 23, 2012 - Congressman Bill Owens announced today that he will return more than $95,000 of his 2011 Congressional office budget to the United States Treasury to help pay down the federal deficit. This is the third consecutive year that Owens has returned surplus office funds to the Treasury. In addition to ret... More
  • Owens Staff to Hold “Mobile Office Hours” Next Week
    Mar 13, 2012 - WHAT: Members of Congressman Bill Owens’ staff will hold meetings with New Yorkers in Oswego and St. Lawrence counties in an ongoing effort to increase constituent outreach. Multiple more events planned throughout New York’s 23rd Congressional district in the coming months. WHO: Staffers from Congr... More
  • Owens to Host Town Hall at SUNY Plattsburgh
    Mar 12, 2012 - Congressman Bill Owens announced today that he will hold a community forum on Thursday, March 15th on campus at SUNY Plattsburgh. Owens will deliver brief opening remarks about job creation and economic development, and then answer direct questions from constituents in attendance. “I am pleased to h... More
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