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  • COBLE SPEAKS ON 9-11 RESOLUTION
    Sep 13, 2006  - The chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security said that as the House debates a resolution on the 5th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, that the U.S. has taken important steps in making America safer, but that more work needs to... More
  • COBLE ANNOUNCE LOAN FOR NEW DENTON FIRE TRUCK
    Aug 4, 2006  - South Davidson Fire Department, Inc., has been approved for a federal loan to purchase a new fire engine, according to U.S. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC). Congressman Coble said today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development division has okayed a loan of $220,000 so that the Denton fi... More
  • COBLE ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $3 MILLION FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT PROJECTS IN THE 6TH DISTRICT
    Aug 4, 2006  - More than three million dollars is on its way to the 6th District for several public transit projects according to the congressman who secured the funds, U.S. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC). Congressman Coble said federal grants will be used for transit projects throughout the district, including Elon Un... More
  • JUDICIARY PASSES COBLE’S AND SCOTT’S SECOND CHANCE ACT
    Jul 28, 2006  - The House Judiciary committee today approved a bill backed by U.S. Reps. Howard Coble (R-NC) and Bobby Scott (D-VA) that is a new, common sense response to the increasing number of prisoners returning to our communities each year. By voice vote, the panel approved The Second Chance Act (H.R. 1704),... More
  • COBLE TO DISCUSS BORDER AND PORT SECURITY AND TOUR OIL FIELDS ON VISIT TO CANADA
    Jul 28, 2006  - The chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, plans to join other members of the House and their counterparts in the Canadian Parliament for a series of discussions on border and port security issues between the two nations and will also spend some tim... More
  • COBLE ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF MORE THAN TWO MILLION DOLLARS FOR FURNITURE MARKET TERMINAL
    Jul 26, 2006  - As part of his on-going effort to ensure a quality transportation system for the International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, U.S. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) announced today the release of more than $2 million in federal funding for the construction of a transportation terminal to serve the t... More
  • COBLE OBTAINS $4 MILLLION FOR GENOME PROJECT
    Jun 21, 2006  - The House has approved a request by U.S. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) and several of his North Carolina congressional colleagues for $4 million toward the Guilford Genomic Medicine Initiative project. Congressman Coble said that the House included his $4 million request in the Fiscal Year 2007 Departme... More
  • HOUSE PASSES COBLE “SONS OF REVOLUTION” BILL
    Jun 20, 2006  - The House today approved a bill by U.S. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) recognizing the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) on its 100th anniversary. Congressman Coble, a SAR member himself, said he became active in the organization a number of years ago thanks to constituents wh... More
  • COBLE OBTAINS TRANSPORTATION DOLLARS FOR ALAMANCE AND TRIAD PROJECTS
    Jun 14, 2006  - The House today approved funding requested by U.S. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) for transportation projects in Alamance County and the Piedmont Triad. Congressman Coble said today that the House has supported his request for $1 million for the Burlington-Alamance County Regional Airport to upgrade its ... More
  • COBLE TO PRESENT "IDOL" DAUGHTRY WITH CONGRESSIONAL RECORD STATEMENT
    May 31, 2006  - U.S. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC), a self-confessed pop culture neophyte, joined with all of those who expressed outrage when McLeansville’ s Chris Daughtry was voted off the popular television series American Idol several weeks ago by expressing his discontent in the pages of the official journal of t... More