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Casey, Toomey on Senate committee that will investigate IRS next week
Call Washington BureauPennsylvania's two U.S. senators sit on the powerful tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, which will begin its investigation of the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups at a hearing on Tuesday. Republicans and Democrats are...Tags: Americans for Prosperity, Elections, Politics, Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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Metzgar joins call for Pennsylvania commissioning of USS Somerset
staff writer, @damichellegThe Pennsylvania House of Representatives is asking the Navy to have the USS Somerset commissioned in the state. The House unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday written by state Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar, R-Allegheny Township. The goal of the...Tags: Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Patrick J. Toomey, Bill Shuster, Pennsylvania General Assembly, Washington, DC
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REFILE-Amid budget cutbacks, U.S. shipping sector seeks more federal funds
Reuters(Refiles to change 5th paragraph reference from "next week" to "this week") * In Washington, barge industry courts lawmakers from river states * Critics question plan to boost already large subsidies for waterway traffic * Shipping industry has a...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Interior Policy, Government, Bill Clinton
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Army says no to more tanks, but Congress insists
WASHINGTON (AP) — Built to dominate the enemy in combat, the Army's hulking Abrams tank is proving equally hard to beat in a budget battle. Lawmakers from both parties have devoted nearly half a billion dollars in taxpayer money over the past...
Tags: Elections, Politics, Business, Jim Jordan, U.S. Army
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Casey: U.S. should intervene in Syrian crisis
Sen. Bob Casey added his name Friday to a growing list of lawmakers urging the White House to take some form of military action against Syria in the wake of new evidence that President Bashar Assad used chemical weapons against his own people. Casey,...Tags: White House, Weaponry, John Kerry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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Casey touts small business expansion tax break
The last two times Red Robin opened restaurants in eastern Pennsylvania, employing dozens of workers, the expansions were aided by a provision in the federal tax code that allows the investment to be depreciated over an accelerated 15-year period. But...
Tags: Small Businesses, Business, Jim Ryan, Allentown, John Cornyn
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Rep. Wittman, others, push for military spouse tax credit
A bipartisan group of lawmakers that includes Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Westmoreland, want military spouses to get a tax credit if they have to renew or transfer a professional license due to a change-of-station transfer. Others lining up behind the...
Tags: Politics, Jerry Moran, Taxation, Credit and Debt
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VA to process vets' claims faster
Taking a cue from the Bible, the Department of Veterans Affairs has decided the last shall be first. The agency announced last week it will expedite claims for disability benefits that have been pending for a year or longer. Those veterans will receive...Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Pittsburgh, American Legion, Employees, Eric Shinseki
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Politics as Usual
Bethlehem mayor hopeful highlights gay rights Calling it the "modern civil rights struggle facing our nation," Bethlehem mayoral hopeful J. William Reynolds promised Thursday to use his office to advocate for equality for people of the gay, lesbian,...Tags: White House, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Elections, South Africa, Politics
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Sen. Casey to raise money at Beyonce concert
Call Washington BureauIf you liked it then you shoulda put a - check made payable to the Bob Casey campaign - on it? The Pennsylvania Democratic U.S. senator, who just won his re-election in 2012, is looking to refill his coffers this summer at a fundraiser held at the...Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Department of the Treasury, White House, Political Fundraising, Politics
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Congressional lawmakers address feedback, sacrifices
The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places like Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs,...
Tags: Elections, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Shelley Moore Capito, Politics, Business
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Tri-State-area lawmakers answer questions about sequester and its impact
The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places such as Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs,...
Tags: Elections, Shelley Moore Capito, Politics, Public Finance, Public Employees
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