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    <title><![CDATA[Holt Supports American Clean Energy And Security Act ]]></title>
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                                                        (Washington, D.C.) &ndash; Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) today supported H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act, which the House passed today. Below is his floor remarks.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Defense Authorization Bill Includes Holt Provision to Help Prevent Suicide Among Military Reservists ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/062509.html</link>
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                                                        (Washington, D.C.) &ndash; The U.S. House of Representatives today approved an amendment to the FY10 Department of Defense (DOD) Authorization Act introduced by U.S. Representative Rush Holt (NJ-12) to prevent suicides among American reservists. Holt&rsquo;s amendment would require the Secretary of Defense to ensure that members of the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) - a pool of Reserve soldiers not assigned to any unit but available for mobilization if needed - who have served at least one tour in either Iraq or Afghanistan receive a counseling call from properly trained personnel not less than once every 90 days.  The Senate now must approve the bill. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Intelligence Authorization Bill Includes Holt Detainee Interrogation Recording Provision To Strengthen Intelligence Collection ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/061909.html</link>
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                                                        (Washington, D.C.) &ndash; U.S. Representative Rush Holt (NJ-12) - Chair of the Select Intelligence Oversight Panel and a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence &ndash; last night secured inclusion of language in the Intelligence Authorization Bill that would maximize intelligence derived from interrogations and help prevent detainee abuses such as those that happened in Abu Ghraib. Holt&rsquo;s provision would require the videorecording of all pertinent interactions between CIA officers and detainees arrested in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. These records would be kept at the appropriate level of classification, and would be available to intelligence personnel who could examine them for any potential intelligence benefit.  Last May, the U.S. House of Representatives included similar language as part of the FY09 Department of Defense (DOD) Authorization Act. However, the provision was not included in the bill signed by President Bush.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt Hosts"D.C. Day" for New Jersey Primary Care Providers ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/061809.html</link>
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                                                        (Washington, DC) &ndash; Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) Wednesday hosted nearly 50 primary care providers from across New Jersey for a day-long discussion about health care reform and other issues affecting primary care. Holt also discussed provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that will improve health care delivery by computerizing outdated paper records and expanding research to identify the best treatments to cure diseases.  Participants met with Congressional and executive branch leaders, as well as experts from several universities and think tanks.  ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt Reintroduces Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/0617009.html</link>
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                                                        (Washington, D.C.) &ndash; Rep. Rush Holt today reintroduced the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act, legislation that would create a national standard of voting to help ensure that every vote is recorded and counted as intended. The bill would require paper ballot voting systems accompanied by accessible ballot marking devices and require routine random audits of electronic voting tallies. The bill has 75 cosponsors.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt Introduces Legislation To Fill Medicare "Donut Hole" ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/061609.html</link>
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                                                        Washington, D.C. -- Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) introduced the Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act (H.R. 2058), legislation that would ensure that more senior citizens receive federal assistance in paying for prescription drug costs under Medicare.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt Applauds New Recovery Bonds For Central New Jersey Economic Development ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/061209.html</link>
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                                                        Washington, DC &ndash; Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) today hailed the announcement by the U.S. Treasury Department that it is making available Recovery Zone Bonds to help communities obtain capital to fund economic development projects, rebuild infrastructure, maintain public services, and assist families in need.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[House Foreign Relations Reauthorization Act Includes Holt Provision To Strengthen International Child Abduction Agreements ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/061009.html</link>
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                                                        (Washington, DC) &ndash; The Foreign Relations Authorization Act, which the House of Representatives is expected to pass tonight, includes a provision written by U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) to ensure other nations comply with international child abduction agreements. Stronger compliance laws would have helped one of Holt&rsquo;s Central New Jersey constituents, David Goldman, who has been unable to regain custody of his kidnapped son, who has been in Brazil for five years. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt Outlines 21st Century Transportation System ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/060809.html</link>
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                                                        (WASHINGTON) &ndash; U.S. Rep Rush Holt (NJ-12) today joined colleagues Russ Carnahan (MO-3) and Jay Inslee (WA-1) in introducing the National Transportation Objectives Act of 2009 - legislation designed to move the nation&rsquo;s transportation policy into the 21st century. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 8 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt Hails Economic Recovery Education Funding For New Jersey ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/060509.html</link>
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                                                        (Washington, D.C.) &ndash; U.S. Representative Rush Holt (NJ-12) today hailed the announcement from the U.S. Department of Education that more than $891 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding now is available for New Jersey. The funding comes from the State Stabilization Fund designed to protect teaching jobs and modernize schools.   Holt was with Education Secretary Arne Duncan today when he made the funding announcement in Newark as part of his &ldquo;Listening and Learning: A Conversation About Education Reform&rdquo; tour.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 5 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt Proposes Five-Year Extension of Property Tax Relief Initiative ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/060409.html</link>
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                                                        (Washington, D.C.) &ndash; Rep. Rush Holt today introduced legislation to extend his federal property tax relief initiative for five years. The property tax deduction &ndash; which benefits homeowners who do not itemize on their Federal tax returns &ndash; is based on legislation Holt introduced in 2007 and was enacted into law in August 2008.  In October 2008, Holt successfully secured a one-year extension so that homeowners can benefit through the 2009 tax year. The legislation Holt introduced today would extend the deduction through the 2014 tax year.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 4 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt Statement Recognizing the 20th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Crackdown ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/060309b.html</link>
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                                                        U.S. Rep. Rush Holt issued the following statement in support H.R. 489, recognizing the 20th anniversary of the suppression of protesters and citizens in and around Tiananmen Square. The House passed the resolution by a vote of 396 to 1. Below are Rep. Holt&rsquo;s remarks.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 3 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt Introduces Two Bills to Increase Veterans Employment ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/060309.html</link>
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                                                        (Washington, D.C.) &ndash; Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) today introduced two bills &ndash; the Hire a Veteran Week Act and the Congressional Veteran Internship Act - designed to help servicemen and women secure employment when they return from deployment.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 3 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt Statement on President Obama's Nomination Of John McHugh as Secretary of the Army ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/060209.html</link>
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                                                        (Washington, D.C.) &ndash; U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12), Chair of the Select Intelligence Oversight Panel and a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence today issued the following statement on President Obama&rsquo;s nomination of Rep. John McHugh to serve as Secretary of the Army. Holt served with McHugh on the Intelligence Committee.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 2 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[House-Passed Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act includes Holt Veteran Small Business Provision ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/052109.html</link>
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                                                        (Washington, DC) &ndash; Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) today supported the House-passed Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act, which makes improvements in passenger safety, infrastructure, and consumer protection. The bill includes Holt&rsquo;s provision providing a level playing field for service-disabled small veteran business owners in getting business opportunities. The bill now moves to the Senate.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt Supports Credit Cardholders' Bill Of Rights ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/052009.html</link>
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                                                        (Washington, D.C.) &ndash; U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) today supported the Credit Cardholders&rsquo; Bill of Rights, legislation that will end unfair practices of the credit card industry and provide protections for consumers facing excessive credit card fees, high interest rates, and incomprehensible agreements that companies can revise at will. The legislation passed with an overwhelming bipartisan majority and now goes on to President Obama&rsquo;s desk for his signature.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt's Green Schools Initiative Included In House-Passed School Modernization Bill ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/051409c.html</link>
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                                                        (Washington, D.C.) &ndash; A bill passed today by the U.S. House of Representatives authorizing $6.4 billion over five years for school construction includes funding to help schools become more energy efficient. Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12), a member of the Committee, included an initiative in the 21st Century High-Performing Public School Facilities Act to provide schools with federal funding to make energy-efficient upgrades.  Holt&rsquo;s initiative would make schools eligible for funding to receive technical assistance from their state to reduce their carbon footprint. The overall legislation would ensure that school districts quickly receive funds for school modernization, renovation, and repairs that create healthier, safer, and more energy-efficient teaching and learning climates.  The bill awaits Senate approval. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt, Miller Launch New Water Conservation Legislation ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/051409b.html</link>
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                                                        Washington, DC &ndash; Consumers could save money and waste less water and energy under a proposal unveiled today to expand a little known but successful program to encourage the manufacture and sale of water-efficient consumer products.  U.S. Reps. Rush Holt (D-NJ) and George Miller (D-CA) have introduced a bill to authorize the WaterSense program, modeled after the popular EnergyStar program that has helped Americans save more than $19 billion on their utility bills.  ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt Returns From Mideast Visit With NJ Guardsmen, Military Commanders, and Foreign Leaders ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/051409.html</link>
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                                                        (Washington, D.C.) &ndash; Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) returned from a trip, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, to the Middle East and the United Kingdom. Holt, Chair of the Select Intelligence Oversight Panel and a senior member of the House Committee on Intelligence, and Pelosi visited Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, and the United Kingdom &ndash; discussing relations between each nation, security in the Middle East, and joint intelligence capacities. In Iraq, Holt met with members of the New Jersey National Guard and presented them with a &ldquo;thank you&rdquo; banner signed by hundreds of New Jersey residents. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt, Pallone Announce $1 Million for Middlesex In EPA Brownfields Funding ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/050809.html</link>
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                                                        Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Rush Holt (D-NJ) announced today that the Middlesex County Improvement Authority will receive $1 million to help clean up contaminated and polluted sites. The funding comes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency&rsquo;s (EPA) Brownfields Program. Middlesex is receiving an assessment grant to conduct environmental site assessments at a minimum of five sites in the City of Perth Amboy and the Township of Woodbridge. Funding will also be used to support community education and outreach activities.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 8 May 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt Supports Legislation to Stop Abusive and Predatory Lending Practices ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/050709.html</link>
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                                                        (Washington, D.C.) &ndash; U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) issued the following statement in support of the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act (H.R. 1728), legislation that passed the House today that would curb abusive practices and predatory lending in the mortgage industry. The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act would outlaw many of the industry actions that marked the rise in subprime lending and led to the nation&rsquo;s highest foreclosure rate in decades. The bill still needs Senate passage.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 7 May 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt's 'Green Schools'Initiative Included in Committee-Passed School Modernization Bill Initiative ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/050609.html</link>
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                                                        (Washington, D.C.) &ndash; A bill passed today in the House Committee on Education and Labor authorizing $6.4 billion over five years for school construction includes funding to help schools become more energy efficient. Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12), a member of the Committee, included an initiative in the 21st Century High-Performing Public School Facilities Act to provide schools with federal funding to make energy efficient upgrades.  The legislation would authorize $6.4 billion for school facility projects in Fiscal Year 2010 and ensure that school districts quickly receive funds for school modernization, renovation, and repairs that create healthier, safer, and more energy-efficient teaching and learning climates.  The bill awaits approval in the full House of Representatives. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 6 May 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt Introduces Commemorative Coin Act to Raise Funds to Preserve At-Risk Battlefields ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/042809c.html</link>
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                                                        (Washington, D.C.) &ndash; A week after the U.S. House of Representatives passed his Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act (H.R. 1694), Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) introduced companion legislation to help raise funds to preserve at-risk battlefields. The &ldquo;Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefields Commemorative Coin Act&rdquo; (H.R. 2001) is modeled after similar legislation to protect Civil War battlefields. The sale of commemorative Civil War coins raised nearly $6 million dollars and helped leverage tens of millions more for historic preservation.  ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt Statement on the Death of Voting Integrity Leader John Gideon ]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C. &ndash; U.S. Representative Rush Holt (NJ-12) today issued the following statement on the sudden passing of John Gideon, a long-standing leader in the electronic voting integrity movement.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt Announces Loan Opportunity for New Jersey Small Businesses ]]></title>
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                                                        (Washington, D.C.) &ndash; Central New Jersey small business owners and farmers have until May 18, 2009 to apply for U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster relief loans, U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) said today.  ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt Statement on President Obama's Speech to the National Academy Of Sciences ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/042709.html</link>
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                                                        Washington, D.C. &ndash; U.S. Representative Rush Holt (NJ-12) today issued the following statement after attending President Obama&rsquo;s speech to the National Academy of Sciences.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt Writes to Navy on Housing at Earle ]]></title>
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                                                        West Windsor, NJ- Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) and Rep. Norm Dicks (WA-6) today sent the following letter to Secretary B.J. Penn, the current manager of installations for the Department of the Navy, regarding housing at the Naval Weapons Station Earle.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt Statement on Release of Bush-Era Memos From The Office of Legal Counsel ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/041609.html</link>
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                                                        (Washington, D.C.) &ndash; U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12), Chair of the Select Intelligence Oversight Panel and a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today issued the following statement on the release of four unredacted Bush-era memos from the Office of Legal Counsel on detainee treatment.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt, Socolow to Highlight Job Training, Unemployment Benefits During Visit to New Brunswick One Stop Office Monday At 11:30 ]]></title>
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                                                        Who:        Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12)]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Holt Announces Economic Recovery Funding For Emergency Food And Shelter Programs In Central NJ ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nj12_holt/040909.html</link>
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                                                        (Washington, D.C.) &ndash; Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) announced today that Central New Jersey food and shelter programs will receive emergency assistance funding through the economic recovery bill passed in February. Provided through the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board, this funding will assist New Jersey social services organizations in providing a broad range of services, including sheltering and feeding, food bank provisioning, and rent, utility and mortgage assistance.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 9 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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