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    <title><![CDATA[Wu Hearing on Transportation Research Uses Oregon as Model]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/or01_wu/pr091119dotresearchhearing.html</link>
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                                WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; Today Congressman David Wu chaired a hearing in the Science Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation that examined the research activities of the U.S. Department of Transportation.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wu: House Passes Bill That Will Support Oregon Fire Fighters]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/or01_wu/pr091118Firegranthouse.html</link>
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                                WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; Today Congressman David Wu joined the majority of the House of Representatives to pass H.R. 3791, the Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009, which will benefit fire fighters in Oregon and across the country.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[U.S. House Overwhelmingly Passes Wu Resolution in Support of Jailed Sichuan Earthquake Activists]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/or01_wu/pr091107chinareshouse.html</link>
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                                WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman David Wu&rsquo;s resolution in support of two Chinese human rights activists, Mr. Huang Qi and Mr. Tan Zuoren by a vote of 426 to 1.  Both men have been arrested and tried in China for attempting to give voice to the parents of the thousands of children who were killed in the numerous school building collapses that occurred during the May 12, 2008, earthquake in Sichuan province.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wu: House Passes Historic Health Care Bill]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/or01_wu/pr091107healthcarepasseshouse.html</link>
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                                WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; Today Congressman David Wu issued the following statement after joining the majority of the House of Representatives to pass comprehensive health care legislation:]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wu Bill Will Help Rural Veterans Access Services]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/or01_wu/091105ruralvets.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
                                
                                WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; Today Congressman David Wu introduced a bill to increase rural veterans&rsquo; access to much-needed health care, disability compensation, education, homeownership, and transportation benefits.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wu Obtains $300,000 for Vernonia Wastewater System]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/or01_wu/pr102909interiorapprops.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
                                
                                WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; Today Congressman David Wu secured $300,000 for wastewater system improvements in the city of Vernonia.  The funds will help relocate the current wastewater treatment facility at a new location that is not in the city&rsquo;s floodplain, a move that is recommended by both the Army Corps of Engineers and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wu: New Legislation to Fix Health Care Injustice for Oregonians]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/or01_wu/pr091022qualitycare.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
                                
                                WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; Today Congressman David Wu joined other members who are part of the Quality Care Coalition to announce that real Medicare payment reform will be part of the health care reform bill.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wu Secures $500,000 for Columbia County Emergency Operations Center]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/or01_wu/pr091015dhsapprops.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
                                
                                WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; Today Congressman David Wu secured $500,000 to support the construction of an emergency operations center in St. Helens, Oregon.  The center will benefit Columbia County communities by providing services during emergencies, training critical first responders, and helping mitigate future incidents.  Congressman Wu was the sole legislator to request funding for this project.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wu: Oregon Firefighters to Benefit from Grant Funding]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/or01_wu/pr091014firegrantssubmark.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
                                
                                WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; Today Congressman David Wu led the Science Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation in passing legislation that will benefit firefighters in Oregon and across the country.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wu Secures Nearly $9 Million for Agricultural Research in Oregon]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/or01_wu/pr091007agapprops.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
                                
                                WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; Today Congressman David Wu announced that the federal government has funded nearly $9 million in research projects that he sponsored to support some of Oregon&rsquo;s diverse agricultural industries, including those producing timber, small fruits and berries, and grass seed.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 7 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wu Announces Nearly $3 Million for Oregon Universities, Energy Facilities, Watersheds]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/or01_wu/pr091001energywaterapprops.html</link>
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                                WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; Today Congressman David Wu secured nearly $3 million in funding for vital Oregon projects, including a Portland State University program that is training the green-tech workforce of the future and efforts to protect our clean public water supply.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wu Introduces Two Clean Energy Bills]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/or01_wu/pr090929betcfuelcell.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
                                
                                WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; Today Congressman David Wu introduced two new pieces of legislation designed to promote clean energy and environmental sustainability.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wu: Oregon Schools One Step Closer to Getting Millions for Repairs]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/or01_wu/pr090917studentaidhousepassage.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
                                
                                WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; Today Congressman David Wu announced that Oregon public schools are one step closer to getting millions of dollars for much-needed facility modernization, renovation, and repair.  The U.S. House of Representatives just passed H.R. 3221, The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, which provides substantial funding for education.  The bill includes $36.2 million for grants to help Oregon school districts make a variety of upgrades such as replacing roofs and lead pipes, removing mold and asbestos, improving energy use, and upgrading classroom technology.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wu Commends Selection of Central Location for Portland Immigration Facility]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/or01_wu/pr090916CISinCBD.html</link>
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                                WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; Today Congressman David Wu released the following statement after learning that the General Services Administration (GSA) has selected a new centrally located site for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) office that serves the Portland region:]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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