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    <title><![CDATA[English Votes to Send Farm Bill to the President&rsquo;s Desk]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C.  -  Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the conference report on H.R. 2419, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, which will reauthorize farm and rural related policies and programs for the next five years.  In response, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.), who voted in support of the bipartisan measure, released the following statement:
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    <pubDate>5/14/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Votes to Temporarily Suspend Oil Shipments to the SPR]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C. - As part of his effort to bring relief to consumers at the pump, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) voted tonight to temporarily suspend filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).  H.R. 6022, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Act of 2008 overwhelmingly passed the House floor by a vote of 385 to 25.
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    <pubDate>5/13/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Stands Up for Local Steel Industry]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C.  -  Today, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.), Vice-Chairman of the Congressional Steel Caucus, urged the International Trade Commission to grant domestic pipe and tube producers relief from illegally dumped and subsidized circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe imports from China. 
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    <pubDate>5/13/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Affordable Housing Initiatives Clear House Floor]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C.   -  As the weakened housing market continues to threaten the financial stability of millions of American homeowners, the U.S. House of Representatives advanced bipartisan legislation, H.R. 3221, the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008, to bolster the housing sector and further stimulate the economy. 
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    <pubDate>5/8/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English to Host Open House for New District Office in Mercer]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Phil English announced he will host an open house at his new Mercer County office located at 749 Greenville Road in Mercer, Pa.
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    <pubDate>5/8/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Pennsylvania Lawmakers Unveil Bill to Help Manufacturers Hurt By Trade with China]]></title>
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                                                        Farrell, Pa.   - U.S. Congressmen Jason Altmire (PA-04) and Phil English (PA-03) unveiled legislation that they are introducing in the U.S. House of Representatives this week to help manufacturers whose businesses are being jeopardized by a flood of Chinese imports. The Supporting America's Manufacturers Act establishes Congressional review of the president's decisions regarding whether to provide temporary relief &ndash; in the form of import duties or quotas &ndash; to American companies facing market disruptions caused by Chinese imports. This bipartisan legislation is supported by both industry and union groups &ndash; including U.S. Steel, Wheatland Tube Company, and American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).]]></description>
    <pubDate>5/5/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Announces Bill to Include Butler in Rivers of Steel Sent to President&rsquo;s Desk for Signature]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C.  -  Today, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) announced his bill (H.R. 1083) to add Butler County to the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area has been sent to the president&rsquo;s desk to be signed into law. English&rsquo;s legislation was folded into a broader bill (S. 2739) to extend and reauthorize the nation&rsquo;s national heritage areas, which passed that House last night by a vote of 291 to 117.  In response, English released the following statement: 
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    <pubDate>4/30/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Steel Caucus Affirms Dangers of Chinese Steel Imports]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressional Steel Caucus Chairman Pete Visclosky (D-Ind.) and Vice Chairman Phil English (R-Pa.) convened a Steel Caucus Hearing to further examine the dangers of imported Chinese steel products and explore policy options to ensure a level playing field for American steel producers.
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    <pubDate>4/30/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Bill Puts Market Forces to Work to Bring Immediate Relief at the Pump]]></title>
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                                                        Hermitage, Pa.  -  As Americans across the country continue to feel the pain at the pump, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) is championing a new initiative that will provide immediate price relief for consumers at the pump and increase domestic supplies of traditional energy in the market in the near-term.  Today, English, joined by local community members, unveiled the Affordable Fuel for Consumers Act at a press event at the Sheetz Gasoline Station in Hermitage, Pa. 
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    <pubDate>4/29/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Announces Winners for 2008 Congressional Art Competition]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C.  -  Today, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) announced the winners for the 26th Annual Congressional High School Art Competition.  A Meadville Area High School senior has been named the winner for the 2008 contest.
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    <pubDate>4/28/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English, U.S. Coast Guard Help Local ResidentsGear Up for a Safe 2008 Boating Season]]></title>
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                                                        Erie, Pa. - As local residents gear up for the boating season this year, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) is joining forces with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to enhance the safety of recreational boating through education and outreach. 
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    <pubDate>4/25/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Backs Bill to Bolster Ability of the Great Lakes to Prevent, Fight Invasive Species]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C.  -  Today, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) applauded House passage of H.R. 2830, the Coast Guard Authorization Act which included key provisions to create regulated standards for all vessels with ballast water tanks entering the Great Lakes, helping to prevent the introduction of invasive species.
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    <pubDate>4/24/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Teams up with Democratic Leadership to Advance Bill to Extend Unemployment Benefits]]></title>
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                                                        Erie, Pa.   - In the face of an American economic downturn, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) has teamed up with the Democratic Leadership on the House Ways and Means Committee to advance legislation to ease the burden on America&rsquo;s unemployed.
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    <pubDate>4/21/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Calls for Revival of Fair Trade in North America]]></title>
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                                                        Sharon, Pa.  -  Frustrated with the shortcomings of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its threat to jobs in Pennsylvania, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) is pushing a new initiative to renegotiate the 15 year-old trade pact to meet the demands of 21st century trade policy. 
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    <pubDate>4/18/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Attends Papal Mass at Nationals Park]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C.   -Today, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) attended Pope Benedict XVI&rsquo;s first Mass on American soil at Nationals Park and released the following statement:
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    <pubDate>4/17/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Leads Charge to Fix House Rules]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) is leading the charge in Washington to change U.S. House Rules to ensure Members of Congress can stay engaged with their district communities through volunteer and community leadership roles.  
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    <pubDate>4/16/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English: Congress Should Freeze Members&rsquo; Pay]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C.  - Against the backdrop of an ailing American economy, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) is turning up the heat in Washington and urging Congressional House Leaders to block the congressional pay raise scheduled to go into effect January 2009.
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    <pubDate>4/10/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Responds to Petraeus-CrockerIraq Progress Report]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C.  - Testifying before Congress, General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker delivered their second, long awaited Iraq Progress Report which focused on the United States&rsquo; significant but uneven progress and endorsed an open-ended suspension of the American troop withdrawal.  In response, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) released the following statement:
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    <pubDate>4/9/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Affording Housing Initiatives Included in Housing Stimulus Bill]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C.  -  Today, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) applauded the House Ways and Means Committee&rsquo;s action on H.R. 5720, the Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008.  English, a senior member of the Committee, authored several key provisions in the measure which aim to promote affordable housing initiatives in local communities. 
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    <pubDate>4/9/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Announces We The People Bookshelf Award for Local Libraries]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C.  -  Today, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) announced that the Moniteau Junior-Senior High School Library in Butler County, Conneaut Lake Elementary School in Crawford County, East High School Library in Erie County and the Community Library of the Shenango Library in Mercer County received this year&rsquo;s National Endowment for the Humanities&rsquo; (NEH) We the People Bookshelf program award. The library will receive 17 classic books on the theme of &ldquo;Created Equal.&rdquo; 
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    <pubDate>4/8/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Tapped by UTR Schwab to Participate in Trade Trip to Columbia]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C. -   Today, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) announced that he has been tapped by U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab to participate in a congressional trade delegation to monitor U.S.-Columbia trade relations and further examine the pending U.S.-Columbia Free Trade Agreement (FTA). English will be in Columbia April 4-6, 2008.
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    <pubDate>4/4/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English: Don&rsquo;t Leave Women Behind in Retirement]]></title>
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                                                        Butler, Pa.    -  Today, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) touted H.R. 5543, the Women&rsquo;s Retirement Security Act of 2008, bipartisan legislation to ensure women in the workforce can easily save for retirement and achieve a lifetime of financial security.
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    <pubDate>3/31/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Blasts Ways &amp; Means Democrats for Failing to Advance China-Related Legislation]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C.  -  Today, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) blasted House Ways and Means Democrats for failing to fulfill promises to advance meaningful legislation to tackle challenges of U.S.-China trade policy.  
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    <pubDate>3/27/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Touts New Initiative to Boost Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Manufacturing Base &amp; Environmental Stewardship]]></title>
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                                                        Grove City, Pa.   -  Boosting western Pennsylvania&rsquo;s manufacturing base, enhancing the region&rsquo;s commitment to sound environmental stewardship and expanding job opportunities is the goal of legislation crafted by U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.).  Today, English unveiled new legislation to create a tax credit to incentivize domestic remanufacturing. English was joined by Bill Gager, President of the Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association, GE-Transportation representatives and other Pennsylvania manufacturers and workers during his announcement at the GE-Transportation facility in Grove City, Pa. 
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    <pubDate>3/26/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Discusses theAmerican Economy with Erie Kiwanis]]></title>
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                                                        Erie, Pa. -  Today, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) met with members of the Erie Kiwanis and discussed the state of the American economy.  
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    <pubDate>3/25/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Urges Appropriators to Ensure Adequate Funding to Help the Needy Pay for Heat]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C. -   Today, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) joined a bipartisan group of House lawmakers in urging the Labor Health and Human Services (HHS) appropriators to include more than $5 billion in funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in the Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill for fiscal year (FY) 2009.
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    <pubDate>3/19/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Meets with Manufacturers&rsquo; Association of Northwest Pennsylvania]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C. -   -  Today, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) met with members of the Manufacturers&rsquo; Association of Northwest Pennsylvania and discussed tax policy and other Congressional priorities.
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    <pubDate>3/19/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English: Democrats&rsquo; Budget Sucker-Punches American Economy]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C. -  Today, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee, denounced the House Democratic Leadership&rsquo;s fiscal year 2009 federal budget, H.Con.Res. 312 for setting in motion the largest tax increase in American history &ndash;at least $683 billion over five years.
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    <pubDate>3/13/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Measure to Improve Access to Cancer Screening for Seniors]]></title>
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                                                        Hermitage, Pa. - Today, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.), joined by doctors and hospital staff at the Sharon Regional Health System Cancer Care Center in Hermitage, Pa., touted H.R. 1926, the Colon Cancer Screen for Life Act, bipartisan legislation to improve access to lifesaving colon cancer screening tests for Medicare beneficiaries.
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    <pubDate>3/10/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Fights to Block Medicare &amp; Medicaid Cuts]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C.  -  As Congress advances the federal budget process for fiscal year (FY) 2009, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) is leading the charge in Washington to restore critical funding to the Medicare and Medicaid programs, which ensure seniors, disabled and children have access to quality healthcare.
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    <pubDate>3/6/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Supports Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Political Robo-Calls]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C.  -  Today, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) announced his support for H.R. 248, the Robo Calls Off Phones (Robo COP) Act, bipartisan legislation to prohibit pre-recorded or robotic political calls to individuals who have signed up for the national Do-Not-Call Registry.  
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    <pubDate>3/5/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Comments on Democrats&rsquo; Budget for FY09]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C.  -  In response to the Democratic Majority&rsquo;s fiscal year 2009 federal budget proposal, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee, released the following statement:  
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    <pubDate>3/5/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Helps Local Seniors &amp; Veterans Ensure Economic Stimulus Tax Rebates are in the Mail]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C.  -  Certain local seniors and disabled veterans in Pennsylvania&rsquo;s 3rd Congressional District must file a 2007 tax return in order to receive the recently enacted economic stimulus tax rebate, said U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) today.
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    <pubDate>2/28/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Denounces Democrats&rsquo; Energy Tax Bill]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[
                                                        
                                                        Washington, D.C.   -  Against the backdrop of an ailing American economy, the House Democratic Leadership, for the fourth time this Congress, forced House action on an energy tax bill (H.R. 5351) that raises taxes on American energy production by more than $17.5 billion.  U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.), Ranking Member of the Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee, denounced the legislation citing concerns over the adverse impact the bill would have on prices at the pump for American consumers as well as its threat to America&rsquo;s energy independence.
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    <pubDate>2/27/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Champions Effort to Prevent Tax Increases on Working Families]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C.  -  Citing concerns that the Democratic energy tax bill failed to meet the needs of Americans during troubling economic times, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) Ranking Member on the Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee, championed efforts on the House floor today to prevent tax increases on working families.
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    <pubDate>2/27/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Career and Technical Education Caucus Co-Chairs Praise House Action on Bipartisan Resolution Highlighting Significance of CTE Programs]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/pa03_english/CTE0208.html</link>
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                                                        Washington, D.C.    -  Since co-founding the Career and Technical Education Caucus last year, U.S. Reps. Phil English (PA-03) and Brian Baird (WA-03) have worked to underscore the benefits of career and technical education in Congress and to support funding and policies to promote career and technical education nationwide. Today, the House lawmakers applauded House passage of a resolution (H. Res. 930) they introduced earlier this year that highlights February as Career and Technical Education (CTE) month.   ]]></description>
    <pubDate>2/26/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Urges Administration to Fund Water Project at Erie Harbor]]></title>
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                                                        Erie, Pa.  -  Disappointed with the president&rsquo;s budget for fiscal year 2009, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) is turning up the heat in Washington, calling on the Administration to provide adequate funding for the dredging of the Erie Harbor to maintain sufficient depth for the safe navigation of vessels.
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    <pubDate>2/19/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Urges Local Residents to Gear Up for the Digital TV Transition]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C. -  As American television stations across the country prepare to transition to an all-digital broadcast format, U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) today urged local residents to learn more and gear up for the nationally mandated conversion to digital television (DTV) which will take place by February 2009.
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    <pubDate>2/15/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[English Awards Local Students withCongressional Award Bronze Medal]]></title>
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                                                        Washington, D.C. -  In recognition of their achievement and service to the 3rd Congressional District, two local students will be awarded with the Congressional Award, said U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.) today.
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    <pubDate>2/15/2008</pubDate>
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