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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Announces Student Loan Benefit Changes ]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[WARWICK, RI &ndash; Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), along with the Rhode Island Student Loan Authority, will highlight the new, positive changes to student loan benefits on Thursday, July 2, at the College Planning Center at the Warwick Mall.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Visits Foster, Glocester ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prfoster063009.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WARWICK, RI &ndash; Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) will visit various spots in Foster and Glocester on Thursday, July 2. 
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    <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin visits Olneyville ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prolney062909.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WARWICK, RI - Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) will visit various spots in Olneyville neighborhood in Providence on Tuesday, June 30, 2009. 
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    <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Supports Clean Energy Bill ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prenergy62609.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WARWICK, RI - Congressman Jim Langevin today spoke on the floor of the US House of Representatives in support of H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act. This bill will revitalize the economy by creating nearly two million new jobs, increase national security by reducing our dependence on foreign oil, and preserve the environment by reducing harmful pollution emissions.  
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    <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[House Approves FY 2010 Defense Budget ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prdef062509.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WARWICK, R.I. &ndash; Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) today voted to approve H.R. 2647, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. The $680.5 billion measure still needs to be approved by the Senate.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Attends Boundless Playground Ribbon Cutting ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prplay061909.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WARWICK, RI &ndash; Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) will help cut the ribbon at the Sarah Jane McCullough Boundless Play Area on Saturday, June 20 behind the Richmond Elementary School in Richmond. 
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    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Secures Funds for Rhode Island in Commerce, Justice, Science Bill ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prcjs0619009.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WARWICK, RI - Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) yesterday voted for H.R. 2487, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY2010, which provides $64.6 billion to fund critical priorities and programs, including local law enforcement, scientific innovation, climate change research initiatives and the 2010 census. The bill must still be passed by the Senate.
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    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Emergency Response Funding Coming to Rhode Island ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/premerg061709.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WASHINTON, DC - In an effort to enhance Rhode Island's safety and emergency preparedness, Rhode Island&rsquo;s Congressional Delegation today announced the state will receive over $12 million in federal funding from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).  This federal funding, which was passed in the fiscal year 2009 spending bill, will be administered by DHS&rsquo;s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).  The federal grants will help state and local agencies and non-profits prepare for and respond to natural and man-made disasters.
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    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Continues to Support the Troops ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prsupp061709.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WARWICK, RI - Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) yesterday voted for the Conference Report on H.R. 2346, the FY2009 Supplemental Appropriations Act, a $106 billion measure that will provide the military with the resources to continue missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.  The bill also funds a number of other urgent domestic priorities, including pandemic flu preparedness. 
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    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Keller Participates in Page Program ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prkeller061509.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WARWICK, RI - Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) today announced that Laura Keller of Wyoming is serving as a page in the U.S. House of Representatives this month. Keller will be a senior at Chariho High School in September.
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    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Rhode Island to Receive Sewer Funding ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prsewer061109.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC - Rhode Island&rsquo;s Congressional Delegation today announced $448,000 in federal funding for Rhode Island to help keep our waterways clean by preventing contamination from sewage.  The funds will be used to install, replace, or renovate fifteen sewage pumpout stations around the state, and purchase a sewage pumpout boat to ensure Rhode Island boaters have easy access to proper waste management facilities.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Flood Protection Funding Flows to Rhode Island ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prflood060409.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to create jobs, restore habitat, and mitigate flooding along the Pawtuxet, Pocasset, and Meshanticut Rivers, Rhode Island&rsquo;s Congressional Delegation today announced that the state will receive over $2.3 million through the federal Recovery Act for flood protection projects in Cranston and West Warwick.   The United States Department of Agriculture&rsquo;s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Rhode Island will receive over $1.95 million to purchase easements and conduct restoration at 4 sites and approximately $400,000 to design, engineer, and obtain permitting for these projects.  The money is flowing to the state as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which was supported by U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Patrick Kennedy and Jim Langevin, and signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 4 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Statement on White House Cyberspace ]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[WARWICK, RI - Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), co-chair of the House Cyber Security Caucus, today released the following statement regarding President Obama&rsquo;s final report reviewing current cyberspace policy.  The report&rsquo;s findings, based on a 60-day review conducted by the National Security Council and Homeland Security Council, will help with the development of a strategic framework to ensure that the U.S. government&rsquo;s cyber initiatives are appropriately integrated, resourced, and coordinated.
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    <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Transportation Project Requests Submitted ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prtrans052009.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WARWICK, RI - Congress, this year, will reauthorize the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users.  This legislation will provide critical funding, planning, and support to our state&rsquo;s transportation needs for the next several years.  Unfortunately, just last week, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials classified the condition of more than two-thirds of Rhode Island&rsquo;s major roads as either poor or mediocre, and the state was ranked third-worst nationally.  
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    <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Delegation Praises Quick Release of Education Funding ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/predu051909.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC - Rhode Island&rsquo;s Congressional Delegation today applauded the US Department of Education for releasing $111 million to Rhode Island under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act:
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    <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[STOP Violence Against Women Program Receives $965,065 ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prstop051909.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC - Rhode Island&rsquo;s Congressional Delegation announced today that the Department of Justice&rsquo;s Office of Violence Against Women has released $965,065 in recovery act funds under the STOP (Services-Training-Officers-Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program.  The Recovery Act STOP funds will support efforts to hire and retain criminal justice and victim services personnel that respond to violent crimes against women, as well as promote economic growth while improving responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Rhode Island Receives $1.8 million to Clean Brownfield Sites ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prbrwnpr051809.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC &ndash; The Congressional Delegation today announced $1.8 million in federal aid to clean up brownfield sites in communities across Rhode Island.  The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) and Woonsocket will receive a total of $1.2 million in brownfield funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which the delegation supported and was signed into law by President Obama in February. East Providence, Glocester, and Pawtucket will receive a total of $600,000 in competitive brownfield grants.
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    <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Talks Cybersecurity on CSPAN's The Communicators ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prcspan051509.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Warwick, RI - Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) will appear on C-SPAN&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Communicators&rdquo; tomorrow, Saturday, May 16, to talk about cybersecurity. &ldquo;The Communicators&rdquo; is a new weekly series featuring interviews about various digital issues.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Supports Funding to Refocus War on Terror ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prsupp051409.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WARWICK, R.I. &ndash; Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) today voted for H.R. 2346, the Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY2009, which will fund efforts to end combat operations in Iraq, refocus the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan, and better prepare for pandemic flu. The bill appropriates $96.7 billion.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Visits Gilbert Stuart Middle School ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prgilbert050709.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WARWICK, RI - Congressman Jim Langevin will tour the Gilbert Stuart Middle School in Providence and meet with administrators, educators and students on Friday, May 8. He will also be thanking the teachers and staff for their hard work on behalf of their students, in recognition of Teacher Appreciation Week, which runs from May 3 - 9.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 7 May 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Social Security Recipients to Receive $250 Economic Recovery Payment ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prss050609.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Rhode Island Congressional Delegation announced that social security recipients will receive one-time, $250 economic recovery payments beginning tomorrow, May 7,  with the goal of getting them all out by the end of this month.  By mid-May, payments to recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits will also begin to go out.  These payments are provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which was supported by Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Representatives Patrick Kennedy and Jim Langevin, and signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009.
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    <pubDate>Wed, 6 May 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Army Corps to Receive $8.62 Million for Projects ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/090430_armycorps.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[(Washington, DC) - Rhode Island&rsquo;s Congressional today announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will receive $8.26 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for shovel-ready, flood protection and water restoration initiatives at Fox Point Hurricane Barrier, Woonsocket&rsquo;s floodwall, Ten Mile River, and the Blackstone River Watershed.  This funding will help the Corps make repairs to major deficiencies and undertake other civil works projects at these sites.  The money is flowing to the state as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which was supported by U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Patrick Kennedy and Jim Langevin, and signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin, Kennedy Hail Passage of Credit Card Bill of Rights ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/pr_090504_credit.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[(Washington, DC.) - Today, Rhode Island Congressmen Patrick J. Kennedy and Jim Langevin voted to bring common sense reform and consumer protections to our financial system. H.R. 627, The Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights, will end the unfair practices of the credit card industry and protect consumers from the abusive tactics that continue to drive so many Americans deeper and deeper into debt. Both co-sponsored the bill, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 357-69. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Monitoring Swine Flu Situation ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/090429_swineflu.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[(Warwick, R.I.) - Congressman Jim Langevin is continuing to monitor the increased incidences nationwide of the 2009 outbreak of the H1N1 influenza virus, more commonly referred to as Swine Flu, including daily health and safety briefings in Washington, DC, and a meeting today with the Homeland Security and Health and Human Services Secretaries.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Coventry High School Wins Congressional Art Competition ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/090426_artcontest.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[(Warwick, R.I.) - Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) announced Crystal Kusma as the winner of his ninth annual Artistic Discovery Competition on Sunday. Kusma is a senior at Coventry High School.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Honors Navy For Heroic Efforts Against Somali Pirates ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/pr_090422_pirates.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[(Warwick, R.I.) - Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) today offered a resolution on the House Floor to honor the crews of the MV Maersk Alabama, USS Bainbridge, USS Boxer, USS Halyburton, and Patrol Squadron (VP) 8, as well as the United States Navy SEALs, for their decisive and heroic actions against Somali pirates after a five-day stand-off in the Indian Ocean. The resolution, authored by Langevin and Congressman Peter Welch of Vermont, expressed the gratitude of the House of Representatives to all those who were instrumental in the safe return of the entire crew of the Maersk Alabama.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Congressional Delegation Announces Emergency Food and Shelter Grant ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/pr_090420_foodgrant.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[(Warwick, R.I.) - Today, the Rhode Island Congressional Delegation announced $483,972 in federal funds for Rhode Island&rsquo;s Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The funds, provided though a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant, are in addition to $975,846 that Rhode Island received this past December for EFSP.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Federal Guidelines for Stem Cell Funding Released ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/pr_090417_stemcell.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[(Warwick, R.I.) - Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) today applauded the National Institutes of Health for proposing draft guidelines that would govern federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. In early March, President Obama signed an Executive Order lifting the Bush Administration&rsquo;s restrictive policy on embryonic stem cell funding.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[State Airports Receive $6.2 Million in Economic Recovery Funding ]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood joined the Rhode Island Congressional Delegation in announcing grants totaling $6.2 million in federal funds for safety improvements at two airports in Rhode Island.  Quonset State Airport in North Kingstown will receive $3.5 million and Newport State Airport $2.7 will receive million under the recently enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).  
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin's Respite Care Bill Put Families First ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/pr_090414_respitecare.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[(Warwick, R.I.) - Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) today announced $2.5 million in funding for the Lifespan Respite Care program at the Parent Support Network of Rhode Island in Johnston. The Lifespan Respite Care Act, which was originally signed into law in December 2006, was finally funded in January as part of H.R. 1105 &ndash; the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[RI Receives $5.5 Million for Community Services Block Grant Program ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/pr_090413_blockgrant.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[(Warwick, R.I.) - Congressmen Patrick J. Kennedy and Jim Langevin announced today that Rhode Island will receive $5,527,291 for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program.  This federal funding, which is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will assist community groups to provide job training assistance, housing assistance and nutrition programs, among other programs. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[RI Receives Nearly $3 Million to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Clean Underground Tanks ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/pr_090409_cleantanks.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[(Warwick, R.I.) - Rhode Island will receive nearly $3 million in federal environmental funding to promote programs to reduce diesel emissions and clean up petroleum leaks from underground storage tanks, the state&rsquo;s Congressional delegation announced today. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 9 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[DHS Announces Preparedness Grants ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/pr_090408_dhs.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[(Warwick, R.I.) - Congressmen Patrick J. Kennedy and Jim Langevin today announced over $3.8 million in emergency preparedness grants for various agencies and private companies in Rhode Island. This funding is from the Department of Homeland Security&rsquo;s Federal Emergency Management Agency and will be spread across ten federal grant programs to prevent, protect against, respond to and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters and other emergencies. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 8 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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