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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Visits Providence Schools &amp; Rhode Island College ]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[On Thursday, September 4, Congressman Jim Langevin will tour two Providence elementary schools with Mayor David Cicilline and Rhode Island College and meet with educational leaders and students.]]></description>
    <pubDate>9/3/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Visits East Greenwich ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/preg081408.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congressman Jim Langevin will visit various spots in the Town of East Greenwich on Tuesday, August 19.]]></description>
    <pubDate>8/14/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[IRS, Langevin Continue to Spread Word on Stimulus Payment ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prirs80508.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congressman Jim Langevin will join the Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday August 12 at the Providence Veterans Medical Center to continue raising awareness about the economic stimulus payment &ndash; who qualifies, how to complete the form and where to get assistance.
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    <pubDate>8/5/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Military Construction &amp; Veterans Affairs Bill Passes House ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prvets8108.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congressman Jim Langevin today voted for the $72.2 billion Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act for FY2009.
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    <pubDate>8/1/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Works Toward Making College Affordable ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/predu73108.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) today joined an overwhelming bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives to approve the Higher Education Opportunity Act (H.R. 4137), which will address the soaring price of college tuition and remove other obstacles that make it harder for qualified students to go to college. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>7/31/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Announces Staff Changes ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prstaff73108.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) today announced the hiring of a new Legislative Director. Rachael Bornstein will replace Brian Daniels, who is leaving Capitol Hill after 10 years.
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    <pubDate>7/31/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[DHS Announces Preparedness Grants ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prprepare72508.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congressman Jim Langevin today announced $11.6 million in the Department of Homeland Security&rsquo;s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for various agencies in Rhode Island. This round of grants will help state and local agencies as well as non-profits prepare for and respond to natural and man-made disasters. 
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    <pubDate>7/25/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Dave's Market Hosts Energy Convesation with Langevin ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prenergy72508.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[ Congressman Jim Langevin will visit Dave&rsquo;s Market in East Greenwich on Monday to learn about how they are coping with the rising cost of energy. Langevin plans to hear from market staff about the different areas of the business that are being affected.
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    <pubDate>7/25/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Supports Housing Reforms ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prhousing72308.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congressman Jim Langevin today again voiced his support for housing legislation that is designed to keep families in their homes and stabilize the housing market. Today&rsquo;s legislation builds upon a similar bill passed by the House in May and now includes compromise language negotiated with the Senate, in addition to provisions creating an independent agency to regulate Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Bank System, and providing authority to the Treasury Department in the event federal financial intervention is required to stabilize the institutions. 
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    <pubDate>7/23/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Hosts Homeland Security Field Hearing ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prhear71708.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congressman Jim Langevin will preside over a field hearing on Tuesday, July 22, that is expected to explore where Rhode Island and the nation are when it comes to responding to a biological threat, including pandemic influenza.
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    <pubDate>7/17/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Calls for Heating Assistance In Next Economic Recovery Package ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prliheap71608.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) today joined other members of the New England Congressional Delegation to announce a major push to increase funding for home heating assistance.  The delegation is sending a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asking her to provide a boost to energy assistance funding in an upcoming economic recovery package or stand-alone legislation.
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    <pubDate>7/16/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Votes to Override Medicare Veto ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prveto71508.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) will vote today to override the President&rsquo;s veto of H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act.
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    <pubDate>7/15/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Visits South County ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prsoco70108.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congressman Jim Langevin will visit various spots in the Towns of Narragansett and South Kingstown on Wednesday, July 2.]]></description>
    <pubDate>7/1/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Votes to Extend Unemployment Benefits ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prbene61208.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) joined a bipartisan majority today in approving legislation that will aid workers who have lost their jobs as a result of the economic downturn. The Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act will immediately provide up to 13 weeks of extended unemployment benefits to jobless workers in every state and was approved by a vote of 274-137. 
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    <pubDate>6/12/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Statement on House Cyber Attack ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prcyber61108.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity and Science and Technology, today released the following statement regarding the cybersecurity breach in Congressman Frank Wolf&rsquo;s office:
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    <pubDate>6/11/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Continues to Call for Credit Card Reform ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prcredit61008.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Congressman Jim Langevin today continued to advocate for credit card reform by signing a letter to the Federal Reserve, the Office of Thrift Supervision, and the National Credit Union Administration in support of a proposed rule, under the Federal Trade Commission Act, to ban unfair or deceptive credit card practices.
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    <pubDate>6/10/2008</pubDate>
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