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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Voices Concern Over Education Funding ]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[WARWICK, RI - Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) today voiced concern over recent reports that Governor Don Carcieri will be diverting $33 million in education funding aimed at preventing hundreds of teacher layoffs, to help fill the state&rsquo;s significant budgetary gap. 
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    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Statement on the End of Combat in Iraq ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/priraq083110.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WARWICK, RI - Congressman Jim Langevin today released the following statement:
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    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Votes to Save Jobs, Reduce Deficit ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prbudget081010.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WARWICK, RI - Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) today voted for the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act, which will supply much-needed fiscal relief to Rhode Island, providing $33 million in education funding to prevent hundreds of teacher layoffs, as well as $70 million in Federal Medicaid funding that will help the state close a significant budgetary gap.
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    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin PresentsWorld War II Medals ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prmedal080210.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WARWICK, RI - Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) today presented U.S. Army veteran Sgt. Edward Sauro with several medals for his dedicated service during World War II, at The Bridge at Cherry Hill in Johnston. Sauro, a retired furniture upholsterer from Providence, served in the 46th Bombardment Group during the Second World War.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 2 Aug 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Flood Recovery Funding Measure Heads to White House for Signature ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prflood072710.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Jim Langevin today voted for the Senate Amendment to H.R. 4899, Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010.  This critical piece of legislation contains $5.1 billion for FEMA disaster relief, some of which will be directed to for Rhode Island for flood relief. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Gavels in House Session,Honors ADA Anniversary ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prada072610.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), who is quadriplegic, presided over the US House of Representatives for the first time today.  The Speaker&rsquo;s rostrum on the House Floor has just been made wheelchair-accessible. This historic event coincided with the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Presides Over House for First Time, Marks 20th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prada072210.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), who is quadriplegic, will preside over the US House of Representatives for the first time on Monday, July 26th.  The Speaker&rsquo;s rostrum on the House Floor has just been made wheelchair-accessible through a series of lifts. This historic event is timed to coincide with the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Gulf Coast Restoration Act to Clean up Oil Spill, Hold BP Accountable ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prBPacct070110.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, Rep. Jim McDermott, along with Reps. Jim Langevin, Steve Israel, Jim Himes, Gerry Connolly, Betty Sutton, Maurice Hinchey, Earl Blumenauer, and John Lewis, introduced HR 5654, the Gulf Coast Restoration Act, legislation that will create new jobs and national service positions to clean and restore the Gulf Coast.  Funding for these jobs and services would be provided by BP in accordance with the company&rsquo;s liability under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. The legislation has already been endorsed by the 54 Member Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 1 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Votes to Put Consumers Ahead of Wall Street ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prwall070110.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WARWICK, RI - Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) yesterday voted for H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. This legislation will close exploited loopholes in our regulation system, crack down on Wall Street to prevent another economic collapse and increase consumer protections.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 1 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Education, Collaboration Key Findings in Economic Report ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prrise062310.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WARWICK, RI - Congressman Jim Langevin today released RISE: Next Steps, the summary report of his economic conference hosted in April at the Community College of Rhode Island. Closing the skills gap and encouraging the business and education sectors to collaborate more were the two primary findings and common themes expressed by the participants across the day&rsquo;s four break-out sessions.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin, Turner Call for Improved Accounting of Total Nuclear Weapons Complex Costs ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prnuc062110.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC - Responding to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released today, Strategic Forces Subcommittee Chairman Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) and Ranking Member Michael Turner (R-Ohio) called for a more comprehensive and accurate assessment of the total costs of developing and maintaining the nation&rsquo;s nuclear weapons.  ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Rhode Island Receives $7.8M in Unemployment Insurance Modernization ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prunemploy061510.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced during a press conference call the release of $7,820,193 in unemployment insurance modernization incentive funds to the state of Rhode Island.  Rhode Island qualified for a portion of its share of the funds available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act because its unemployment law contains provisions that allow workers to use recent earnings to qualify for benefits.
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    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[CRMC Director Receives NOAA Susan Snow-Cotter Award ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prcrmc061410.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC - Rhode Island&rsquo;s congressional delegation today applauded Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) Executive Director Grover J. Fugate, who was honored last week with The Susan Snow-Cotter Award for Excellence in Ocean and Coastal Resource Management from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langevin Calls on BP to suspend dividend payments, marketing campaigns ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prBP060910.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC - After BP announced its intention to move forward with a payment to shareholders Tuesday, Congressman Jim Langevin and a coalition of House members called on CEO Tony Hayward to suspend dividend payments and advertising campaigns until it remedies the environmental disaster it caused in the Gulf of Mexico.
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    <pubDate>Wed, 9 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Providence EMA Awarded $2.2 Million to Strengthen Preparedness ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ri02_langevin/prpema060710.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WARWICK, RI - Congressman Jim Langevin, along with Mayor David N. Cicilline, today announced that the Providence Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) has been awarded a $2.28 million in federal dollars from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to enhance operations at PEMA headquarters and increase security at the Port of Providence. Mayor Cicilline thanked Senator Jack Reed and Langevin in particular for their hard work to ensure that $980,000 of those funds were appropriated in the FY 10 federal budget.
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    <pubDate>Mon, 7 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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