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    <title><![CDATA[EXTENDING ENERGY TAX CREDITS ]]></title>
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                                                        May 8 - Helping lead a bipartisan effort to extend clean energy production incentives, Congressman Zach Wamp and 34 of his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008 on Wednesday. 
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    <pubDate>5/8/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[GENETIC DISCRIMINATION BAN PASSES HOUSE ]]></title>
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                                                        May 2 - A bill to keep employers and group health care plans from discriminating against employees with certain genetic conditions passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday. Congressman Zach Wamp cosponsored the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, and was an early supporter, having cosponsored similar legislation since 2003. 
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    <pubDate>5/2/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA["ALL OF THE ABOVE" APPROACH TO ADDRESSING ENERGY COSTS ]]></title>
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                                                        April 28 - The Jetsons cartoon made many of us think that the car of the future would soar through the air as we fly to our destination. But not many of us would have guessed that the only thing about today&rsquo;s vehicles that would soar is the cost to keep the tank full of gasoline. Rising fuel costs are bearing down on our nation&rsquo;s economy and are hampering economic recovery. The more money people have to spend on gasoline, the less they have to spend on other goods or services. 
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    <pubDate>4/28/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[MODERNIZED GI BILL IS LONG OVERDUE ]]></title>
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                                                        April 25 - After World War II, our country offered education assistance to returning veterans. In the 1940s, the GI Bill was created to pay for veterans' tuition, books, fees, a monthly stipend and other training costs.
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    <pubDate>4/25/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ERLANGER PARTNERSHIP RECEIVES MEDICAID GRANT ]]></title>
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                                                        April 24 - U.S. Representative Zach Wamp and U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker praised the announcement from the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) that a partnership between Erlanger Health System, Blue Care and TennCare Select will receive $2.3 million over the next two years in federal grant funding to improve access to non-emergency medical care for Medicaid beneficiaries.  As authorized by The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, CMS issued a total of $50 million in competitive grant awards to help state Medicaid programs provide primary medical care alternatives to costly hospital emergency room visits.  Priority was given to alternatives that focused on rural and underserved areas or those that partnered with local community hospitals. 
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    <pubDate>4/24/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[NEW HISTORIC PARK LAND FOR CHICKAMAUGA AND CHATTANOOGA NMP ]]></title>
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                                                        April 21 - U.S. Congressman Zach Wamp and U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander joined the National Park Service (NPS), The Trust for Public Land (TPL), and other project supporters at Point Park on Lookout Mountain today, to celebrate the recent conservation of 382 acres of Lookout Mountain battlefield lands as part of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. 
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    <pubDate>4/21/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[HELPING TENNESSEANS PAY FOR COLLEGE ]]></title>
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                                                        April 17 - The entire Tennessee Congressional delegation today called for action to ensure that Tennessee students and parents have access to loans to help pay for college in the coming year.  Since February 18, 2008, almost 20 of the top 100 student lenders have stopped issuing federally guaranteed student loans. 
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    <pubDate>4/17/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[SURGE LEADS TO PROGRESS IN IRAQ ]]></title>
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                                                        April 11 - Congressman Zach Wamp shared his thoughts regarding General Petraeus' testimony before Congress and the President's Speech on Troops in Iraq.  A portion of his statement follows: 
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    <pubDate>4/11/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[HEARING ON FUTURE tn03_wampECTION OF ARMY ]]></title>
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                                                        April 9 - At a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs hearing today, Congressman Zach Wamp heard testimony on the quality of life in the U.S. Army and details on the Army&rsquo;s budget request for Fiscal Year 2009. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Environment Keith Eastin discussed the future direction of the U.S. Army at the hearing. 
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    <pubDate>4/9/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[FRANCE INCREASES TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN ]]></title>
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                                                        April 4 - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced he will send 700 new troops to eastern Afghanistan to help the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) security force fight the Taliban. This will allow American forces to shift from the east to the south to help Canadian troops in Afghanistan&rsquo;s southern provinces. 
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    <pubDate>4/4/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[OAK RIDGE BRIEFS NUCLEAR CLEANUP CAUCUS ]]></title>
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                                                        April 3 - The House Nuclear Cleanup Caucus hosted a briefing today on the progress of the Oak Ridge Office Environmental Management program, as part of an annual series of meetings on the Department of Energy&rsquo;s (DOE) nuclear cleanup program. Congressman Zach Wamp is an original member of the Cleanup Caucus and spoke at the event to welcome the Oak Ridge participants. 
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    <pubDate>4/3/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[REGIONAL COALITION BRIEFING ON WATER RESOURCES ]]></title>
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                                                        March 25 - The East Tennessee Water Resource Planning Coalition will brief Congressman Zach Wamp on Wednesday about its water resource planning activities and projects. The briefing will take place at the Grainger County Justice Center, located at 270 Justice Center Dr. in Rutledge, at 3:45 p.m. 
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    <pubDate>3/25/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[BROAD ENERGY POLICY NEEDED TO DECREASE ENERGY COSTS ]]></title>
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                                                        March 20 - Many Tennessee families are tightening their budget belts as gasoline prices set new highs this month. The cost of gas also affects the prices of many other goods as transportation costs increase. There is no one thing, no silver bullet, to quickly bring prices down. We need a broad strategy to help reduce prices, from increasing domestic energy production to developing alternative fuels and conservation.
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    <pubDate>3/20/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[CLEVELAND RECIEVES FEMA GRANT FOR FLOOD PROTECTON ]]></title>
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                                                        March 18 - U.S. Representative Zach Wamp, R-Tenn., and U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Bob Corker, R-Tenn., today praised the announcement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that the city of Cleveland has been awarded a $1.39 million grant through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP).  This grant will be used to complete the second phase of a flood mitigation project on the Woolen Mill Branch of the South Mouse Creek drainage basin. 
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    <pubDate>3/18/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[VOTE NEEDED ON BIPARTISAN BORDER SECURITY BILL ]]></title>
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                                                        March 13 - Illegal immigration is a growing problem in eastern Tennessee. Congressman Zach Wamp continues to support immigration reform and wants to bring a border security bill to the House of Representatives for a vote. The Secure America with Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act is a bipartisan plan to stop illegal immigration by securing America&rsquo;s borders, expanding employer verification of workers and strengthening interior enforcement. 
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    <pubDate>3/13/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[PUSHING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES ]]></title>
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                                                        March 13 - Recent studies indicate that more than 150 million Americans over the age of 20 are either overweight or obese. By 2010, it is estimated that 20 percent of children in the United States will be obese. To help turn the tide of this growing obesity epidemic, Congressman Zach Wamp is cosponsoring the Physical Activities Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008, which would require the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to prepare and promote physical activity guidelines at least every five years, similar to the dietary and nutritional guidelines. 
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    <pubDate>3/13/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[INVEST REBATE CHECKS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY PRODUCTS ]]></title>
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                                                        March 4 - The economic stimulus package that Congress passed last month means that many Americans will receive tax rebate checks this year. Congressman Zach Wamp and 17 of his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives have urged that the rebate checks be used to invest in energy conservation and renewable energy products to save money, stimulate the economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 
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    <pubDate>3/4/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[NO TAX INCREASES ON AMERICAN ENERGY ]]></title>
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                                                        February 27 - For the fourth time in less than two years, the Democrat leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives held a vote to raise energy taxes. Congressman Zach Wamp opposed the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008 because it includes a roughly $18 billion tax increase on American energy:
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    <pubDate>2/28/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[SOARING MEDICARE DRUG BENEFITS COSTS ]]></title>
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                                                        February 26 - One of the major concerns I had about the Medicare prescription drug benefit when I opposed it in 2003 was that Medicare costs were already soaring. The legislation was too broad, favored the pharmaceutical companies over needy seniors and didn&rsquo;t include safeguards to keep costs down. Despite these concerns, Congress ultimately expanded the program and created new benefits that have caused Medicare costs to skyrocket even further. 
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    <pubDate>2/26/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[GOVERNMENT MUST LIVE WITHIN ITS MEANS ]]></title>
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                                                        February 15 - The American people have to make difficult financial decisions to live within their means, and they expect their leaders in Washington to do the same. February is the month when Congress begins its budgeting process for next year. The president's budget request is merely a starting point; Congress has no binding obligation to follow it. It is simply the beginning of a discussion about how to better prioritize spending and impose some discipline while still meeting the most pressing needs of our country.
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    <pubDate>2/15/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[BERKELEY PRESSURED TO BACK DOWN ]]></title>
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                                                        February 13 - After a late January vote of the City Council of Berkeley, Calif., to advise the Marine Corps recruiting station that Marine recruiters are &ldquo;not welcome in this city,&rdquo; Congressman Zach Wamp signed on to the Semper Fi Act of 2008. The bill, which was supported by 71 other Members of Congress, would rescind more than $2 million in federal funding for Berkeley and transfer the funds to the Marine Corps. Mounting pressure from this resolution along with widespread criticism from around the country convinced the City Council to reconsider the earlier vote. Around 1:00 a.m. last night, the Council voted to clarify the Marines motion with new language recognizing the Marine Corps&rsquo; right to be located in the city.
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    <pubDate>2/13/2008</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[WASHINGTON INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ]]></title>
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                                                        February 12 - Congressman Zach Wamp announces openings for challenging spring and summer internships for Third District college students in his Washington, D.C., office. Internships provide many opportunities to learn how government works and how a Congressional office serves the public.
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    <pubDate>2/12/2008</pubDate>
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