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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Leads Letter Urging Senate, House CJS Appropriations Conferees to Maintain $100 Millionfor Youth Mentor Grants in Final Bill]]></title>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) yesterday sent a letter to Senate and House conferees on the 2010 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Bill urging them to maintain the $100 million for Youth Mentor Grants within the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention that passed in the Senate version of the legislation. These funds are critical to providing support to proven national, regional and local mentoring programs. Forty-eight other Members joined Congresswoman Moore in signing the letter. 
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    <pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Votes For Extension of Unemployment Benefits]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr091105UI.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today voted for an extension of unemployment benefits, the homebuyers&rsquo; tax credit and tax relief for military families and businesses that will help stimulate the local economy and provide stability to American families. 
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    <pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Votes to Further Protect Consumers Through Credit CARD Act House action would implement legislation&rsquo;s consumer protections months ahead of schedule.]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr091104CARD.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today voted to accelerate the implementation of critical reforms that will protect consumers from the unfair practices of the credit card industry. By moving up the start date of many of the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act provisions, Congress can limit the worst practices of credit card companies before the full law takes effect. 
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    <pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Provision for Menomonee Valley Included In House-Passed Interior, Environment Appropriations Conference Report Bill now Goes to President Obama for Signature.]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr091030MV.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; A provision secured by Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) to benefit the Menomonee Valley was included in the fiscal year 2010 Department of the Interior and Environment Appropriations Conference Report that has now passed the House and Senate and will go to President Obama&rsquo;s desk for signature. Menomonee Valley Partners will receive $300,000 to support their ongoing efforts to construct the Hank Aaron State Trail, a part of the larger Urban Forestry Project that is transforming the Menomonee River Valley into a business and environmentally-friendly community. Specifically, these funds would be used to purchase native trees, shrubs and grasses for a major segment of the Hank Aaron State Trail that runs along 2,000 feet of the Menomonee River. 
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    <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Announces $320M in Treasury Department Allocations to Five Milwaukee-Area Institutions to Provide Capital in Low-Income Communities, Spur Economic Growth, Create Jobs]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr091030CDFI.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today announced that five organizations in Wisconsin&rsquo;s Fourth Congressional District will receive a combined $320 million in allocation authority through the U.S. Treasury Department&rsquo;s New Market Tax Credits Program (NMTC). Under this program &ndash; part of the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) fund &ndash; taxpayers who invest in a Community Development Entity (CDE) are allowed to claim a tax credit. Then, the CDEs must use substantially all (85 percent) of their proceeds to make investments in low-income communities. 
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    <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Votes For Legislation to Support Lending to Small Businesses, Spur Economic Growth, Create Jobs]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr091030.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; The United States House of Representatives is today expected to take up and pass a bill that will bolster small business lending programs so that these firms can remain an economic engine and job-creator in America even during hard economic times. The Small Business Financing and Investment Act will support $44 billion in lending and investment every year, helping to create or save 1.3 million jobs annually. While small businesses have created two-thirds of the new jobs over the last decade and a half, the economic crisis has had an enormous impact on their growth, cutting off access to credit and investment dollars. 
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    <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Statement on Revised House Health Insurance Reform Bill, Affordable Health Care for America Act]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr091029.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) commented on the introduction of H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, which was unveiled today. The new health insurance reform bill blends together the changes made by the three committees with jurisdiction over the legislation. The full text of the bill is available here: http://docs.house.gov/rules/health/111_ahcaa.pdf
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    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Votes for Financial Services Committee Legislation to Create Consumer Financial Protection Agency]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr091023CFPA.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today voted for legislation that will establish a new, independent federal agency that would be singularly focused on protecting American consumers from unfair and abusive financial products and services. The Consumer Financial Protection Agency bill represents one of the most significant efforts by Congress to institute long overdue financial reform. As last year&rsquo;s financial crisis demonstrated, deceptive lending and credit products --  like predatory mortgages and hidden credit card fees &ndash; are damaging to individual families and can have an enormous macroeconomic impact. 
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    <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Highlights Need for International Violence Against Women Act]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr091022IVAWA.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.), Vice Chair of the Congressional Women&rsquo;s Caucus, met with Amnesty International&rsquo;s Secretary General, Irene Zubaida Khan, and other Women&rsquo;s Caucus members this morning to discuss international efforts to combat violence against women. 
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    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[VIDEO AVAILABLE: Moore Amendment to CFPA Act Helps Preserve True Intent of the Legislation: Credit and Lending Product Regulation]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr091021CFPA.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; The House Financial Services Committee today passed an amendment to the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) Act authored by Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) that would alter the bill&rsquo;s proposed regulation of credit, mortgage and title insurers. The CFPA Act is intended to regulate credit and lending products, in order to protect consumers from predatory practices of lenders. However, a section of the underlying bill goes beyond that purpose to also give the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency new authority to regulate three types of insurers &ndash; credit, mortgage and title insurers &ndash; while leaving out all other lines of insurance. 
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    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Announces $3.9M In Recovery Act Funds for Medical Research In Milwaukee]]></title>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today announced that three Milwaukee research facilities will receive a combined $3,940,596 in Recovery Act dollars to fund cutting-edge medical research in the Milwaukee area.  The grants are provided through the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Marquette University will receive $2,003,655 to fund nine research projects, the BloodCenter of Wisconsin will receive $1,123,553 to fund five projects and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will receive $813,388 to fund four projects. 
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    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month]]></title>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) made the following statement today, as Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close. 
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    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Votes for Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009]]></title>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; {The United States House of Representatives today passed H.R. 1327, the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009, of which Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) is a cosponsor. The bill gives federal authority to state and local governments that want to divest their public pension funds from foreign companies with more than $20 million invested in Iran&rsquo;s energy sector. The bill also removes legal barriers that would prevent mutual fund and corporate pension fund managers from cutting ties with these companies. 
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    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[***PHOTO AVAILABLE***Moore, Congressional Women's Caucus Meet With Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-At-Large for Dept. of State's Office of Global Women's Issues]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr091014MV.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.), Vice Chair of the Congressional Women&rsquo;s Caucus, last week joined caucus colleagues and Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-Large for the Department of State&rsquo;s Office of Global Women&rsquo;s Issues, for a breakfast discussion on international women&rsquo;s issues. The position of Ambassador-at-Large for Women&rsquo;s Issues was created by the Obama administration to coordinate foreign policy and activities relating to the political, economic and social advancement of women.
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    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Announces $300K for Marquette University Program, United Community Center to Empower Local Youth]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr091013BG.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today announced that Marquette University will receive $300,000 for their Youth Empowerment to Succeed (YES) program. The goal of Marquette&rsquo;s YES program is to promote healthy lifestyles and life choices among middle school children in the Milwaukee area. These funds will be used to work with 6th and 7th grade students enrolled in Bruce-Guadalupe Community School, which draws much of its enrollment from an area of Milwaukee that has struggled with violence, unhealthy behaviors, and low academic achievement. 
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    <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[In Letter to Moore, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Confirms Criterion for Race to the Top Funds]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr091013MPS.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) last week received the attached letter from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in which the Secretary confirmed that mayoral control is not a prerequisite for or criterion included in the proposed rules for states to qualify for Race to the Top Recovery Act funding. The Secretary also confirmed that the Department of Education has proposed criterion which would make certain states &ndash; including those that are legally prohibited from linking teacher pay and evaluations to student achievement data - ineligible for Race to the Top funding. Wisconsin currently has such legal prohibitions in place.  
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    <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Announces $147K For Milwaukee's Walker's Point Youth and Family Center]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr091008WP.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today announced that Walker's Point Youth and Family Center will receive $147,853 to continue their Basic Center program, focused on serving Milwaukee area teens and families.  Since 1976, this project has provided temporary emergency shelter to young people who are homeless, runaways, or otherwise in crisis and provided services to empower youth, help them to resolve personal and family problems, strengthen family relationships, and support safe and stable homes. 
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    <pubDate>Thu, 8 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[***VIDEO AVAILABLE***House Passes Final Agriculture Appropriations Bill Including Waiver Allowing Wisconsin to Serve Supper Through Their Child and Adult Food Care Program]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr091007CACFP.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; The House of Representatives today approved the final version of the Agriculture Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2010. Senator Herb Kohl and Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) worked to include a waiver in the bill for Wisconsin to expand their Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). This waiver will increase the maximum age requirement and allow more teenagers to participate in the CACFP supper program.   
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    <pubDate>Wed, 7 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[***PHOTO AVAILABLE*** Moore: America Can do Better for Women Moore joins House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, members of Congressional Democratic Women&rsquo;s Working Group to demand health insurance reform that holds great benefits for women.]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr091006Women.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.), Vice Chair of the Congressional Women&rsquo;s Caucus, today joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-Il.), Chair of the Women&rsquo;s Caucus; Congresswoman Donna Edwards (D-Md.); Congresswoman Mary Jo Kilroy (D-Ohio) and other members of the Congressional Democratic Women&rsquo;s Working Group to galvanize support for comprehensive health insurance reform, which will have enormous benefits for women. Feminist Majority Foundation President Eleanor Smeal also spoke. All expressed enthusiastic support for the inclusion of a public option in health care reform legislation. 
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    <pubDate>Tue, 6 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Comments on Wisconsin's Suspension of BadgerCare Plus Core Plan Enrollment]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr091005.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc) today commented on the suspension of BadgerCare Plus Core Plan Enrollment. Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle announced today that the state is approaching the maximum number of enrollees for the new Badger Care Plus Core Plan for adults without dependent children and will suspend enrollment at noon this Friday, October 9th. Everyone who applies after noon on Friday will be added to a waiting list. The Department of Health Services in Wisconsin began taking applications for the plan on June 15, 2009. 
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    <pubDate>Mon, 5 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[***PHOTO AVAILABLE** Moore, U.S. Treasury Department Official Announce $53 Million in Community Development Awards to Banks Across the Nation Three Milwaukee institutions will receive combined $2.75 million.]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/091002CDFI.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today joined the U.S. Treasury Department&rsquo;s Community Development Financial Institution Fund Director Donna J. Gambrell, Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and Milwaukee Common Council President Willie Hines in Milwaukee to announce awards totaling nearly $53 million to 62 organizations serving economically distressed communities across the nation, including three in Milwaukee and one in Madison, Wisconsin. 
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    <pubDate>Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Announces $200K to West Allis-West Milwaukee School District for Alcohol Abuse Reduction Programming]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr091002AA.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today announced that the School District of West Allis-West Milwaukee will be receiving $201,651 in Alcohol Abuse Reduction funding. The funds will be used to implement a multi-level program titled Project CHANGE (Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol, Healthy Decision-Making Strategies, Alcohol Refusal and Resiliency Skills, Project Northland Class Action, Guidance and Education). 
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    <pubDate>Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Announces $50K Grant to Havenwoods Economic Development Corp. to Help Deter Drug Offenders from Illegal Activity and Jail]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr091002HW.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today announced that the Havenwoods Economic Development Corporation will receive $50,000 for a Community Intervention Program focused on crime prevention. The project is designed to target those that are on the verge of going to jail, and encourage the community and the offender to work together to eliminate illegal drug dealing, avoid incarceration, and give the offender a way to change his or her life. 
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    <pubDate>Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Kohl, Moore Announce $333K for Marquette Collge of Engineering to Develop Programs Focused on Preparing Low-Income, Pre-College Students for Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr091002Engin.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) and Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.) today announced that Marquette University will receive $333,000 for its College of Engineering, which will work in conjunction with the University&rsquo;s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), and the nonprofit Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) to develop, test and disseminate six Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curricular modules. These modules will be used in Saturday programs, afterschool programs and summer school programs that are focused on low-income youth in grades 6 through 12 who are potential first-generation college students. 
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    <pubDate>Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Final Energy and Water Appropriations Act Includes Moore Provisions to Help University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Develop Solar Energy Technology, Create Manufacturing Jobs]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/091001EW.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the final version of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2010. After passing the Senate, the measure will be signed into law by President Obama. The bill contains a $500,000 provision secured by Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) that will allow the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to use new, cutting-edge nanotechnologies recently invented at UWM in the development of new types of solar cells. These cells could be produced at a fraction of the cost of today&rsquo;s solar cells and be at least as efficient or even more efficient.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Bill Seeks to Improve Care for People Living with HIV/AIDS]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr090930AIDS.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin has introduced legislation to strengthen the federal response to HIV/AIDS. Congresswoman Gwen Moore is a cosponsor of the legislation. The disease remains a public health crisis in our country. Every year, more than 56,000 Americans become infected with HIV, and since the early 1980s, over 10,000 people have been diagnosed with HIV in Wisconsin. Despite medical advances, people living with HIV still face significant physical, emotional, and financial burdens. 
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    <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[PHOTO AVAILABLE: Moore Meest with Milwaukee's 2009 Angels in Adoption, Marshall and Marjorie Barlow]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr090930AA.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today met with Marshall and Marjorie Barlow, a couple from the Fourth Congressional District of Wisconsin who she selected to receive the 2009 Angels in Adoption award. For the past 11 years, the Barlows have accepted children of all ages into their safe and loving home and provided them with a place to stay and a sense of stability in an otherwise trying time. Marshall and Marjorie have fostered more than 400 children in total. 
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    <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Announces $95K for West Allis-West Milwaukee School District for After School Programming]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr090930WA.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today announced that the School District of West Allis-West Milwaukee will receive $95,000 to operate the Structured Afterschool Fieldhouse Experience (SAFE) program and the Partnership for Afterschool Student Success (PASS) program at 11 elementary schools and three intermediate schools. Each site will serve more than 100 children daily through extended day activities that incorporate academic support, games and recreational activities, enrichment clubs and social and family programming during the afterschool hours. Evening, weekend and summer hours for these programs will also be made available. 
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    <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Kohl, Moore Work to Include Teenagers in Food Assistance Program]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr090930CACFP.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Today, the Senate and House conference committee approved the FY2010 Agriculture Appropriations bill. Senator Herb Kohl and Congresswoman Gwen Moore have worked to include a waiver for Wisconsin to expand their Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). This waiver will increase the maximum age requirement and allow more teenagers to participate in the CACFP supper program.   
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    <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Announces $100K Award to Milwaukee's Benedict Center for the Sisters Project]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/090925Sisters.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today announced that the Benedict Center in Milwaukee will be receiving $100,000 to reactivate the Sisters Project, an intervention program designed to reach and help rehabilitate young women who are engaged in street prostitution and illegal drugs before they are arrested and have to enter the criminal justice system. Moore secured this funding in the fiscal year 2009 Commerce, Science, Justice Appropriations bill. The center targets women who are 17 years and older and who are actively engaged in prostitution and drug use in high-risk areas of Milwaukee. 
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    <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Announces $200K Grant to Launch Milwaukee Family Justice Center to Empower  Victims of Domestic Violence]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/090925MFS.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today announced that the Sojourner Family Peace Center will receive a $200,000 grant to launch the Milwaukee Family Justice Center. The partnership between the Sojourner Family Peace Center and the newly-created Milwaukee Family Justice Center will create a more unified continuum of services for victims of domestic violence in Milwaukee.
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    <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Kohl, Moore Announce $95K to Support After-School and Summer Community Learning Center Program At Milwaukee Public Schools]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/090925MPS.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) and Senator Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.) today announced that Milwaukee Public Schools will receive $95,000 to support a comprehensive after-school and summer Community Learning Center (CLC) program for Milwaukee kids. The CLC program is available after regular school hours and during the summer months to provide tutorial services and academic enrichment activities that help students meet local and state academic standards in subjects like reading and math. The program also provides youth development activities, drug and violence prevention programs, technology education programs, art, music and recreation programs, counseling and character education to enhance the academic component of the program. 
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    <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Announces $150K Economic Development Grant to Help Milwaukee Revitalize the 30th Street Industrial Corridor]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr09092330.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today announced that the city of Milwaukee will receive a $150,000 grant to fund a transformational planning strategy that will be used to revive Milwaukee&rsquo;s 30th Street Industrial Corridor. The grant comes from the Department of Commerce&rsquo;s Economic Development Administration. 
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    <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Kohl, Moore Announce $172K Grant to Milwaukee Water Council To Promote Water-Related Economic Development]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr090922H2O.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; U.S. Senator Herb Kohl and U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today announced that the Milwaukee Water Council has been awarded a $172,500 Department of Commerce grant to help plan for water-related economic development. Specifically, the grant funds a study of how best to strengthen and enhance the Milwaukee region&rsquo;s freshwater processing and treatment capabilities. When completed, this study will provide a road map for the area&rsquo;s water-related industries and research community to better work in conjunction with one another. This cooperation will lead to the region&rsquo;s ascent as an international hub for freshwater research, education, technology development and manufacturing. 
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    <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Votes To Extend Unemployment Insurance Benefits for Thousands of Wisconsin Workers]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr090922UI.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today voted for legislation that would extend unemployment benefits for an additional 13 weeks to more than 300,000 American workers who are expected to exhaust all currently-available benefits by the end of September. In Wisconsin, benefits are set to expire for about 8,834 workers by the end of September, and another 24,180 workers by the end of December. Wisconsin is one of 27 states (plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) that would be eligible for this benefits extension because it has had a seasonally-adjusted, three-month average total unemployment rate (TUR) of 8.5 percent. Some of these states will also qualify because they have experienced a 13-week insured unemployment rate above 6 percent. 
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    <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Announces $500K in Recovery Act Funds to Expand Milwaukee Public Schools Head Start Programs]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/090921HS.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today announced that the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) will receive $501,756 in Recovery Act funds to expand Head Start programs. Head Start allocates grants to local public and private, nonprofit and for-profit agencies to provide comprehensive child development services to economically disadvantaged children and families. In particular, Head Start focuses on helping preschoolers develop early reading and math skills. 
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    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Announces $250K Grant to Milwaukee's Asha Family Services to Provide Transitional Housing Assistance to Domestic Violence Victims]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/090918Asha.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today announced that Asha Family Services Inc in Milwaukee will receive $250,000 to provide housing assistance to the victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. These funds are intended for victims who are homeless, in need of transitional housing or other housing assistance, and for whom emergency shelter services and other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient.  
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    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Votes for Legislation to Invest in Affordable College Educations For America&rsquo;s Students]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr090916ed.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today voted for the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, a bill that would make the largest single investment in history to make college more affordable for students and their families &ndash; and at no cost to taxpayers. The bill passed the House of Representatives today by a vote of 253-171. The legislation would raise the maximum annual Pell Grant scholarship, strengthen the Perkins Loan Program, and simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form to make applying for assistance easier. The bill would also make unprecedented investments in community colleges, which would help these critical institutions better meet the need for a skilled workforce. 
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    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Announces Additional $5.5M in Recovery Act Funds for General Mitchell Airport Runway Safety Areas]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr090916GM.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today announced that General Mitchell International Airport will receive an additional $5,540,040 in Recovery Act funds to help pay for construction on runway safety areas. The airport received more than $3 million in Recovery Act dollars in August for the same project. These funds will allow the airport to build an additional 1,000 feet of safety &ldquo;overrun&rdquo; space on the ends of two of its runways. Without this overrun space, the airport is in violation of the Federal Aviation Administration&rsquo;s requirement of these 1,000-feet buffers. 
                                ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Moore Meets with Boys and Girls Clubs Midwest Region Youth of the Year LaQuita Grinnage]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/090915BGCA.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
                                
                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today met with LaQuita Grinnage, an 18-year-old from Milwaukee who is among five finalists currently competing in Washington, D.C. to become the Boys and Girls Clubs of America&rsquo;s National Youth of the Year. Tomorrow morning, she will learn whether she is the winner, which would make her the representative of nearly 5 million boys and girls around the country who are involved with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. LaQuita has already been named the Midwest Region Youth of the Year. 
                                ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Video, Photos Available: Moore Recognizes 15th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr090915VAWA.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today recognized the 15th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) by speaking on the floor of the House of Representatives about the importance of the historic legislation, which created a safe haven for families affected by domestic violence. Because of the provisions included in VAWA in 1994, domestic violence victims have been able to access services and counseling during their darkest hours, emergency and transitional shelters in times of need, and legal assistance to prosecute perpetrators. Yesterday evening, the House of Representatives also passed a resolution recognizing the 15th anniversary of VAWA.
                                ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Announces Nearly $67K in Recovery Act Funds to Provide Scholarships to Students At Milwaukee-Area Health Professions Schools]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr090914SDS.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; {Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today announced that Alverno College, Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin will be receiving a combined total of $66,964 to expand the training of health professionals in the Milwaukee area. At Alverno and Marquette, these funds will go specifically toward a program that provides scholarships for disadvantaged students. This program funds health professions schools and training programs, and the schools then give financial aid to full-time health professions students. Those students who are able to demonstrate financial need are given priority. The Medical College of Wisconsin will use their funds for Public Health Traineeships, a program that funds schools of public health to support traineeships that pay tuition, fees and stipends for students in biostatistics, epidemiology, environmental health, toxicology, nutrition or maternal and child health. 
                                ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Comments on the Anniversary of the September 11 Attacks]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr090911Sept11.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
                                
                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today made the following comments on the eighth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. 
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    <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Senators, Congressmen Introduce Legislation To Protect Senior Investors From Fraud]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/090910Kohl.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
                                
                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Today Senators Herb Kohl (D-WI), Bob Casey (D-PA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Representatives Paul Hodes (D-NH) and Gwen Moore (D-WI) introduced two pieces of bicameral legislation that would protect older Americans from fraud at the hands of unscrupulous financial advisors
                                ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Announces West Allis to Receive First Installment of Energy Efficiency Grants]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/090909Eff.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
                                
                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) announced that the city of West Allis will today receive the first $100,000 of $576,200 in Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG) that it has been obligated under the Recovery Act. These program funds are intended to help communities improve their energy efficiency, reduce their energy use and fossil fuel emissions and create green jobs locally. Rep. Moore helped pass the Economic Recovery Act in February to create jobs, bolster the country&rsquo;s infrastructure and improve the health of the economy.
                                ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 9 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Comments on Her Expectations For President's Address and the Future of the Health Care Debate in Congress]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/090909Obama.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
                                
                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today made the following comments ahead of President Obama&rsquo;s speech to a joint session of Congress on the ongoing health care reform effort. 
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    <pubDate>Wed, 9 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[In Letter to Education Secretary Duncan, Congresswoman Moore Addresses Concerns ABout Reported 'Prerequisites' for 'Race to Top' Funding]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr090309MPS.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
                                
                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) yesterday sent a letter to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan addressing concerns about the standards states must achieve in order to qualify for a portion of $4.35 billion in Race to the Top funds that were included in the Recovery Act to improve K-12 education. Congresswoman Moore met with Secretary Duncan at the Department of Education on July 9, just as Milwaukee residents and others in Wisconsin were starting to seriously discuss how Wisconsin would be able to gain access to these funds. 
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    <pubDate>Thu, 3 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Announces $520K Legal Assistance for Victims Grant For Milwaukee's Legal Action of Wisconsin]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr090209Legal.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today announced that Legal Action of Wisconsin in Milwaukee will receive $520,000 for the Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program. The program is intended to strengthen civil and criminal assistance programs for adults and children who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and need legal help to deal with the grave dangers they are facing. 
                                ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 2 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Announces $142K Award to City of Milwaukee to Continue 'Weed and Seed' Program]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr090209Weed.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
                                
                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today announced that the city of Milwaukee will receive $142,000 for the Weed and Seed Program operating in the Clarke Square neighborhood. Weed and Seed is a federal program that works to prevent, control and reduce violent crime, drug abuse and gang activity in designated high-crime neighborhoods across the country. Law enforcement agencies and prosecutors work together to &ldquo;weed out&rdquo; violent criminals and drug abusers, while public agencies and community-based private organizations collaborate to &ldquo;seed&rdquo; much-needed human services. These may include prevention, intervention, treatment and neighborhood restoration programs. 
                                ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 2 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Announces $25.6M in Recovery Act Funds to Improve Milwaukee Country Transit System Buses]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr090826Transit.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
                                
                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today announced that the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) will receive $25,682,975 in Recovery Act funds to replace 45 diesel fuel buses. The funds will also be used to purchase new fareboxes, to upgrade the passenger information systems in all 480 vehicles in the MCTS fleet, and to acquire spare parts for the buses. Rep. Moore helped pass the Economic Recovery Act in February to create jobs, bolster the country&rsquo;s infrastructure and improve the health of the economy.
                                ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore's Statement on the Passing of Senator Ted Kennedy]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr090826TK.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
                                
                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today made the following statement on the passing of Senator Ted Kennedy. 
                                ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore's Statement on the Future of Milwaukee Public Schools]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr090825.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
                                
                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today made the following statement about the future of Milwaukee Public Schools:
                                ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Wishes a Speedy Recovery to Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr090817Barrett.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
                                
                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today made the following comments about Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett&rsquo;s recovery. 
                                ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Comments on Governor's Announcement That He Will Not Seek Reelection in 2010]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr090817Doyle.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
                                
                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today made the following comments after Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle announced his decision not to seek another term: 
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    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Announces $3 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Mitchell Airport]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/090814Mitchell.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
                                
                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today announced that Milwaukee&rsquo;s General Mitchell International Airport will receive more than $3 million in Recovery Act funds to construct a runway safety area. These funds will allow the airport to build an additional 1,000 feet of safety &ldquo;overrun&rdquo; space on the end of its commercial runways. Without this overrun space, the airport is in violation of the Federal Aviation Administration&rsquo;s requirement of these 1,000-feet buffers. 
                                ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Visits Isaac Coggs Heritage Health Center in Milwaukee; Emphasizes the Importance of Primary Care Services]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr090814IC.html</link>
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                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) today visited the Isaac Coggs Heritage Health Center in Milwaukee to speak at the third annual Back to School Wellness Festival. The event, which lasted from noon until 4 p.m., included free screenings for HIV, cholesterol, glucose and blood pressure. Children&rsquo;s entertainment and an expo with more than 30 community organizations were also featured. 
                                ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[PHOTOS AND VIDEO AVAILABLE: Milwaukee Health Care Information Session Brings Together Disparate Viewpoints for Lively &ndash; But Orderly &ndash; Dialogue on Proposed Legislation]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr090812HC.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
                                
                                (Washington, DC)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) yesterday held an informational session at North Division High School in Milwaukee for constituents of the 4th Congressional District to hear details about the health care reform legislation making its way through Congress and to express their support, concerns, and thoughts. With emotions running high on both sides of the debate over the proposed health insurance overhaul, Moore set the tone for her session early by insisting on a respectful, educational forum. 
                                ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moore Calls for Funding for Great Lakes Restoration and Economic Recovery:Government, Science, Labor and Environmental Leaders Urge Support for $475 Million Clean-Up Effort.]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wi04_moore/pr090810GL.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
                                
                                (Milwaukee)&mdash; Congresswoman Gwen Moore, Senator Herb Kohl and Brookings Institution economist John Austin joined Wisconsin governmental, science, labor, and environmental leaders today to call on the U.S. Congress to fund Great Lakes restoration and economic recovery.
                                ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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