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7/17/2008
Hudson Valley Congressional Delegation: FEMA and NRC Must Enforce Law
Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (NY-22), Congresswoman Nita Lowey (NY-18), Congressman John Hall (NY-19), and Congressman Eliot Engel (NY-17) today called on the Department of Homeland Security to force the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (full story...)

7/17/2008
Hinchey Announces $102,289 Federal Grant For Woodstock Artist Association and Museum
Woodstock, NY- Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today announced that the Woodstock Artist Association and Museum has been awarded a $102,289 grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to support projects that (full story...)

7/16/2008
House Approves Hinchey Measure to Compel CIA's Cooperation In Uncovering Identity & Fate of Hundreds of Argentine Children Born In Captivity & Taken AwayFrom Biological Mothers During Operation Condor
Washington, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a measure authored by Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) that would compel the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to report to congressional intelligence panels on any information it (full story...)

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Stopping the NYRI Power Line Proposal

Congressman Maurice Hinchey is leading the effort in Congress to stop the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) from moving forward with its proposal for two "National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors" (NIETCs). The DOE recently announced a proposal to designate much of New York as a NIETC, which would help clear the way for New York Regional Interconnection's (NYRI) plan to construct a nearly 200-mile power line through upstate New York.

In light of the Department of Energy's failure to schedule any local public hearings on the proposed NIETC designations, Congressman Hinchey held his own public meeting on June 9 in Lake Huntington, New York (Town of Cochecton). (Read more...)