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2003 Press Releases by Issue
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Congressman Maurice Hinchey :: Representing the 22nd District of New York :: Press Releases
Economy and Jobs
- Hinchey Applauds Awarding Of $42.9 Million Contract To Johnson Outdoors (December 29, 2003)
- $100,000 In Federal Funds Will Keep Property Taxes Down (December 18, 2003)
- Hinchey Secures $400,000 For TCAT Bus Facility (November 21, 2003)
- Hinchey Secures $330,000 For Hudson Valley Transportation Projects (November 20, 2003)
- Rupco Awarded $52,767 For Housing Counseling (November 17, 2003)
- Hinchey Has Plan To Enhance Binghamton University's Role In Tier's Economic Growth (November 3, 2003)
- Hasbrouck House Wins $250,000 Restoration Grant (October 30, 2003)
- Hinchey Cuts Ribbon At Cobra Systems (October 7, 2003)
- Hinchey Applauds Awarding Of $9 Million Contract To Johnson Outdoors (September 22, 2003)
- Hinchey, Local Officials Break Ground At Emerald Corporate Center (August 19, 2003)
- Hinchey Pledges Support For Johnson Outdoors' Federal Contract Goals (June 16, 2003)
- Work On Saugerties HITS Facility To Restart (June 6, 2003)
- Hinchey Condemns Republican Tax Bill (May 23, 2003)
- GOP Tax Cuts Fiscally Irresponsible, Dangerous To New York's Economy (May 9, 2003)
- Hinchey Assails Bush Supplemental Spending Plan (March 25, 2003)
- Hinchey Says GOP Budget Plan Would Cause Severe Damage (March 20, 2003)
- Hinchey Says Bush Plan Hurts New York (February 25, 2003)
- Hinchey Says Bush Budget Damages Economy (February 3, 2003)
- $94 Million In Payments To Apple Growers Begins Today (January 31, 2003)
- Hinchey Says Verizon Layoffs Bad For Economy And For Phone Customers (December 20, 2002)
- Hinchey: Bush Economic Approach Is A Failure (December 6, 2002)
- Hinchey Argues For Disaster Aid For Farmers (October 3, 2002)
- Delaware Valley Job Corps Center Awarded $626,878 For New Vocations Building (September 26, 2002)
- Hinchey Calls For Emergency Relief To Local Farmers, Delivers Funding To Make Farmers’ Market Accessible To Low-Income Residents (August 23, 2002)
- Sullivan-Wawarsing Reap Zone Marks Third Anniversary (August 7, 2002)
- Hinchey Calls For Protection Of Investors' And Employees' Rights (July 22, 2002)
- Defense Spending Bill Contains $234 Million For Southern Tier Contractors, Including $21 Million Added By Hinchey (June 26, 2002)
- Best Buy Gets Go-ahead From Army Corps (June 21, 2002)
Education
- Hinchey Secures Additional $1 Million For Binghamton University (November 13, 2003)
- Ithaca Youth Bureau Wins $220,000 Grant (October 6, 2003)
- Schools Awarded $1.2 Million For Fitness Education Programs (September 26, 2003)
- Hinchey Supports Repeal Of Ban On Student Aid (April 10, 2003)
- Hinchey Calls For New Investments In Public Schools (December 13, 2002)
- Hinchey Sees Promise In Binghamton University Projects (September 27, 2002)
- Village Of Waverly Awarded COPS In Schools Grant (September 18, 2002)
- Towns Of Saugerties And Ulster Awarded COPS In Schools Grants (September 10, 2002)
- Johnson City Awarded $125,000 Through COPS In Schools Program (September 5, 2002)
- Hinchey Supports Repeal Of Ban On Student Aid (May 21, 2002)
- Hinchey Assails Administration For Proposal That Would Make College More Expensive (May 1, 2002)
Energy
Environment
- Hinchey Secures $200,000 For Wastewater Improvements In Bethel (December 4, 2003)
- Hinchey Secures $125,000 For Saugerties Beautification Project (December 3, 2003)
- Hinchey Applauds Passage Of Highlands Stewardship Act (November 21, 2003)
- Hinchey Secures $600,000 For Owego River Walk (November 18, 2003)
- Hinchey Secures Funds For Local Projects In Interior Spending Bill (November 4, 2003)
- Hinchey Says Bush Administration's Weakening Of Clean Air Act Hurts Region (September 3, 2003)
- Hinchey Assails Bush Administration's Weakening Clean Air Act (August 28, 2003)
- Bush Administration Plan Guts Clean Air Act (August 22, 2003)
- Hinchey Urges DEC To Insist On Stronger Protections For Hudson River At Power Plant (August 7, 2003)
- Hinchey Meets With High-level ATSDR Officials;agency Commits To Assisting With Endicott Site (July 24, 2003)
- Hinchey Writes Amendment To Make Endicott Site A Priority For Federal Agency (July 21, 2003)
- Hinchey Again Writes To DEC About Endicott Site (July 15, 2003)
- Regional Partnership Awarded $75,000 to Assess Brownfields Site (June 25, 2003)
- Hinchey And Colleagues Act To Protect Roadless Areas (June 5, 2003)
- McNulty, Hinchey, Enviro Groups, Criticize EPA's Proposed Rollbacks On Clean Air Act, Hudson River Dredging (March 28, 2003)
- Hinchey Disappointed With Latest Delay In Hudson Cleanup (March 10, 2003)
- Hinchey Requests Environmental & Safety Reviews Of Saugerties Candle Factory (March 6, 2003)
- Hinchey Secures $550,000 For Delaware River Projects (February 14, 2003)
- Hinchey Secures $900,000 For Protection Of Cayuga Lake And Upper Catatonk Creek (February 14, 2003)
- Walsh / Hinchey Introduce New Legislation Permanently Banning Finger Lakes Forest Drilling (February 13, 2003)
- Hinchey Tells NRC Chairman Indian Point Needs To Shut Down (February 12, 2003)
- Hinchey Applauds Federal Filtration Waiver For Reservoir (November 26, 2002)
- Hinchey Receives Perfect Rating From Leading Environmental Group (October 23, 2002)
- Hinchey Earmarks $500,000 For Cayuga Lake Watershed Protection (October 11, 2002)
- Hinchey Offers Amendment To Restore EPA Enforcement Funding (October 9, 2002)
- Hinchey Leads Colleagues In Urging That Off-road Vehicles Issue Be Addressed Without Delay (September 19, 2002)
- Hinchey Urges State To Use Available Federal Funds For Meadow Hill Noise Abatement (September 16, 2002)
- Ellenville Scrap Placed On Superfund Priority List (September 4, 2002)
- Hinchey Amendment Extends Ban On Finger Lakes Drilling (July 10, 2002)
- Hinchey Urges Permanent Ban On Drilling In Finger Lakes (June 18, 2002)
- Hinchey Condemns Clean Air Rollbacks (June 13, 2002)
- Hinchey And Colleagues Act To Protect Roadless Areas (June 5, 2002)
- Hinchey Calls For Funding To Protect Public Lands (May 8, 2002)
- Hinchey Touts Redevelopment Of Kingston Waterfront (May 3, 2002)
Foreign Affairs
- Republicans Defeat Hinchey Measure Seeking Details Of Iraq Contracts (October 9, 2003)
- Hinchey Statement On Afghanistan (September 3, 2003)
- Hinchey Statement On Iraq (September 3, 2003)
- Hinchey Calls On Blair And Bush To Account For Use Of Discredited Intelligence (July 17, 2003)
- Hinchey Releases Text Of Speech On Dissenting In Wartime (May 1, 2003)
- Hinchey To Travel To Persian Gulf, Middle East (April 11, 2003)
- Hinchey: Powell Made Strong Case, But Not For War (February 5, 2003)
- Hinchey, U.S. Ambassador Lay Wreaths At Tel Aviv Bombing Site (June 3, 2001)
Grant Announcements
- Hinchey Announces Additional $1.9 Million For Noah Hotel (December 15, 2003)
- Ithaca Fire Department Awarded $132,811 Fema Grant (December 10, 2003)
- Scoresby Fire Company Awarded $30,726 Fema Grant (December 10, 2003)
- Windsor Fire Company Awarded $185,175 Fema Grant (December 10, 2003)
- Hinchey Secures $3.87 Million For New Cornell Research Building (December 4, 2003)
- Hinchey Secures $925,000 For Southern Tier Projects (December 4, 2003)
- Plattekill Fire District Awarded $76,414 FEMA Grant (November 19, 2003)
- Endwell Fire Department Awarded FEMA Grant (November 12, 2003)
- Poughkeepsie Fire Department Awarded $147,375 FEMA Grant (November 12, 2003)
- Apalachin Fire Department Awarded FEMA Grant (October 29, 2003)
- Binghamton Housing Authority Awarded $100,000 (October 2, 2003)
- Family Enrichment Network Awarded $500,656 Federal Grant (October 2, 2003)
- Monticello Awarded $50,907 For Park Improvements (October 2, 2003)
- Woodstock Fire Districtawarded FEMA Grant (October 1, 2003)
- Boehlert, Hinchey Announce $100,000 Anti-Drug Grant Broome County (September 30, 2003)
- House Approves Hinchey's $1.1 Million For Binghamton University (September 24, 2003)
- Ruby Fire District Awarded FEMA Grant (September 24, 2003)
- Claryville Fire Department Awarded $198,000 For New Fire Truck (September 10, 2003)
- Johnson City Fire Department Awarded FEMA Grant (September 3, 2003)
- Marbletown Fire District Awarded $94,500 For New Vehicle (August 28, 2003)
- West Corners Fire District Awarded $120,780 (August 28, 2003)
- Hinchey Urges HUD To Grant Entitlement Status To Ithaca And Kingston (August 27, 2003)
- Kerhonkson, Milton Fire Departments Awarded FEMA Grants (August 13, 2003)
- Kerhonkson, Milton Fire Departments Awarded FEMA Grants (August 13, 2003)
- Waverly/Barton Fire Department Awarded $107,820 (August 13, 2003)
- Binghamton, Endicott Fire Departments Awarded FEMA Grants (July 30, 2003)
- Hinchey Earmarks $2.725 Million For Southern Tier Projects (July 24, 2003)
- Hinchey Earmarks $675,000 For Tompkins Transportation Projects (July 24, 2003)
- Hinchey Earmarks $7.1 Million For Hudson Valley, Catskills Projects (July 24, 2003)
- Glasco Fire District Awarded FEMA Grant (July 23, 2003)
- Spencer Fire Department Awarded FEMA Grant (July 9, 2003)
- Hinchey Earmarks $2.2 Million For Binghamton University's Threat Detection Facility (July 7, 2003)
- Saugerties Fire Department Awarded FEMA Grant (July 7, 2003)
- Middletown Awarded $703,000 For Community Development (June 26, 2003)
- Middletown Fire Department Awarded FEMA Grant (June 25, 2003)
- $845,000 Awarded To Housing Projects In Kingston, Newburgh And Poughkeepsie (June 24, 2003)
- Hinchey Writes $4.3 Million For New Cornell Research Building Into Spending Bill (June 17, 2003)
- $1.5 Million Secured By Hinchey Released For I-84/I-87 Interchange (June 6, 2003)
- PRI Approved For $3 Million Loan (May 29, 2003)
- Globe Automotive Gets $250,000 In Federal Financing To Create 64 Jobs In Middletown (May 16, 2003)
- Hinchey Announces $1.75 Million Grant For Newburgh High-tech Business Park (May 15, 2003)
- Hinchey's $320,000 Earmark Will Improve Transportation For Middletown Seniors (May 2, 2003)
- $1.18 Million Secured By Hinchey To Aid Sullivan County Priorities (April 7, 2003)
- Hinchey Testifies In Support Of I-86 Improvements (April 2, 2003)
- Hinchey Schedules Workshops For Fire Grants (February 26, 2003)
- Hinchey Secures $200,000 For Binghamton University (February 20, 2003)
- Hinchey Delivers $18.26 Million For Area Projects (February 14, 2003)
- Hinchey Announces $1.65 Million For Newburgh-Beacon Ferry (February 13, 2003)
- Hinchey Secures $2.125 Million For Binghamton Hub (February 13, 2003)
- Esopus Fire District Awarded FEMA Grant (December 23, 2002)
- Three Fire Companiesawarded FEMA Grants (December 23, 2002)
- Cobra Systems Awarded Defense Contract Worth Up To $50 Million (December 17, 2002)
- Three Fire Companies Awarded FEMA Grants (December 2, 2002)
- Broome County Awarded $50,000 For Medical Reserve Corps (November 20, 2002)
- Area BOCES Awarded $400,000 Distance Learning Grant (November 15, 2002)
- Prospect Terrace Fire Company Awarded FEMA Grant (November 14, 2002)
- St. Remy Fire District Awarded FEMA Grant (November 14, 2002)
- Ulster Youthbuild Awarded $400,000 (October 23, 2002)
- Town Of Union Awarded $1.7 Million For Housing And Economic Development (October 21, 2002)
- Shandaken Housing Agency Awarded $705,800 (October 17, 2002)
- Wallkill And Kingston Fire Districts Awarded FEMA Grants (October 16, 2002)
- West Windsor Fire Companyawarded FEMA Grant (October 16, 2002)
- Hinchey Earmarks $150,000 For Saugerties Boys And Girls Club (October 15, 2002)
- Binghamton University Awarded $400,000 For Neighborhood Revitalization (October 10, 2002)
- Ulster Head Start Program Awarded $605,630 (October 10, 2002)
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Awarded $138,049 For Mentoring Program (October 2, 2002)
- New York Awarded $100,000 Grant For Farmers' Market Technology Program (September 30, 2002)
- Spending Bill Holds $2.1 Million For Newburgh-Beacon Ferry Service (September 27, 2002)
- Newburgh Home Ownership Program Gets $120,000 Grant (September 26, 2002)
- Hinchey Earmarks $2 Million For Binghamton Hub (September 25, 2002)
- Best Buy Site Awarded $1 Million Federal Grant (September 24, 2002)
- Walker Valley And Phoenicia Fire Districts Awarded FEMA Grants (September 20, 2002)
- Enfield Volunteer Fire Company Awarded $35,703 FEMA Grant (September 13, 2002)
- Federal Funds To Be Released To Kierstede House (September 13, 2002)
- Woodridge Fire District Awarded $41,773 FEMA Grant (September 13, 2002)
- Upper Susquehanna Counties Awarded $250,000 Grant (September 5, 2002)
- Broome County Arts Projects Awarded NEA Grants (August 28, 2002)
- Sullivan County Sheriff's Department Awarded $389,625 In "COPS" Grants (August 28, 2002)
- West Corners Fire District Awarded $22,860 FEMA Grant (August 26, 2002)
- New Head Start Facility Awarded $600,000 Grant (August 15, 2002)
- Ellenville Housing Authority Awarded $152,622 In Additional Housing Assistance (August 9, 2002)
- Gardiner Fire Departmentawarded $50,000 FEMA Grant (August 8, 2002)
- Manufacturing Technology Training Initiative Receives $213,000 Grant (August 7, 2002)
- Head Start Of Eastern Orange County Awarded $2 Million Grant (July 17, 2002)
- Waverly Receives $3 Million For Water System Improvements (July 9, 2002)
- USDA Awards $2.2 Million For New Paltz Water Upgrades (July 1, 2002)
- USDA Awards $250,000 For Tioga REAP's Small Business Creation Plan (July 1, 2002)
- Endicott Performing Arts Center Approved For $100,000 Grant (June 14, 2002)
- Horse Show Business Gets $950,000 Loan For Expansion (June 13, 2002)
- Mid-Hudson Coalition Awarded $150,000 For Brownfields Assessment (May 22, 2002)
- NEA Awards Grant To Byrdcliffe Exhibition (December 18, 2001)
Health Care
- Hinchey Secures $150,000 For St. Luke's Hospital (December 3, 2003)
- Hinchey Wants Medicare Reform Legislation To Help Local Patients, Hospitals And Providers (September 3, 2003)
- Hinchey To Hold Public Forum On Medicare; Assails Administration Efforts To Undercut Program (August 15, 2003)
- Hinchey Says Cuts In Medicare And Medicaid Hurt Hospitals And Taxpayers (May 12, 2003)
- Hinchey Speaks To Nurses On Key Issues (May 5, 2003)
- Hinchey Says GOP "Health" Bill Only Helps Insurance Companies, Not Patients (March 13, 2003)
- Hinchey Leads Region's Congressional Delegation In Protesting Sharp Increase In Health Insurance Premiums (January 27, 2003)
- Hinchey Seeks More Information On Outbreak Of Food Poisoning (October 29, 2002)
- Hinchey Testifies For Higher Payments To Area Hospitals (July 23, 2002)
- House/Senate Conference Committee Drops Hospital Wage Rate Provision From Bill (July 18, 2002)
- Hospital Legislation Must Benefit Entire Region (July 15, 2002)
- $175,000 Grant Funds Nurse Training Partnership Program For Local Hospitals (July 3, 2002)
- Hinchey Supports True Medicare Benefit, Calls Republican Plan "Empty Promise To Seniors" (June 28, 2002)
- Hinchey Honored By Rotary For Efforts To Eradicate Polio (May 16, 2002)
Homeland Securtiy
Legislative News
- $675,000 Will Aid Four Tier Projects (December 17, 2003)
- Hinchey Secures $675,000 For Southern Tier Projects (December 4, 2003)
- Hinchey Secures $500,000 For Tompkins County Law Enforcement Technology (December 3, 2003)
- Bill To Name Liberty Post Office For Ben Gerow Passes House Of Representatives (October 28, 2003)
- Hinchey Adds $400,000 For Owego River Walk And Regional Fire Training Center In House Bill (October 3, 2003)
- Hinchey Calls Republican Budget Plan Continuation Of Failed Policy (April 11, 2003)
- Hinchey Announces Military Academy Nominations (January 2, 2003)
- Hinchey Assails Administration's Decision To Withhold First Responder Grants (December 3, 2002)
- Hinchey Calls For Protection Of Investors' And Employees' Rights (September 23, 2002)
- Hinchey Fights For More Federal Assistance For Local Emergency Preparedness And Law Enforcement Agencies (September 16, 2002)
- Hinchey Fights For More Emergency Response Funding (September 9, 2002)
- Hinchey Fights To Save "COPS" Program (August 14, 2002)
- Hinchey Opposes House Corporate Fraud Bill (July 16, 2002)
- Hinchey Proposes $250 Million In Disaster Aid For Farmers (July 11, 2002)
- Hinchey Lauds Agriculture Spending Bill Passed By Subcommittee (June 28, 2002)
- Hinchey's Requests For New York Projects Included In Interior Appropriations Bill (June 27, 2002)
- $207 Million In Federal Funding Restored To New York's Highway Budget (June 14, 2002)
- Hinchey Introduces Bill To Commemorate Hudson River And Lake Champlain Milestones (May 29, 2002)
- Hinchey Introduces Bill To Fund Revolutionary War Commemoration (May 24, 2002)
- Hinchey Says Congress Must Fix USDA's Failed Beef Inspection Program (May 23, 2002)
Media Ownership
- Hinchey Reacts To White House Deal On Media Ownership (November 25, 2003)
- Hinchey: Restoration Of National Cap Is One Small Step In Media Consolidation Fight (November 20, 2003)
- Bipartisan Coalition Of House Members Demand Vote On FCC Media Regulations (November 5, 2003)
- Hinchey Calls For Vote On Legislative Veto Of FCC Rules (November 3, 2003)
- Opponents Of New Media Rules Call For Voice Of House To Be Heard (October 21, 2003)
- Hinchey Rallies Support For Effort To Restore Media Ownership Rules (September 17, 2003)
- Appropriations Committee Accepts Amendment To Restore Broadcast Ownership Cap (July 16, 2003)
- Hinchey Applauds Senate Action To Overrule FCC (June 19, 2003)
- Hinchey Vows To Reclaim Airwaves For Public (June 5, 2003)
- Hinchey: FCC Spawns "New Censorship" (June 2, 2003)
- Hinchey And 133 Colleagues Take Stand Against Media Consolidation (May 23, 2003)
- Hinchey Renews Call On FCC To Leave Media Ownership Rules Alone (May 22, 2003)
- Hinchey Calls On FCC To Leave Media Ownership Rules Alone (May 14, 2003)
- Hinchey Introduces Resolution In Support Of Media Diversity (May 2, 2003)
- Hinchey And Colleagues Fight For Free And Independent Media (February 7, 2003)
Retirement Security
Veterans' Issues
Womens' Issues
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