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2005 Press Releases by Issue
Agriculture
Budget and Appropriations
- Hinchey Obtains $250,000 In Federal Funds For Bardavon 1869 Opera House (November 18, 2005)
- Hinchey Secures $750,000 For Newburgh Revitalization Efforts (November 18, 2005)
- Hinchey Secures $800,000 For Hybrid Bus Program (November 18, 2005)
- Hinchey Gets Congress To Focus Resources On Flood Prevention In Upper Delaware River Watershed (November 9, 2005)
- Hinchey Obtains $1.22 Million For Broome County Projects (November 9, 2005)
- Hinchey Secures $355,000 For Hudson Valley Youth Programs, Improvements To City Of Middletown's Police Computer System (November 9, 2005)
- Hinchey Wins Congressional Approval of $750,000 For Environmental Laboratory At SUNY New Paltz & SUNY Ulster (November 9, 2005)
- Hinchey Fights Republican-Controlled Congress' Backdoor Maneuver To Cut Funding For Low-Income Home Heating Assistance, Community Action Groups (October 6, 2005)
- Hinchey Secures $4.4 Million From House-Senate Negotiators For Local Projects (July 27, 2005)
- Hinchey Blasts Bush, Republican-Controlled Congress For Approving Budget That Hurts New York Residents & Businesses (March 24, 2005)
Casinos
Defense
- Hinchey, Boehlert Announce Final House Approval Of Funding For Lockheed Martin Marine One Helicopter (December 19, 2005)
- Hinchey, Boehlert Announce $50 Million Navy Contract For Lockheed Martin - Owego (September 7, 2005)
- Hinchey Announces $5 Million For New Defense Project at L-3 Communications Link Simulation & Training In Binghamton (July 6, 2005)
- Hinchey Vows To Help Lockheed Martin Secure Contract For Combat Search & Rescue Helicopters (June 30, 2005)
- Hinchey Statement On President Bush's Address On Iraq War (June 28, 2005)
- Hinchey, Boehlert: House Approves Full Funding Of Lockheed Martin Marine One Helicopter (June 21, 2005)
- Hinchey Gets House Panel To Approve $11 Million For Defense Projects Based In Southern Tier (June 8, 2005)
- Hinchey, Boehlert Announce Full Funding Of Lockheed Martin Marine One Helicopter (June 7, 2005)
- Hinchey, Boehlert Statements On House Measure Regarding Lockheed Martin's Marine One Contract (May 19, 2005)
Economy
- Hinchey, Local Officials Celebrate Groundbreaking For Noah Hotel (November 22, 2005)
- Hinchey Announces First Loan Awards From New, Economic Development Partnership Aimed At Boosting Small Businesses In Orange County (October 18, 2005)
- Hinchey, Saugerties Officials Announce $2.1 Million In New Federal Funds To Design And Construct New Water And Sewer System Line (August 5, 2005)
- Hinchey, Local Economic Development Partnership Announce $51 Million Initiative To Boost Family-Owned and Small Businesses In Orange County (July 25, 2005)
- Hinchey, Congressional Wine Caucus Colleagues Call On New York & Other States To Allow Interstate Wine Shipments (May 19, 2005)
- Hinchey Returns To Joint Economic Committee, Grills Bush Economic Advisers During First Hearing (April 14, 2005)
Emergency Responders
Energy and Environment
- Hinchey & Lowey Strongly Criticize EPA/DOJ Consent Decree with General Electric (December 15, 2005)
- Hinchey Unveils Comprehensive, Bipartisan Energy Reform Bill To Decrease Dependence On Foreign Oil, Expand Market For Renewable Sources (December 13, 2005)
- 25th Anniversary Of Superfund Program:Hinchey, Shays & House Colleagues Unveil Legislation That Restores Superfund Polluter Fees To Expedite Cleanup Of Hazardous Sites From Hurricanes Katrina/Rita & Other Toxic Locations Nationwide (December 8, 2005)
- Hinchey Helps Break Ground On New High Falls Water District (November 21, 2005)
- Hinchey Unveils Alternative Proposal For Belleayre Resort Development To Protect New York City Watershed, Catskill Park (October 12, 2005)
- Hinchey Statement On House Passage Of Energy Bill (October 7, 2005)
- Hinchey Statement On PCB Cleanup Agreement Between EPA & General Electric (October 6, 2005)
- Hinchey Votes To Protect Endangered Species Act (September 29, 2005)
- Hinchey Calls for Congressional Hearings on Health Effects of Vaporized TCE (September 28, 2005)
- Hinchey Praises FTC For Responding To Request For Investigation Into Gas Price Fixing (September 21, 2005)
- Hinchey Meets With Top EPA Dredging Officials; Urges Comprehensive Final Agreement For Cleanup Of Hudson River That Makes GE Cover Full Cost (September 13, 2005)
- Hinchey Introduces Bill To Restore Gas Prices To Pre-Hurricane Katrina Level (September 8, 2005)
- Hinchey Leads Congressional Coalition Calling For FTC & DOJ Investigations Into Gas Price Fixing (September 8, 2005)
- Hinchey Calls For Congress To Quickly Approve LegislationTo Help Relieve Customers From Record Level Gas Prices (September 6, 2005)
- Hinchey Statement On Record Level Gas Prices (September 1, 2005)
- Hinchey, Endicott Residents Call For More Comprehensive Studies On Cancer & Birth Defect Rates; Urge Public To Comment On Newly Released NY State Dept. of Health Study (August 24, 2005)
- Hinchey Urges Rejection Of Proposed Sterling Forest Development (August 22, 2005)
- Hinchey Kicks Off Fuel Cell Demonstration (August 11, 2005)
- Hinchey, Clinton Negotiate Deal To Ensure Study Will Not Delay Start Of PCB Dredging In Hudson River (July 27, 2005)
- Hinchey Urges NYS Department Of Environmental Conservation To Reduce Newburgh Power Plant's Use Of Hudson River Water (July 19, 2005)
- Hinchey Secures House Approval Of Measure To Help Prevent Flooding, Spur Economic Development In Hudson Valley & Catskills Regions (July 15, 2005)
- Hinchey, Lowey Urge EPA To Move Forward With Hudson River Cleanup (June 22, 2005)
- Hinchey Secures House Panel Approval Of $500,000 For SUNY New Paltz & SUNY Ulster To Modernize Environmental Studies Laboratories (May 18, 2005)
- Hinchey Gets House Panel To Pressure EPA To Develop Interim Protective Measures For TCE Contamination In Endicott & Ithaca (May 11, 2005)
- Hinchey Blasts Bush Administration's Repeal Of "Roadless Rule" For National Forests (May 5, 2005)
- Hinchey Introduces Bill To Protect America's Red Rock Wilderness (April 21, 2005)
- Hinchey Fights House Republicans' Attempt To Force State & Local Governments To Pay For MTBE Cleanup; Shield Polluters From Liability (April 20, 2005)
FDA
- Hinchey Calls For Complete Restructuring Of Prescription Drug User Fee Act (November 14, 2005)
- Hinchey Blasts Senate-Inspired Deal On Conflicts Of Interests Waiver For FDA Advisory Panels (October 28, 2005)
- Hinchey, Colleagues Call For Federal Investigation Into Crawford's Resignation As FDA Chief (September 29, 2005)
- Hinchey Statement on Resignation of FDA Commissioner Crawford (September 23, 2005)
- House Approves Hinchey Amendment To End Conflicts-Of-Interest On FDA Advisory Panels (June 8, 2005)
- Hinchey Slams Republicans For Putting Politics Above Patient Safety (May 25, 2005)
- Hinchey Introduces Sweeping FDA Reform Measure (May 4, 2005)
- Hinchey Statement On Voluntary Recall of Bextra, Revision of Celebrex Warning Label (April 7, 2005)
- Hinchey Calls On FDA To Immediately Investigate Prozac Documents (January 6, 2005)
Foreign Affairs
- House Panel Keeps Alive Hinchey Measure To Obtain All White House Drafts Of 2003 State of the Union Address That Contained False Iraq Uranium Claims (December 8, 2005)
- Hinchey Statement On Republican Stunt Regarding Resolution On Withdrawal Of Troops From Iraq (November 18, 2005)
- Hinchey Renews Push For Expansion Of Fitzgerald's CIA Name Leak Investigation (October 25, 2005)
- Hinchey Congratulates Mohamed ElBaradei For Winning Nobel Peace Prize (October 7, 2005)
- Hinchey Resolution Requiring Bush Administration To Present Congress With Pre-Iraq War Documents & Communications Comes Before House Panel (September 14, 2005)
- Hinchey Calls Out Bush Administration On Dangerous Iraq Policy (July 21, 2005)
- Hinchey To Host Community Forum In Ithaca To Discuss Implications Of Downing Street Memos & The Ethics Of Karl Rove (July 21, 2005)
- Hinchey, Eight Members Of Congress To Hold Nationwide Town Hall Meetings On Downing Street Memos & Ongoing Deception In Iraq (July 20, 2005)
- Hinchey Statement On London Terrorist Attacks (July 7, 2005)
Grant Announcements
- Hinchey Helps Secure $446,232 Federal Distance Learning Grant To Install Videoconferencing Equipment In Sullivan County Schools (December 6, 2005)
- Hinchey Statement On $200,000 Federal Grant For Binghamton University's Center City Coordination Project (November 28, 2005)
- Hinchey Announces $189,050 Federal Grant For Orange Lake Fire District (November 17, 2005)
- Hinchey Announces $250,000 Federal Grant For Cornell University Library (October 19, 2005)
- Hinchey, Local Officials Announce Nearly $1 Million For Village of Saugerties Street Upgrades (October 17, 2005)
- RUPCO To Receive $56,000 for Housing Counseling Services (October 5, 2005)
- Hinchey Announces $29,034 Federal Grant For Vestal Volunteer Emergency Squad (September 28, 2005)
- Hinchey, Local Officials Announce More Than $1 Million For Uptown Kingston Rehabilitation Upgrades (September 27, 2005)
- Hinchey, Local Officials Announce Nearly $1.4 Million In Federal Funds For Cayuga Waterfront & Buttermilk Falls Trails (September 19, 2005)
- Hinchey, Local Officials Announce $874,000 In New Federal Funds For Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge (September 12, 2005)
- Hinchey Announces $225,000 Federal Grant For Community Improvements & Crime Prevention In Newburgh (August 31, 2005)
- Hinchey, Schumer, & Clinton Announce More Than $1 Million For Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (August 29, 2005)
- Hinchey Announces $105,000 For Bulletproof Vests For Local Police (August 25, 2005)
- Hinchey Helps Secure $500,000 For Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (August 25, 2005)
- Hinchey Announces $559,000 In Federal Grants For Six Local Fire Departments (August 18, 2005)
- Hinchey Announces $250,000 Earmark For Vassar Brothers Medical Center (August 15, 2005)
- Monticello District Awarded $797,000 For High School Improvement Initiative (August 11, 2005)
- Hinchey Announces $83,283 Federal Grant For Huguenot Historical Society (July 22, 2005)
- Hinchey Secures $93,000 To Promote Economic Development In Rural Parts Of Tioga County (July 6, 2005)
- Hinchey Announces $750,000 Federal Grant For Affordable Housing In Kingston (June 27, 2005)
- Hinchey Announces North-Side Neighborhood of Poughkeepsie Targeted For Community Improvements and Crime Prevention (June 14, 2005)
- Hinchey Announces $500,000 Federal Grant For Wastewater Treatment Center In Village Of Deposit (June 1, 2005)
- Hinchey Announces $45,544 Federal Grant For Sullivan County Fire Chiefs' Association (May 5, 2005)
- Hinchey Announces $605,000 In Federal Funds For Reconstruction of Flood Damaged Areas In Ulster County (April 28, 2005)
- Hinchey Announces $55,500 In Federal Grants For Local Arts Programs (April 21, 2005)
- Hinchey Announces $1.5 Million In Federal Grants For Five Area Colleges (March 28, 2005)
Judiciary
- Hinchey Says Fitzgerald Should Use New Grand Jury In CIA Leak Case To Explore Possible Charges Against Administration Officials For False Uranium Claims (November 18, 2005)
- Hinchey Introduces Measure To Obtain All White House Drafts Of 2003 State of the Union Address That Contained False Iraq Uranium Claims (November 10, 2005)
- Hinchey, Waxman, & Conyers Request Cheney To Testify Before Congress On CIA Leak Case (November 3, 2005)
- Hinchey Pushes For Fitzgerald To Expand Investigation; Wants Special Counsel To Determine Why Vice President's Office& Possibly Others Revealed Plame's Identity (October 28, 2005)
- Hinchey Leads Broad Congressional Coalition Calling For Expansion Of Plame Name Leak Investigation (September 15, 2005)
- Hinchey, Conyers Call For Investigation Of Former U.S. Attorney General Ashcroft's Involvement In Plame Leak Probe (August 17, 2005)
- Hinchey Statement On President Bush's Nomination Of Judge John Roberts Jr. To U.S. Supreme Court (July 19, 2005)
- Hinchey Statement On Retirement Of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (July 1, 2005)
- Hinchey Encouraged By House Vote On Medical Marijuana Amendment (June 15, 2005)
- Hinchey, Rohrabacher, Supreme Court Plaintiff Angel Raich & Others Call For House Passage Of Medical Marijuana Amendment To Protect Patients (June 14, 2005)
Media Reform
- Hinchey Hosts Capitol Hill Screening Of "Good Night, And Good Luck" (October 21, 2005)
- Hinchey Introduces Sweeping Reform Bill To Restore Integrity To America's Media System (July 14, 2005)
- House Approves Hinchey Amendment To End Government Propaganda & Secret Contracts (June 30, 2005)
- Hinchey Vows To Continue Fighting To Keep Politics Out Of Public Broadcasting (June 24, 2005)
- Hinchey Helps Restore Funding For Public Broadcasting (June 23, 2005)
- Hinchey, Watson, & Fellow Future of American Media Caucus Members Urge House Passage Of Amendment To Keep Political Influence Out Of Public Broadcasting (June 23, 2005)
- Hinchey Blasts Republicans For Refusing To End Government Propaganda and Secret Contracts With Journalists (June 21, 2005)
- Hinchey Statement On Supreme Court Decision To Uphold Lower Court Ruling Overturning FCC Media Ownership Rules (June 13, 2005)
- Hinchey, Colleagues Announce Formation Of The Future of American Media Caucus (April 19, 2005)
Miscellaneous
- Clinton and Hinchey Introduce Legislation to Establish Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Commemoration Commission (November 22, 2005)
- Public Notice:Deadline For Military Academy Applications Is October 28 (October 12, 2005)
- Hinchey Announces New Partnership Between Mid-Hudson Children's Museum, American Museum of Natural History & Poughkeepsie City School District; Details Federal Grant For New Exhibits (September 26, 2005)
- Hinchey Statement On $10.5 Billion Emergency Relief Package For Hurricane Katrina Recovery Efforts (September 2, 2005)
- Hinchey Statement On Enactment Of New York Law Allowing Interstate Wine Shipments (July 13, 2005)
- Hinchey To Host Two Community Forums To Discuss Implications Of Downing Street Memos (July 1, 2005)
- Hinchey Announces Selection Of Poughkeepsie Public Library As Host Site For Traveling Alexander Hamilton Exhibit (June 16, 2005)
- Hinchey Highlights Efforts To Secure Federal Funding For Hudson Valley (June 13, 2005)
- Hinchey Highlights Failures Of Republican-Controlled Congress; Vows To Push For Real Progress (June 1, 2005)
- Hinchey Calls On Bush To Sign Major Disaster Declaration For Flooded Areas In New York (April 14, 2005)
- Hinchey Tours Flood-Damaged Areas; Calls On FEMA To Significantly Increase Level Of Personnel To Deal With New York Floods (April 8, 2005)
- Hinchey Urges Pataki To Request Emergency Federal Relief For Area Flooding (April 4, 2005)
Privacy
Social Security
Tax
Transportation
- Hinchey Hails Launch Of Newburgh-Beacon Ferry (October 14, 2005)
- Hinchey, Local Officials Announce $4 Million In Federal Funds For Binghamton's Front Street Gateway Reconstruction Project (October 11, 2005)
- Hinchey, Local Officials Announce Nearly $1.5 Million In New Federal Funds For Downtown Newburgh Street Upgrades (October 4, 2005)
- Hinchey, Local Officials Announce $500,000 In Federal Funds To Relocate Dangerous Tissal Road-Kings Highway Intersection In Saugerties (September 20, 2005)
- Hinchey Secures $14.4 Million From Congress For Local Transportation Projects (July 29, 2005)
- Hinchey Helps Unveil New Ulster County Transit Center (April 29, 2005)
- Schumer, Hinchey Call For Widening Of Route 17 To Add Third Lane In Both Directions Using Revenue From Casinos And Other Sources (April 1, 2005)
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