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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Statement on House Passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act ]]></title>
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                                Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today released the following statement regarding House passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act.  The congressman voted in favor of the legislation.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Helps House Pass Bill to Extend Unemployment Insurance Benefits, Homebuyers&rsquo; Tax Credit, Business Tax Relief to Stimulate Local Economy ]]></title>
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                                Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today helped the House pass a bill to provide stability to American families hit hardest by the recession and to stimulate the local economy by extending unemployment benefits, the homebuyers&rsquo; tax credit, and tax relief for military families and businesses.  The Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act will provide immediate assistance, extending relief to millions of workers, families, and businesses nationwide.  The bill now moves to the White House where President Obama is expected to sign it into law.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Unveils Bill That Initiates Process For Hudson River Valley To Obtain Official Recognition Of The National Park Service ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/11209nationalparkservicebill.html</link>
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                                Kingston, NY - In a move that could bring elevated national prestige and levels of federal funding to the region, Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today unveiled new legislation he's authored that would initiate the process for the Hudson River Valley special resources study by the National Park Service (NPS).  Hinchey's bill would authorize the NPS to conduct a study of the Hudson River Valley to determine if the area could benefit from NPS programs and to make recommendations to Congress on what further action should be taken.  ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Helps House Pass Bill To Create Jobs, Promote Small Business Growth ]]></title>
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                                Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today helped the House pass a bill designed to create new jobs and stimulate economic growth by providing small businesses with access to the loans and investment dollars they need to expand and grow their operations.  Hinchey voted for the Small Business Financing and Investment Act, which will help open tight credit markets that have shut out small business owners during this economic crisis, so they can create jobs &ndash; particularly in struggling regions and industries.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Congress Gives Final Approval To Hinchey Request Of $150,000 For Renovation Of Historic Owego Municipal Building ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/102909owegobuilding.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today secured final congressional approval of $150,000 for the renovation of Owego's historic municipal building located at 90 Temple Street.  Hinchey used his position as a member of the House Appropriations Interior Subcommittee to secure the funds for renovations of the building as part of the fiscal year 2010 Interior Appropriations bill.  The Senate is due to pass the bill in the coming days.  The bill will then be sent to the White House where President Obama is expected to sign it into law. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Secures Final Congressional Approval Of $800,000 For Village Of Saugerties To Improve And Replace Wastewater Lines ]]></title>
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                                Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today secured final congressional approval of his request for the Village of Saugerties to receive $800,000 in federal funding to improve and replace parts of its aging wastewater lines.  The congressman used his position on the House Appropriations Interior Subcommittee to have the funds included as part of the fiscal year 2010 Interior Appropriations bill.  The Senate will pass the bill in the coming days.  The measure will then be sent to the White House where President Obama is expected to sign it into law.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Congress Gives Final Approval To Hinchey Provision Urging EPA To Conduct New Study On Risks Hydraulic Fracturing Poses To Drinking Water Supplies ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/102909Fracturingstudy.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a provision authored by Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) that formally urges the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct a new study on the risks that hydraulic fracturing poses to drinking water supplies.  The Senate is due to pass the identical bill in the coming days and President Obama is expected to sign the measure into law soon after that.  Earlier this week, members of the Interior Appropriations Conference Committee, including Hinchey, signed off on the Interior and Environment Appropriations bill and report for fiscal year 2010, which contains the study provision.  ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey, Hall, Schumer, &amp; Gillibrand Hail Army's Expected Decision to Reverse Course, Maintain Government Jobs at West Point ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/102609WestPointArmyDecisionPending.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - In response to repeated pressure from Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Congressman John Hall (D-NY), U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Secretary of the Army John McHugh today announced his expectation that the Army will soon formally cancel its efforts to privatize 531 public works and custodial jobs at West Point and will instead maintain them as government positions.  McHugh spoke with Hinchey to inform him that he intends for the Army to cancel its privatization efforts.  McHugh also spoke with Schumer.  The Army's announcement comes as House and Senate defense leaders are debating whether to approve a provision that Hinchey helped author that would prevent the Pentagon from moving forward with its plan to potentially privatize nearly 6,000 civilian and military jobs, including the jobs at West Point.  ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey, Saugerties Officials Hold Groundbreaking for New Water &amp; Sewer System Line Along Kings Highway ]]></title>
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                                Saugerties, NY - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and Saugerties officials today held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new water and sewer system line on a 3.2 mile section of Kings Highway in the Town of Saugerties.  The new water and sewer line will provide service to approximately 25 businesses and 20 residences along the stretch of the roadway and attract new businesses to the area in order to help make the corridor a center for development in Ulster County.  Hinchey secured $2.5 million from Congress for the construction project.  ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[House Approves Hinchey Measure That Positions New York to Get its Fair Share of Federal Dollars for Solar Energy Research &amp; Development ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/102209SolarBillPassage.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a sweeping solar energy investment bill that includes a provision authored by Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) that positions New York to get its fair share of federal funding for solar energy research and development.  The Solar Technology Roadmap Act charts out a plan for solar energy investments throughout the United States over the next five years, making annual investments of up to $550 million nationwide.  Hinchey's provision, which was added to the bill before it was brought up for a final vote, requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to spread these solar energy investment funds out across the country.  Previous funding allocations have been heavily focused in the southwest region of the country.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[GAO Upholds West Point Workers' Protest; Says Defense Department Should Not Privatize Jobs at Academy ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/102109GAOWestPointFindings.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) this week determined that the Defense Department was wrong in its decision to privatize nearly 400 public works jobs at West Point, citing flaws in the cost comparison analysis that would have led to a waste of taxpayer dollars.  The GAO's findings come as House and Senate defense leaders are debating whether to approve a provision that Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) helped author that would prevent the Pentagon from moving forward with its plan to potentially privatize nearly 6,000 civilian and military jobs, including at least 531 jobs at West Point.  Hinchey, with the assistance of Congressman John Hall (D-NY), helped push the provision through the House as part of the fiscal year 2010 Defense Appropriations bill, but the Senate did not include similar language in its version of the bill.  House and Senate defense spending leaders, including Hinchey, are now working to resolve the differences between the two bills.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Pushing Vote This Week on Amendment That Positions New York to Get its Fair Share of Federal Dollars for Solar Energy Research &amp; Development ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/102109SolarBillAmendment.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - As part of his ongoing effort to further establish New York as a national and international solar energy leader, Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) this week authored an amendment to a pending solar energy bill that would position New York to get its fair share of federal funding for solar energy research and development.  Hinchey is offering his amendment to The Solar Technology Roadmap Act, which is scheduled to come up for a vote this week.  The overall bill charts out a plan for solar energy investments throughout the United States over the next five years, making annual investments of up to $550 million nationwide.  Hinchey's amendment would require the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to spread these funds out across the country.  Previous funding allocations have been heavily focused in the southwest region of the country.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Statement on Obama Administration's New Medical Marijuana Policy ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/101909ObamaAdministrationMedicalMarijuana.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) directive to agency lawyers not to prosecute individuals who use or prescribe medical marijuana in states that have legalized the drug for that purpose.  Hinchey has long led the effort in Congress to mandate such a policy, offering an amendment in the House to the DOJ spending bill that would prohibit the DOJ from using any of its funds to prosecute individuals who use medical marijuana in compliance with state law.  With some uncertainty earlier this year surrounding the Obama administration's policy on medical marijuana, Hinchey secured House approval of a provision he authored that requires the DOJ to report the administration's position in writing to Congress within 60 days of the bill's enactment.  ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Leads Hudson Valley Solar Energy Summit; Announces Final Approval of $2.25 Million Federal Investment to Attract New Businesses &amp; Create More Than 100 New Jobs ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/101909SolarSummit.html</link>
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                                Kingston, NY - Two and a half years after helping to establish The Solar Energy Consortium (TSEC), Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today led a Hudson Valley solar energy summit that featured a unique combination of three dozen solar energy company executives, researchers, marketers, and elected officials.  The group met to review the progress they've made in advancing the region and the state overall as a solar energy leader and to discuss how they can advance their efforts even further.  In addition to discussing the status and future of the solar energy industry in the Hudson Valley, Hinchey announced that he's secured final congressional approval of a new $2.25 million federal investment in TSEC that will support the consortium's operations and enable it to bring in new solar businesses that will create more than 100 additional new jobs in the region.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey, USDA Rural Development Announce $371,481 for Ten Local Farms to Install Solar Energy Systems, Make Renewable Energy Upgrades ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/101909SolarFundingforAgFarms.html</link>
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                                Milton, NY - -- Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director Jill Harvey today visited Sunshine Orchards in Milton, New York to announce more than $371,481 in federal loans and grants for ten local farms to install solar energy systems and make other renewable upgrades that will enable them to dramatically cut their energy consumption.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Hails FERC Denial of NYRI Appeal ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/101609FERCNYRIDecision.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today lauded the final decision filed yesterday by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that effectively kills New York Regional Interconnect's (NYRI) efforts to keep alive its suspended power line proposal.  The FERC decision denied the request submitted by NYRI for reconsideration of the agency's prior decisions that would effectively prevent NYRI from tapping ratepayer subsidies for its massive power line proposal.  Hinchey, along with U.S. Reps. Michael A. Arcuri (D-NY) and John Hall (D-NY), had written to the federal agency in July expressing strong opposition to NYRI's rehearing request and reiterating their opposition to the project.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[House Gives Final Approval for Hinchey's Request of $462,000 for Flood Prevention Work in Binghamton &amp; Union ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/101509BinghamtonUnionFloodApprops.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today gave its final approval for Congressman Maurice Hinchey's (D-NY) request of $462,000 for much-needed flood prevention work in the City of Binghamton and the Town of Union.  The congressman used his position on the House Appropriations Committee to secure the funds as part of the Homeland Security Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2010, which the House overwhelmingly approved. The Senate is also poised to pass the bill containing the funds for the flood prevention work.  The measure will then be sent to the White House where President Obama is expected to sign it into law.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Stupak, Hinchey Call for Provisions to Protect Consumers from Energy Speculation ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/101409FrankLetterEnergyRegulation.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - In a letter sent today to House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA), U.S. Congressmen Bart Stupak (D-Menominee) and Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) called for strong provisions to protect consumers and the overall economy from the abusive practices of energy speculators.  Stupak and Hinchey were joined by eight other members of Congress in encouraging Frank to strengthen provisions in draft legislation to reform the over-the-counter (OTC) energy markets.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Responds to False Claims from Pentagon about VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Program ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/100909PentagonVH71Response.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today released the following statement in response to comments made by the Pentagon about the VH-71 presidential helicopter program.  Hinchey, who is a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, helped secure $485.2 million for the continued development of Increment 1 of the VH-71 presidential helicopter program.  He will be serving on the House-Senate conference committee that's expected to meet next week to determine funding for the helicopter.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 9 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Presents Overdue Military Medals to Widow of Local World War II Veteran ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/100909SterlingMedals.html</link>
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                                Monticello, NY - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today presented eight overdue military medals to Catherine Sterling of Glen Spey, New York.  Mrs. Sterling is the widow of Wilson B. Sterling, whoserved in the U.S. Navy from 1941 to 1946 and was stationed at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack on the naval base.  The medal presentation took place in Congressman Hinchey's Monticello District Office, which is located in the Office of Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 9 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Obtains Final House Approval of Nearly $5.6 Million in Federal Agricultural Research Funding for Cornell University ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/100809CornellAgFunding.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today announced that he's secured the U.S. House of Representative's approval of nearly $5.6 million for a variety of agricultural research projects at Cornell University.  Hinchey requested that the funds be included in the Agriculture Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2010, which the House approved yesterday evening.  The Senate is also poised to pass the bill with the funds for the facility. The measure will then be sent to the White House where President Obama is expected to sign it into law.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 8 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey &amp; Arcuri Secure Final House Approval of $3.65 Million for Construction of Center for Grape Genetics Facility in Geneva ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/100809GrapeGeneticsFunding.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and Congressman Michael A. Arcuri (D-NY) today announced that the U.S. House of Representatives has given final approval to their request and provided $3.65 million toward the construction of a new state-of-the-art grape genetics research facility for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS).  The House members requested the funds as part of the Agriculture Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2010, which the House overwhelmingly approved yesterday evening.  The Senate is also poised to pass the bill with the funds for the facility. The measure will then be sent to the White House where President Obama is expected to sign it into law.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 8 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[House Judiciary Committee Approves Hinchey's Bill to Reverse Military Medical Malpractice Injustice ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/100709CarmeloRodriguezBillJudiciaryCommitteePassage.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - The House Judiciary Committee today approved a bill authored by Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) that would legislatively overturn a 1950 U.S. Supreme Court ruling known as the Feres Doctrine in order to enable armed service members and their families to hold the military accountable for medical malpractice.  Current law prevents any such malpractice lawsuits from being filed against the military regardless of the egregiousness of the situation.  Hinchey will now work closely with the Judiciary Committee to bring the bill to the House floor for a vote in the coming months.  ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 7 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey: Internal Pentagon Documents Show Plans for Replacement Presidential Helicopter Project Would Yield Nearly Identical Aircraft as Cancelled VH-71 at Triple the Cost ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/100709VH71VXXPentagonDocuments.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - A new internal Defense Department document recently acquired by the office of Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) shows that plans for a replacement presidential helicopter program that the Pentagon is seeking would yield aircraft that have nearly identical capabilities as the recently cancelled VH-71 presidential helicopter replacement program, but cost three times as much and take 12 years longer to deliver.  Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today said the new internal documents make it clear that Congress should reverse the decision to cut the VH-71 program in order to save taxpayers $7-14 billion in extra costs and quickly provide a new fleet of helicopters to the White House.  The fleet currently being used was designed in the 1950's and constructed in the 1970's and is at the end of its useful life, which presents serious safety and costly maintenance concerns.  ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 7 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey, Arcuri, &amp; Massa Urge U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood to Approve Deal that would Launch Non-Stop Air Service Between Ithaca and Washington, DC ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/100509IthacaDCAAirServiceLaHoodLetter.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - U.S. Representatives Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Michael A. Arcuri (D-NY), and Eric Massa (D-NY) today urged U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood to approve a deal between U.S. Airways and Delta Airlines that would enable U.S. Airways to begin non-stop air service between Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport and Reagan Washington National Airport.  ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 5 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Announces Completed Financing for Middletown Wastewater Plant ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/100509MiddletownWastewaterFunding.html</link>
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                                Middletown, NY - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and Governor David Paterson, along with other federal and state officials, today announced the completed financing for the $36.4 million upgrade and expansion of City of Middletown's aging wastewater treatment facility.  The congressman helped obtain $17.7 million in funding through the federal economic recovery bill -- the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which he helped pass through Congress earlier this year.  The funds will relieve the Middletown community from shouldering the full costs of revitalizing the city's failing wastewater treatment plant.  ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 5 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Helps Open Walkway Over the Hudson to the Public ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/100309WalkwayOvertheHudsonOpening.html</link>
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                                Poughkeepsie, NY - After many years of working hard to reach this moment, Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today helped open the Walkway Over the Hudson to the public.  The Walkway, which spans the Hudson River and at 1.25 miles is the world's longest pedestrian bridge, is serving as a focal point for the quadricentennial celebration of Henry Hudson's exploration of the river that now bears his name.  Hinchey was the first elected official to secure public funding for the project and helped leverage other funds for the rehabilitation of the former railroad bridge.  ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 3 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Secures Final House Approval of $100,000 for Flood Prevention Study in Southern Tier ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/100109FloodPreventionStudyFinalApproval.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - As part of his continuing effort to help limit future flood damage in the Southern Tier, Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today announced that the House approved his request and allocated $100,000 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin a new study that will identify ways to mitigate flooding along the Upper Susquehanna River Basin.  The Senate is also poised to pass the funds for the study, which are included in the fiscal year 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations bill.  The measure will then be sent to the White House where President Obama is expected to sign it into law.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Statement on NYS DEC's Draft Impact Statement for Natural Gas Drilling Activities in New York ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/093009NYSDECDraftSGEIS.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today issued the following statement regarding the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) release of its draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS) for natural gas drilling activities in New York.  Hinchey submitted comments to the DEC in December 2008 regarding the agency's draft scope for the SGEIS.  Those comments can be read by clicking here:   ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Helps Secure $350 Million in Aid for Dairy Farmers ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/093009DairyAidAgreement.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - As a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today announced that he helped secure a House-Senate agreement that will deliver $350 million in aid to dairy farmers across the country.  The funds are included in the fiscal year 2010 Agriculture Appropriations bill, which the House and Senate will both vote on this week and subsequently send to the White House where the president will sign the funding into law.  ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Pushing Emergency Legislation to Prevent Social Security Benefit Cut ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/093009SocialSecurityCOLAEvent.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today joined Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in pushing for passage of the Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act, which would provide Social Security recipients an extra one-time payment of $250 next year.  Without the legislation, millions of seniors will see their Social Security checks hold steady or even shrink because -- for the first time since 1975 -- there will be no cost-of-living adjustment while Medicare-related expenses, particularly prescription drugs, are expected to rise.
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    <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Announces $754,400 in Federal Economic Recovery Aid for Ulster County Energy Efficiency and Conservation Projects ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/092409UlsterCountyEnergyEfficiencyARRA.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today announced that $754,400 in federal economic recovery funding has been approved for Ulster County to use for a variety of energy efficiency and conservation projects.  The funds were released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and were made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which Hinchey strongly supported and helped pass in Congress earlier this year.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Helps House Bill to Freeze Medicare Premiums in 2010 ]]></title>
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                                Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today helped the House pass the Medicare Premium Fairness Act, a bill that would protect 11 million seniors and cash-strapped states from unfair increases in 2010 Medicare Part B monthly fees, known as premiums, and ensure that no seniors see a cut in their Social Security checks.  The bill puts a freeze on automatic provisions built into current Medicare law that would have forced more than a quarter of the 42 million Americans enrolled in Medicare Part B to have their premiums, rise to as high as $120 a month, an increase of up to 20 percent.  To alleviate this unfair financial burden, the bill would keep Part B premiums at the current rate of $96.40 per month. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Helps House Pass Resolution Celebrating Hudson Quadricentennial, U.S-Netherlands Relationship ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/092309QuadResolution.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today helped the House pass a resolution, H.Con.Res. 178, celebrating the U.S-Netherlands relationship and this year's quadricentennial celebration of Henry Hudson's exploration and discovery of the river in New York that now bears his name.  Hinchey traveled to the Netherlands in March to join Her Royal Highness Queen Beatrix for a kickoff of that country's quadricentennial celebration.  Earlier this month, Her Royal Highness Queen Beatrix honored Hinchey with the Dutch Royal Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau Medal for the congressman's work to commemorate the quadricentennial anniversary and for his efforts to strengthen the U.S.-Netherlands relationship.  ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey, Gillibrand Introduce Resolutions Honoring the Hudson River School Painters ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/092209HudsonRiverSchoolPaintersResolution.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand this week introduced identical resolutions in the House and Senate, recognizing and honoring the painters of the Hudson River School -- a mid-19th century American art movement led by a group of landscape painters, whose aesthetic vision was influenced by the romantic movement.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Announces $50,000 Federal Grant for Red Meat Processing Center in Sullivan County ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/092209RedMeatProcessingFacilityGrant.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today announced that he helped secure a $50,000 federal grant for the Sullivan County Ag Local Development Corporation (Ag LDC) to assist with the development of a red meat processing facility in Liberty, New York.  Earlier this year, Hinchey contacted the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development in support of Ag LDC's grant request.  The project also received preferential consideration for its application because of its location in the Sullivan-Wawarsing Rural Economic Area Partnership (REAP) Zone, a special USDA designation for the area that Hinchey established in 1999.  ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey, Kingston Officials Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony for Rondout Waterfront Walkway ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/091809RondoutWaterfrontWalkwayGroundbreaking.html</link>
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                                Kingston, NY - Congressman Maurice Hinchey and City of Kingston officials today held a groundbreaking ceremony for the development of the Rondout waterfront walkway.  Construction at the site is now underway and expected to be mostly completed by the end of this year.  Hinchey has previously secured more than $1 million in federal funding for the project, which will enhance Kingston's waterfront walkway by constructing a landscaped trail from the Rondout waterfront to Kingston Point.   
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    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Congressional Panel to Hold Historic Hearing on Hinchey's America&rsquo;s Red Rock Wilderness Act ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/091709RedRocksHearing.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today announced that the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold the first ever congressional hearing on America's Red Rock Wilderness Act -- a bill Hinchey has introduced for the past 15 years to preserve 9.4 million acres of Utah's spectacular red rock country as wilderness.  The subcommittee, led by Chairman Ra&uacute;l Grijalva (D-AZ), will hold its hearing on October 1.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Secures National Recreation Trail Designation for Walkway Over the Hudson ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/091609WalkwayOvertheHudsonNationalRecreationTrailDesignation.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today announced that he's secured the designation of the Walkway Over the Hudson as a National Recreation Trail (NRT).  In response to a request from Hinchey, U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar informed the congressman that he was approving the National Park Service's recommendation and making the scenic pedestrian overpass, which spans the Hudson River from Poughkeepsie to Highland and once served as a railroad bridge, part of the national trail system.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Announces $4.3 Million Federal Grant for Binghamton City School District ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/091609BinghamtonCitySchoolDistrictGrant.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today announced that the Binghamton City School District has received a $4.3 million federal grant that will be used over the next three years to help develop literacy skills in preschool children.  The funds come from the U.S. Department of Education's Early Reading First program.
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    <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey Statement on Eighth Anniversary of September 11th Terrorist Attacks ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/091009September11Statement.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today released the following statement regarding the eighth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks.  ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hinchey, Stupak Lead Congressional Effort Urging Agency to Protect Public from Financial Speculators Artificially Inflating Oil Prices ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/091009CFTCLetter.html</link>
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                                Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and Congressman Bart Stupak (D-MI) this week led a group of 20 House members in calling on the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to implement new rules that will safeguard the public from financial speculators who are artificially inflating the price of oil.  In a letter sent to CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler, Hinchey and Stupak applauded the agency for working on a report that details how financial speculators have unfairly manipulated oil prices, but they encouraged the chairman to put safeguards in place now in order to protect the public from unnatural price fluctuations.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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