Defense
Cyber security is essential to national security (6/13/08)
Rep. Pitts Gives His Thoughts on His Trip to the Middle East
(1/15/08)
Rep. Pitts
Announces 16th District Service Academy Nominations (3/9/07)
Victory in Iraq
Requires Resolve (2/16/07)
A Day in Iraq
(5/19/06)
Congressman Pitts to visit Iraq (5/4/06)
Three Years in
Iraq (3/24/06)
Completing the Mission (12/2/05)
Paying a Debt of Gratitude (11/10/05)
Rep.
Pitts: “The bureaucratic and legal mess is not our soldiers’ fault"
(10/28/04)
Rep. Pitts opposes legislation that would reinstate military draft (10/6/04)
Rep.
Pitts supports military plan that reflects commitment to troops (5/20/04)
House offers relief to guardsmen, reservists fighting war on terror (4/21/04)
What is electronic warfare? (1/16/04)
Thank you, soldier (12/18/03)
Program offers opportunity to donate miles to troops headed home (11/14/03)
House approves plan to fund military (7/8/03)
Rep. Pitts praises troops (4/9/03)
Appropriation
will benefit Lancaster company (10/10/02)
Appropriation
will benefit Lancaster company (6/27/02)
Rep.
Pitts votes for national defense bill (5/9/02)Afghanistan, America's New Ally (2/6/02)
Unlawful Combatants, Not POWs (1/29/02)
Liberation and Liberty in Afghanistan (11/14/01)
Freedom from Fear (10/25/01)
Rep. Pitts supports strikes (10/7/01)
The Return of Good and Evil (10/3/01)
War and Peace in Afghanistan (9/27/01)
Rep. Pitts praises Bush Address (9/20/01)
Fighting Hatred (9/19/01)
America at War, America Triumphant (9/12/01)
REP. PITTS RESPONDS TO ACTS OF WAR (9/12/01)
Rep. Pitts calls for return of Navy plane and crew from China (4/2/01)
Defense for Peace (12/19/00)
The Choice is Clear in Missile Defense (8/8/00)
See also Electronic Warfare
See also Homeland Security
See also Terrorism
Earmark
Reform
House Passes Earmark
Reform (9/14/06)
Economy
Rep. Pitts Cosponsors Economic Growth Act of 2008 (1/25/08)
Congressman Pitts votes to prevent
tax increase (5/10/06)
Unleashing the American Economy (5/5/06)
Congressman Pitts receives
'Spirit of Enterprise' award from U.S. Chamber of Commerce (3/16/06)
Congressman Pitts' statement on
President's budget proposal (2/6/06)
NFIB: Rep. Pitts is guardian of small businesses (10/28/04)
Manufacturers
laud Rep. Pitts’ voting record (10/22/04)
Rep. Pitts
recognized for efforts to lower taxes, control spending (10/13/04)
Overtime Change Benefits Workers
Leveling the Playing Field for Small Businesses (5/14/04)
Good job numbers continue to roll in (5/7/04)
Keynote
address on Workforce Development (4/19/04)
Economy posts impressive job numbers in March (4/2/04)
Steady progress on the economy (3/19/04)
Breakfast meeting with the National Association of Manufacturers (2/23/04)
Advocacy group: small businesses can count on Pitts (2/24/04)
Economic growth only important if people are getting back to work (12/5/03)
Quarryville company secures prestigious national award (11/25/03)
Revised estimate shows economy growing at fastest rate since 1984 (11/25/03)
Rep. Pitts’ statement on “blistering” economic growth (10/30/03)
Rep. Pitts honored for his efforts on behalf of America's manufacturers
(9/8/03)
Rep. Pitts welcomes good economic news (8/8/03)
House passes tax relief (5/9/03)
Rep. Pitts named "Taxpayer's Friend" (5/9/03)
Rep. Pitts hails ITC ruling as victory for Pennsylvania workers (3/13/03)
Help for the Unemployed,
Help for the Economy (1/10/03)
How to Fix the Economy (10/18/02)
Building a Stronger Economy
(8/15/02)
Why Trade Promotion Authority?
(8/8/02)
Tax
Relief Has Saved You Money (4/10/02)
Rep.
Pitts receives U.S. Chamber award (3/20/02)
Rep.
Pitts votes to help displaced workers (3/8/02)
End
the Welfare Marriage Penalty (3/7/02)
Rep. Pitts reactions to State of
the Union (1/29/02)
Bush
and Congress, Working Together (12/18/01)
Jumpstarting the Economy (10/6/01)
Securing
America's Future Energy (8/15/01)
See also
Department
of Labor elaws (employment laws assistance for workers & small
businesses)
See also
Corporate
Responsibility
See also Jobs
See also
Tax Relief
Education
Rep. Pitts Introduces Legislation to Help Families Save for
College (4/7/08)
Expanding Access to Higher Education (5/18/07)
Local Control of Education: An A+ Idea (4/27/07)
Rep. Pitts Supports Bill to Allow States to Opt Out of No Child Left Behind (3/15/07)
Postcard to Margaret Spellings: “Thanks!” (1/28/05)
West Chester secures federal grant (4/23/04)
Millersville secures federal grant (4/23/04)
Reps. Pitts, Gerlach, Weldon join education officials to discuss No Child Left Behind (4/16/04)
A New Kind of Diversity (11/6/03)
Rep. Pitts calls for Academic Bill of Rights on every college campus (10/22/03)
Rep. Pitts praises reforms, faith-based protections in Head Start bill (7/25/03)
Rep. Pitts shares good news with student loan recipients (5/21/03)
Rep. Pitts: Flake's bill good for D.C. students, parents (5/9/03)
Expanding options for parents (5/9/03)
Education is a Priority for Republicans in Congress (9/17/02)
What's Really Going on in Washington (7/24/02)
Rep. Pitts hails school choice decision (6/27/02)
Let's Get Behind the
President's Education Plan (3/23/01)
Rep. Pitts: 'Bush
education plan delivers real reform' (1/23/01)
Securing Our Children's
Futures, (8/28/00)
See Congressman Pitts' Education Page
Electronic Warfare
Rep. Pitts praises arrest of missile plot suspects, warns of “very real” threat (8/5/04)Electronic Warfare Working Group unveils new website
Reps. Pitts and Larsen respond to plan to replace the EA-6B Prowler (6/6/02)
Defense Bill Improves EA-6B Prowler Readiness (5/9/02)
Rep. Pitts calls for return of EP-3 and crew from China (4/2/01)
Working Group calls for EW hearings (3/44/01)
Working Group releases CRS report on Electronic Warfare (2/20/01)
Defense Bill Improves Electronic Warfare Funding (5/19/00)
See also Defense
See Congressman Pitts' Electronic Warfare Working Group page
Emergency Services
Rep. Pitts Announces Public Safety Grant Programs (4/20/07)Rep. Pitts Announces Open Season for Firefighting Grants (4/2/07)
Rep. Pitts Announces Grant for Firefighting Operations in Wernersville (2/2/07)
Rep. Pitts announces grant for Susquehanna Fire and Rescue (11/17/05)
Reading firefighters receive federal grant for fire prevention programs (4/21/05)
Oxford firefighters receive $179,000 grant from DHS (2/23/05)
Rep. Pitts lauds federal grant for Mountville Fire Company (12/30/04)
Federal grants will help keep communities safe (8/5/04)
Chester, Lancaster County Fire Departments snag federal grants (9/25/03)
COPS grant enables Mount Joy to hire two new officers (9/4/03)
Adamstown, Eden Fire Departments receive federal grant (8/7/03)
Avondale Fire Department receives federal grant (7/17/03)
Cochranville Fire Company awarded federal grant (10/10/02)
Energy
Congress' Energy Problem (7/18/08)It's Past Time to Expand Domestic Refining Capacity (6/20/08)
Discharge Petition on Rep. Pitts' Refinery Legislation Gaining Support in House (6/20/08)
House Republicans Use Procedural Move in Attempt to Force Vote on Rep. Pitts' Refinery Bill (6/18/08)
An Action Plan for American Energy (5/23/08)
Rep. Pitts Joins House Republicans in Introducing Action Plan on Energy (5/21/08)
Trash Could be Part of the Answer to America's Energy Needs (5/9/08)
Rep. Pitts Joins Task Force on Energy Security (2/27/08)
Energy Solutions Must Include Refining Capacity (7/13/07)
Rep. Pitts Reintroduces Legislation to Expand America's Oil Refining Capacity (5/11/07)
The House Record On Energy Independence (8/25/06)
Seeking Real Solutions for Energy Independence (6/2/06)
Government Has One Resource That Can Help With Gas Prices: Land (9/23/05)
Rep. Pitts offers plan to put refineries on BRAC sites (9/22/05)
Rep. Pitts supports energy plan (7/28/05)
Rep. Pitts supports plan to power America’s future (4/21/05)
Rep. Pitts prepares for committee action on energy bill (4/6/05)
Environment
REp. pitts commends exelon energy for carbon reduction plan
(7/24/08)
Conservation Easements Crucial to Land Preservation (6/9/08)
Trash Could be Part of the Answer to America's Energy Needs
(5/9/08)
Land Conservation is a Priority (10/26/07)
$1 million EPA grant awarded to Christina River Watershed (5/2/03)
Preserving Our Waterways
(11/15/02)
Good
News About the Environment (4/18/02)
White
Clay Creek Act signed into law! (10/24/00)
White
Clay Creek bill passes Senate (10/5/00)
White
Clay Creek Act passes House (9/18/00)
Subcommittee
Reports While Clay Creek bill (6/22/00)
Markup
Called for White Clay Creek bill (6/20/00)
Parks
Subcommittee holds hearings on White Clay Creek “Wild and Scenic River”
designation (6/8/00)
See also
Conservation
Family Issues
Giving Back on
Father's Day (6/15/07)
Stem Cell
Research: Setting the Record Straight (7/28/06)
Congressman Pitts supports
Pledge Protection Act (7/19/06)
Congressman Pitts
votes to protect marriage (7/18/06)
Defending Marriage (7/14/06)
Congressman Pitts votes to
enforce online gambling laws (7/11/06)
Congressman Pitts praises
announcement of American Values Agenda (6/27/06)
A Decent
Idea (6/16/06)
Congressman Pitts
praises enactment of Broadcast Decency Bill (6/15/06)
Congressman Pitts supports
Fatherhood Resolution (6/13/06)
Congressman Pitts hails
passage of Broadcast Decency Bill (6/7/06)
Abortion and the Health of
the Mother (2/10/06)
Congressman Pitts praises ruling
on proposed Lancaster casino (2/2/06)
Congressman Pitts calls for passage
of Holly's Law (2/1/06)
Rep. Pitts praises
introduction of Pennsylvania Marriage Protection Amendment (1/25/06)
Stem Cell
Research: What's Working and What's Not (1/12/06)
Rep. Pitts champions end of year
pro-family legislation (12/21/05)
It's Not Worth It
(12/16/05)
Rep. Pitts praises introduction of
family friendly cable packages (12/12/05)
The Mainstream (12/9/05)
House supports parents’ right to protect their children (4/28/05)
Rep. Pitts joins bipartisan majority in vote to clean up public airwaves
Why Broadcast Decency Laws Matter To Our Children (12/2/04)
Rep. Pitts honored for efforts to promote America’s values, heritage (10/5/04)
Protecting Marriage Is Not Bigotry
In support of the Marriage Protection Amendment (9/30/04)
Remarks during debate on the Marriage Protection Amendment (9/30/04)
Rep. Pitts votes to protect marriage
(9/30/04)
Rep. Pitts to vote on marriage amendment today (9/30/04)
Rep. Pitts lauds action against P2P child predators; but “we need
more” (5/17/04)
Judges’ definition of marriage set to sweep nation as decision takes
effect
Pitts sets the record straight on today’s peer-to-peer testimony (5/6/04)
Pitts: Peer-to-peer software poses danger to kids (5/4/04)
Rep. Pitts supports permanent repeal of marriage tax (4/28/04)
Restoring the public trust (3/12/04)
Rep. Pitts votes to
clear up airwaves (3/11/04)
Bill enabling FCC to clean up airwaves sails through committee (3/3/04)
Rep.
Pitts praises Howard Stern’s removal from the airwaves (2/26/04)
Rep. Pitts lauds President Bush's support of marriage (2/24/04)
Rep. Pitts: court declares war on marriage, democracy (2/4/04)
2004: A time to look for new heroes (1/9/04)
Helping Lost Children Find the Way Home (11/20/03)
Rep. Pitts: Massachusetts court decision is "judicial tyranny"
(11/18/03)
The Foundation of Society (10/24/03)
Rep. Pitts wins “True Blue” award for consistent support of family
(10/23/03)
Rep. Pitts
praises President for taking action against domestic violence (10/8/03)
BACKGROUNDER: Preventing domestic violence (10/8/03)
Rep. Pitts: Peer-to-peer porn indictment proof that Congress needs to act (7/31/03)
Rep. Pitts introduces bill to protect children from peer-to-peer form (7/24/03)
House passes AMBER alert bill (3/27)
House to act to strengthen families, protect children (3/24/03)
Families in Wartime (3/19/03)
Like Father, Like Son (9/5/02)
Rep.
Pitts urges parental rights for Title X (7/11/02)
Rep.
Pitts says music industry still targeting children with violent messages
(6/28/02)
Rep.
Pitts votes to ban "virtual" child pornography (6/25/02)
Congressman Pitts votes to
support adoptions (6/4/02)
Rep. Pitts hails passage of Child
Custody Protection Act (4/17/02)
End
the Welfare Marriage Penalty (3/7/02)
Politics
Threatens a Good Idea (3/6/02)
For Us, Fathers Day Will Come in August
(6/15/02)
Strengthening Families
(3/27/01)
Speech on Preserving Marriage (3/20/01)
"House
passes Rep. Pitts fatherhood resolution" (6/19/00)
Speech in support of the fatherhood resolution (6/19/00)
Speech on Fathers' Day (6/14/00)
Fatherhood
in America
(6/14/00)
See Congressman Pitts' Family Issues Page
Farmland Preservation
Lessons from Farm Country (8/03/07)
Rep. Pitts Reintroduces Bill to Protect Family Farms, Open Space (3/8/07)
Protecting Property Rights (2/2/07)
Reps. Pitts, Gerlach tout farmland preservation efforts in district stops (4/22/05)
Rep. Pitts votes to kill death tax for good...again (6/18/03)
Preserve a way of life (5/2/03)
Rep. Pitts votes to kill death tax for good (6/6/02)
Rep. Pitts votes to eliminate 'death' tax (4/4/01)
The Death Tax Must Go, by Rep. Joe Pitts (4/3/01)
Rep. Pitts renews effort to save farmland (3/6/01)
Congressman Pitts votes to overturn death tax repeal veto (9/7/00)
Congressman Pitts makes annual farm tour, wants to save farms (9/5/00)
Congressman Pitts: 'Death Tax veto hurts farmers' (8/31/00)
Rep. Pitts votes to eliminate 'death tax' (6/9/00)
Congressman Pitts introduces open space, farmland legislation (3/27/00)
Saving the American Farm, by Rep. Joe Pitts (3/5/00)
See Congressman Pitts' Open Space and Conservation Page
First Amendment Issues
Congressman Pitts supports Pledge Protection Act (7/19/06)Rep. Pitts: "Court's decision is a vindication of common sense" (6/26/03)
Rep. Pitts votes to protect the flag (6/3/03)
Rep. Pitts supports Pledge and Prayer Amendment (4/9)
Rep. Pitts blasts San Francisco Pledge Ruling (6/27/02)
See also Pornography
See also Ten Commandments
Foreign Affairs
See
International
Relations
Gambling
Time to
Enforce Internet Gambling Laws (5/11/07)
Congressman Pitts votes to
enforce online gambling laws (7/11/06)
Congressman Pitts praises ruling
on proposed Lancaster casino (2/2/06)
It's Not Worth It
(12/16/05)
Asking the wrong people to make sacrifices (6/18/03)
Rep. Pitts votes to curb
illegal Internet gambling sites (10/1/02)
Health Care
Political Posturing and Children's Health (9/28/07)Rep. Pitts Hails Funding for Cord Blood Stem Cell Therapies (11/2/06)
House subcommittee approves Pitts health care bill (4/27/05)
Health Care: It’s All Who You Trust (1/14/05)
Pitts health care bill will help small manufacturers, protect local jobs (1/4/05)
Introduction of The Controlled Substances Export Reform Act (7/21/04)
House plan would expand health coverage for uninsured (5/13/04)
House promotes health care savings; targets frivolous lawsuits
Revolution in Health Care (11/25/03)
Do the Right Thing for Medicare (9/12/03)
Rep. Pitts praises House plan to extend health benefits for uninsured (6/19/03)
How to Make Medicine Affordable (1/24/03)
Rep. Pitts praises Thompson for prenatal care decision (9/27/02)
Rep. Pitts votes to limit medical malpractice awards (9/26/02)
Reining In Malpractice Suits (9/20/02)
Cutting Drug Costs for Seniors (6/28/02)
Rep. Pitts praises GOP effort to create drug benefit (6/21/02)
Maternal and Child Health Consortium receives federal grant (6/26/01)
Rep. Pitts holds women's health conference (9/11/01)
Rep. Pitts votes to offer prescription drug benefit to seniors (6/29/00)
Hispanic Issues
Congressman Pitts announces $397,000 HUD grant for Lancaster youth program (3/6/06)Cinco de Mayo: Celebrating the Triumph of Freedom (4/30/04)
Rep. Pitts blasts targeting of Hispanics in fraud schemes (2/25/02) Rep. Pitts Supports Terrorist Tribunal Bill (9/27/06)
Rep. Pitts Votes to Improve Border Security (9/14/06)
Rep. Pitts supports bill to strengthen border security (2/10/05)
Rep. Pitts supports bill to finish job of 9/11 Commission (1/26/05)
Rep. Pitts: Intelligence bill missing key recommendations of 9/11 Commission
Rep. Pitts supports 9/11 Commission bill; votes for intelligence reform
West Grove Fire Company awarded federal firefighting grant (9/3/04)
Federal grants will help keep communities safe (8/5/04)
Rep. Pitts praises arrest of missile plot suspects, warns of “very real” threat (8/5/04)
COPS grant enables Mount Joy to hire two new officers (9/4)
House plan protects nation from bioterrorism (7/17/03)
House approves plan to fund homeland security efforts (6/24/03)
Rep. Pitts urges EU to reconsider treatment of terror group (6/20/03)
House passes National Security Package (4/4/03)
Tom Ridge's New Job (11/27/02)
House acts to create Department of Homeland Security (7/26/02)
Rep. Pitts hails Bush plan to protect America (6/6/02)
Rep. Pitts votes for national defense bill (5/9/02)
Rep. Pitts reactions to State of the Union (1/29/02)
Rep. Pitts lauds passage of House aviation security bill (11/2/01)
Anti-terrorism bill becomes law today (10/26/01)
Rep. Pitts votes for anti-terrorism bill (10/12/01)
Rep. Pitts votes to improve intelligence gathering (10/6/01)
Rep. Pitts praises Bush Address (9/20/01)
REP. PITTS RESPONDS TO ACTS OF WAR (9/12/01)
See also Defense
See also Terrorism Rep. Pitts Applauds Renewal of Burma Sanctions (7/25/07)
Rep. Pitts' Wilberforce Resolution Passes House (5/1/07)
William Wilberforce: An Example We Can All Follow (2/23/07)
Congressman Pitts calls for action to stop widespread abuses in Burma (4/26/06)
Standing with the Oppressed (4/21/06)
Rep. Pitts praises revoking of visa to Narendra Modi (3/18/05)
Conyers, Pitts legislation condemns persecution by Indian official (3/15/05)
Helping the Dalits (1/28/05)
Rep. Pitts: Burma Becoming Sudan of the East? (12/7/04)
New bipartisan caucus will forge ties among countries, citizens (10/8/04)
U.S. - Morocco Free Trade Agreement (7/22/04)
Congressman Pitts sets date for annual human rights conference (8/13/04)
Rep. Pitts: Call a spade, a spade – Sudan atrocities are genocide
Rep. Pitts still deeply concerned about Vietnam's human rights record (6/24/04)
Refugees in Southeast Asia (6/22/04)
Congressmen blast Morocco’s insistence on “territorial integrity” (6/18/04)
North Korea rally (4/28/04)
Pitts lauds report on Kashmir conflict (4/22/04)
Address to India Seminar (3/31/04)
Regarding North Korean refugees in China (3/10/04)
Regarding peace in Kashmir (1/20/04)
Hope for peace in Kashmir (1/23/04)
Rep. Pitts heads to India after four-day stay in Pakistan (1/8/04)
House promotes religious freedom (11/20/03)
Rep. Pitts votes to fight modern-day slavery (11/5/03)
Rep. Pitts: SPDC action latest act in regime’s brutal repression of opponents (10/30/03)
Human Rights in Burma: Fifteen Years Post Military Coup (10/01/03)
Regarding imprisoned humanitarian aid workers in China (9/26/03)
Gulag, Famine and Refugees: The Urgent Human Rights Crisis in North Korea
Condemning slavery in Sudan (5/6/03)
Rep. Pitts named vice-chair of Human Rights Subcommittee (3/13/03)
Rep. Pitts to press for human rights in Southeast Asia (1/16/03)
Only America Can Do It (6/20/02)
Rep. Pitts: "Stop funding China's human rights abuses!" (02/13/02)
Rep. Pitts calls for human rights improvements in Egypt (6/26/01)
Rep. Pitts gives two human rights awards (6/17/00)
See Congressman Pitts' Human Rights page
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