Town Hall Meetings Scheduled
Congressman Todd Platts will be available to take questions and listen to constituent concerns at a series of town hall meetings next week. Dates, times, and locations are as follows:
Monday, June 29, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Carlisle Borough Office, 53 West South Street, Carlisle.
Monday, June 29, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.: HACC Gettysburg campus, 731 Old Harrisburg Road, Gettysburg.
Tuesday, June 30, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.: Fairview Township Municipal Building, 599 Lewisberry Road, New Cumberland.
Tuesday, June 30, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Penn Township Municipal Building, 20 Wayne Avenue, Hanover.
Tuesday, June 30, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.: Dallastown Borough Administration Building, 175 East Broad Street, Dallastown. Please note the change in time. This town hall meeting was originally scheduled for 7:00 pm.
Congressman Platts Appointed to House Armed Services Committee, Amendment Adopted to Defense Bill
Congressman Platts has been appointed to the United States House of Representatives Armed Services Committee (HASC). Congressman Platts was appointed to the Committee following the resignation of Congressman John McHugh (NY-23), who was recently nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as Secretary of the Army.
“I am honored to have been selected to serve on the House Armed Services Committee, and I eagerly accept this new responsibility,” said Congressman Platts. “I have always deeply appreciated the dedication of the men and women who serve every day for the purpose of defending our Nation and its citizens. It is my intent to help ensure that our military personnel have the tools they need to do their jobs effectively while also ensuring that taxpayer dollars are spent in a responsible and transparent manner.”
On the first official day of his appointment, Congressman Platts successfully offered an amendment during a Committee mark-up of the fiscal year 2010 defense authorization bill (H.R. 2647). The amendment is aimed at better tracking the long-term effects of blast exposures on American troops.
For more information regarding Rep. Platts’ appointment to HASC, please visit:
http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/pa19_platts/HASC.shtml.
For more information regarding Rep. Platts’ amendment to H.R. 2647, please visit:
http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/pa19_platts/hascamendment1.shtml.
Other Web Page Highlights (www.house.gov/platts)
Summer 2009 Congressional Update Newsletter
The most recent Congressional Update newsletter from Rep. Platts contains articles on health care, housing, the federal budget and other timely issues.
(http://www.house.gov/platts/news/newsletters.shtml)
Congressman Platts Joins President Obama and Bipartisan Delegation at the White House for Signing of Tobacco Legislation
On June 22, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256), which would help prevent tobacco advertising to children and ensure that tobacco company claims about their products are scientifically accurate. Rep. Platts was the lead Republican sponsor of the legislation and was at the White House signing ceremony.
(http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/pa19_platts/tobaccosigned.shtml)
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