News for Connecticut's fourth congressional district http://www.house.gov/shays en-us Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:56:59 -0400 Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:26:55 -0400 FeedForAll v1.0 (1.0.2.0) unlicensed version > Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) today voted against H.Res. 1092, which passed the House by a vote of 224 to 195, and would indefinitely delay consideration of the U.S. – Colombia Free Trade Agreement. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/april/aprcolumbia.htm Thursday, 10 April 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) today announced his support of H.R. 5740, the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Act, the new GI Bill. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/april/aprgibenefits.htm Thursday, 10 April 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Shays introduced H.R. 3178 to limit the length of deployment for our servicemembers serving in Iraq to 12 months for the Army http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/april/aprmiltours.htm Thursday, 10 April 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Shays Subcommittee conducted extensive oversight in 108th and 109th Congresses http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/april/aprmilequipment.htm Thursday, 10 April 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Shays makes all his earmark requests public and believes all earmarks should be able to be challenged on the House floor. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/april/aprearmark2.htm Wednesday, 09 April 2008 2:22:00 -0400 The City of Bridgeport will receive $200,000 in a Brownfields grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for community-wide cleanup of hazardous materials, Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/april/aprbrownfields.htm Monday, 07 April 2008 2:22:00 -0400 In a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, others in the Bush Administration, and Congressional, military and Iraqi leaders, Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) outlined 14 observations and 20 recommendations based on his 20th trip to Iraq since April 2003. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/april/apriraq20.htm Friday, 04 April 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Shays makes all his earmark requests public and believes all earmarks should be able to be challenged on the House floor. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/april/aprearmark.htm Thursday, 03 April 2008 2:22:00 -0400 In conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Congressman Christopher Shays, Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch and Norwalk Mayor Richard Moccia noted today that starting in May, economic stimulus payments of up to $600 for individuals or $1,200 for married couples will be issued by the IRS based on 2007 tax returns. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/march/marstimulus.htm Friday, 28 March 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) will hold a series of 17 community meetings in the Fourth Congressional District April 4 through April 13. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/march/marcmschedule.htm Thursday, 27 March 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today that his staff will hold expanded office hours at the following locations in Greenwich, Norwalk, Oxford, Darien, Redding, New Canaan, Monroe, Westport and Wilton in April. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/march/marexpandedfieldhours.htm Tuesday, 25 March 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) and Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Christopher Shays (CT-4), and Chris Murphy (CT-5), today declared their strong disapproval of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) approval of the proposed Broadwater Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Storage and Regasification Facility in Long Island Sound. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/march/marbroadwater.htm Thursday, 20 March 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Shays, Farr, Walsh, Honda and Petri spearhead letter requesting $400 million in funding for FY 09 http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/march/marpeacecorps.htm Thursday, 20 March 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today the Office of the House Historian of the U.S. House of Representatives is sponsoring the 2008 House Fellows Program, a one-week institute on the history and practices of the House. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/march/Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today the Office of the House Historian of the U.S. House of Representatives is sponsoring the 2008 House Fellows Program, a one-week institute on the history and practices of the House. Thursday, 20 March 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) received a perfect score of 100 percent on the American Association of University Women on their 2007 Congressional Scorecard, which was released recently. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/march/marAAUW.htm Wedensday, 19 March 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today that his staff will hold office hours at the following locations in Norwalk, Oxford, Redding, Monroe and Wilton in April. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/march/marfieldofficehours.htm Monday, 17 March 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Shays offered an amendment to Office of Congressional Ethics to grant Commission subpoena power. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/march/marethics.htm Monday, 17 March 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays announced today he has joined a bipartisan effort to demand a vote in the House of Representatives on legislation to secure our borders. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/march/marborder.htm Tuesday, 11 March 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) voted on Wednesday in support of H.R. 1367, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health Parity Act, which passed the House by a vote of 268 to 148. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/march/marmentalparity.htm Thursday, 06 March 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) spoke in support of H.Res. 951, a resolution condemning the ongoing Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel civilians. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/march/marrockets.htm Wednesday, 05 March 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) received an 84 percent on the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Midterm Report Card for the 110th Congress. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/march/marNAACP.htm Monday, 03 March 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today that his staff will hold office hours at the following locations in Norwalk, Easton, Weston and Ridgefield in March. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/march/marfieldhours.htm Monday, 03 March 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressmen Christopher Shays (CT-4) and Mike Castle (DE – At Large) wrote to their colleagues today requesting support for their amendment to H.Res. 895 to grant the Chairman or Cochairman of the Ethics Commission subpoena power. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/february/febethics.htm Wednesday, 27 February 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) will host forums in Stamford and Bridgeport this Saturday to discuss the sub-prime mortgage crisis in Connecticut. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/february/febmayorforums.htm Wednesday, 27 February 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4), a senior member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, today joined Chairman Henry Waxman and Ranking Member Tom Davis in calling on the Department of Justice (DoJ) to investigate whether Roger Clemens committed perjury and made knowingly false statements during the Committee's investigation of the use of steroids and performance-enhancing drugs in professional baseball. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/february/febclemensdoj.htm Wednesday, 27 February 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) wrote today to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Education Secretary Margaret Spellings expressing his concern about the availability of student loans in the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/february/febstudentloans.htm Tuesday, 26 February 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) will host forums in Stamford and Bridgeport this Saturday to discuss the sub-prime mortgage crisis in Connecticut. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/february/febforumfinch.htm Monday, 25 February 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today Connecticut would be receiving $3,303,678 in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/february/febliheap.htm Thursday, 21 February 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Due to the inclement weather, Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) has postponed forums addressing the sub-prime mortgage crisis scheduled to be held in Stamford and Bridgeport on February 23 until March 1. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/february/febforumupdate.htm Friday, 22 February 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressmen Peter DeFazio (OR-4) and Christopher Shays (CT-4) today reiterated their calls for the humane treatment of farm animals in the wake of mistreatment of animals at a slaughterhouse which is the second largest supplier of meat to the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) School Lunch Program. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/february/febfarmanimals.htm Thursday, 21 February 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4), who was designated an “environmental hero” by the League of Conservation Voters (LCV), received a perfect score of 100 percent on their 2007 Congressional Scorecard, which was released today. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/february/febscorecard.htm Thursday, 21 February 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressmen Jim Langevin (RI-2) and Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today their legislative proposal to reform the nation’s health care system. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/february/feblangevin.htm Monday, 11 February 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today the National Audubon Society will receive a $247,500 grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Economic Development Initiative (EDI) program. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/february/febhudgrant.htm Monday, 11 February 2008 2:22:00 -0400 The House of Representatives approved H.R. 4137, the College Access and Opportunity Act on Thursday, by a vote of 351 to 54. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/february/febstudentdebt.htm Friday, 08 February 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today Action for Bridgeport Community Development (ABCD) will receive a Head Start grant for $3,951,136 from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/february/febheadstart.htm Thursday, 07 February 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today that Rina Bakalar has accepted the position of District Director for Connecticut’s Fourth Congressional District. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/february/febbakalar.htm Wednesday, 06 February 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Shays is scheduled to attend the National Prayer Breakfast. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/february/feb020408.htm Monday, 04 February 2008 2:22:00 -0400 An investigation undertaken by The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has revealed widespread mistreatment of “downed” dairy cows — those who are too sick or injured to walk — at a Southern California slaughter plant. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/january/janfarmanimal.htm Thursday, 31 January 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) supported the 15-day extension of S. 1927, the Protect America Act when it passed the House by voice vote on Tuesday. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/january/janFISA.htm Wednesday, 30 January 2008 2:22:00 -0400 In advance of a March 2008 special meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in London, England, Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) joined House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), Senator John Kerry, Co-Chairman of the Friends of Animals Caucus, actress Hayden Panettiere, spokeswoman for the Save the Whales Again! Campaign, and leading conservation groups on Tuesday. to urge U.S. leadership to continue to lead the fight against commercial whaling. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/january/janwhales.htm Wednesday, 30 January 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today that his staff will hold office hours at the following locations in Norwalk, Monroe, Wilton and Shelton. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/january/janfieldhoursfeb.htm Wednesday, 30 January 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) today announced the availability of free tax assistance for low- and moderate-income residents of Bridgeport, Norwalk and Stamford. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/january/jantaxassitance.htm Tuesday, 29 January 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) voted today for H.R. 5140, The Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act, which passed the House by a vote of 385 to 35. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/january/janstimulus.htm Tuesday, 29 January 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Shays is scheduled to attend the President’s State of the Union Address. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/january/jan012808.htm Monday, 28 January 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) reiterated his support for expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) by voting to override the veto of H.R. 3963, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA). http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/january/janschipoverride.htm Wednesday, 23 January 2008 2:22:00 -0400 On Tuesday, Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) spoke in support of H.Con.Res. 198, a Resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of those persons, groups and communities that are impoverished, disadvantaged or otherwise in poverty. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/january/janpoverty.htm Wednesday, 23 January 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Shays is scheduled to attend a hearing of the National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the topic: Fortress America Abroad: Effective Diplomacy and the Future of U.S. Embassies. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/january/jan012208.htm Tuesday, 22 January 2008 2:22:00 -0400 A Government Accountability Office (GAO) study conducted at the request of Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4 ) has found current United States sanctions against Iran may be having some impact, but U.S. agencies do not systematically collect or analyze data on sanctions to assess their overall impact. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/january/janiransanctions.htm Friday, 18 January 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Yesterday, the House of Representatives yesterday passed H.R. 3524, the Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere (HOPE) VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act, by a vote of 271 to 130. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/january/janHOPEVI.htm Friday, 18 January 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) issued the following statement on the retirement of State Representative Dolly Powers: http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/january/jandollypowers.htm Thursday, 17 January 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today Connecticut would be receiving $13,598,024 in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/january/janLIHEAP.htm Wednesday, 16 January 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) issued the following statement on the retirement of Senator William Nickerson. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/january/jannickerson.htm Wednesday, 16 January 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Shays is scheduled to attend a hearing of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the topic: The Mitchell Report: The Illegal Use of Steroids in Major League Baseball http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/january/jan011408.htm Monday, 14 January 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT -4) will host a briefing for the press on Thursday January 10, 2008. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/january/janpressbriefing.htm Monday, 07 January 2008 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today that his staff will hold office hours at the following locations in Weston, Ridgefield, Oxford and Redding in January. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2008/january/fieldofficehours.htm Friday, 04 January 2008 2:22:00 -0400 In a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, others in the Bush Administration, Congressional, military and Iraqi leaders, Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) outlined 14 observations and 20 recommendations based on his 19th trip to Iraq since April 2003. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/deciraq19.htm Friday, 21 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today Stamford, New Canaan, Oxford, Redding and Weston will receive $124,154.79 under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP). http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/decfourthdistrictfunding.htm Friday, 21 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today the Bridgeport Public Library will receive a $3,625 National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) Preservation Assistance Grant. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/decbridgeportlibrary.htm Friday, 21 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays announced today that Stamford will receive $7,285,823 as part of H.R. 2764, the Fiscal Year 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/decstamfordfunding.htm Wednesday, 19 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays announced today that Bridgeport will receive $7,176,102 as part of H.R. 2764, the Fiscal Year 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/decbridgeportfunding.htm Tuesday, 18 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays announced today that Norwalk will receive $8,281,250 as part of H.R. 2764, the Fiscal Year 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/decnorwalkfunding.htm Tuesday, 18 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays announced today that Redding will receive $782,550 in first responder communications upgrades, as part of H.R. 2764, the Fiscal Year 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/decredding.htm Tuesday, 18 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 Representatives Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) and Christopher Shays (CT-4) will be holding a press conference today on H.R. 4545, the Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/decdeckingpin.htm Tuesday, 18 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today the Housing Authority of Norwalk will receive a $194,032 grant from the Housing Choice Voucher – Family Self-Sufficiency program. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/decnorwalkhousing.htm Monday, 17 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4), an outspoken opponent of torture, voted against H.R. 2082, the Fiscal Year 2008 (FY 08) Intelligence Authorization Act because this bill hurts America’s ability to collect human intelligence. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/dectorture.htm Monday, 17 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) opposed H.R. 4351, the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) Relief Act when it passed the House by a 226 to 193 on Wednesday. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/decAMToppose.htm Friday, 14 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) opposed H.R. 4351, the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) Relief Act when it passed the House by a 226 to 193 on Wednesday. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/decAMToppose.htm Friday, 14 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4), a senior member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement on the Mitchell Report. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/decmitchell.htm Thursday, 13 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers and Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) will introduce the "End Racial Profiling Act of 2007" TOMORROW, December 13, at NOON in the House Radio/TV Gallery. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/decconyers.htm Wednesday, 12 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 Tonight, Senate Assistant Majority Leader Richard J. Durbin (D-IL) and Representative Christopher Shays (R-CT) will be honored by the members of the U.S. Global Leadership Campaign (USGLC) for their outstanding leadership on behalf of the International Affairs Budget. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/decglobal.htm Tuesday, 11 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 Shays is scheduled to attend the HOPE VI Taylor Street Apartments Dedication. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/dec121007.htm Monday, 10 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) supported H.R. 6, the Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act, when it passed the House yesterday by a vote of 235 to 181. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/decenergy.htm Friday, 07 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) will attend the dedication of the HOPE VI Taylor Street Apartments in Stamford on Monday. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/dectaylor.htm Thursday, 06 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) today helped lead a hearing on the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity Hearing entitled “Affordable Housing Needs of America’s Low Income Veterans.” http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/decveterans.htm Wednesday, 05 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) and U.S. Representatives David Price (D-NC) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) have introduced legislation to repair and strengthen the presidential public financing system. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/decpublicfinancing.htm Wednesday, 05 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays voted for H.Res. 826, a resolution condemning the use of nooses when it passed the House by voice vote on December 5, 2007. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/decnoose.htm Wednesday, 05 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 Shays is scheduled to attend a hearing of the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity on the topic: Affordable Housing Needs of America’s Low Income Veterans. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/dec120307.htm Tuesday, 04 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) and U.S. Representatives David Price (D-NC) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) will hold a press conference on Wednesday, December 5th to unveil the bipartisan, bicameral Presidential Funding Act of 2007. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/decbipart.htm Monday, 03 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4), Co-Chair of the Congressional Arts Caucus, announced today the Bruce Museum, Inc. of Greenwich, Connecticut will receive a $40,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/december/decbruce.htm Monday, 03 December 2007 2:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) today announced the Department of Education has awarded Fairfield University a $351,650 Upward Bound grant. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/november/novfu.htm Tuesday, 27 November 2007 9:12:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today Connecticut’s Fourth Congressional District is slated to receive $5.1 million for transportation and infrastructure improvements in Bridgeport, Norwalk and Stamford. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/november/novtrans.htm Tuesday, 20 November 2007 9:12:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays voted for H.R. 3915, the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act when it passed the House by a vote of 291 to 127 on Thursday. This legislation will establish a national standard for mortgage brokers and establish minimum standards for home loans. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/november/novmortgage.htm Friday, 16 November 2007 9:12:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4), Ranking Member of the National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee, helped lead a hearing yesterday entitled “Iran: Realities, Options, and Consequences. Part 3- Regional and Global Consequences of U.S. Military Action in Iran.” http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/november/noviran.htm Thursday, 15 November 2007 9:12:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced his support for multiple legislative proposals to prohibit states from issuing driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/november/novdriverslicense.htm Thursday, 15 November 2007 9:12:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) voted last night for H.R. 4156, the Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, which passed the House by a vote of 218 to 203. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/november/novstroopsdrawdown15.htm Thursday, 15 November 2007 9:12:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) today voted for H.R. 3845, the PROTECT Our Children Act, which passed the House by a vote of 415 to 2. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/november/novprotectchildren.htm Wednesday, 14 November 2007 9:12:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) said he supports H.R. 4156, the Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, which includes a reasonable timeline for drawdown of troops in Iraq similar to one he proposed earlier this year. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/november/novstroopsdrawdown.htm Wednesday, 14 November 2007 9:12:00 -0400 http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/november/novsecondchance.htm Wednesday, 14 November 2007 9:12:00 -0400 http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/november/novschedule1113.htm Tuesday, 13 November 2007 9:12:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today Connecticut’s Fourth Congressional District is slated to receive $1.65 million for health and education funding in both Bridgeport and Stamford. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/november/novHHSapprop.htm Friday, 09 November 2007 12:46:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) today voted in favor of H.R. 3688, the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, which passed the House by a vote of 285 to 132. This legislation is a comprehensive trade agreement that would eliminate duties on 80 percent of U.S. exports of consumer and industrial products to Peru. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/november/novperu.htm Thursday, 08 November 2007 4:57:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4), Ranking Member of the National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee, helped lead a hearing yesterday entitled “Iran: Reality, Options, and Consequences. Part 2—Negotiating with the Iranians: Missed Opportunities and Paths Forward.” http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/november/noviran.htm Thursday, 08 November 2007 4:57:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) one of the authors of H.R. 3685, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) voted for the bill yesterday when it passed the House by a vote of 235 to 184. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/november/novENDA.htm Thursday, 08 November 2007 4:57:00 -0400 Connecticut’s House Congressional Delegation applauded the inclusion of emergency funding for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program for New Haven and Hartford in the Conference Report of the Fiscal Year 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 2008. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/november/novAIDS.htm Thursday, 08 November 2007 4:57:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) joined the Best Friends Animal Society in the Cannon House Office Building today in unveiling an effort aimed at uniting people of all faiths in their compassion for animals. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/november/novanimalsociety.htm Wednesday, 07 November 2007 4:57:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4), Ranking Member of the National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee, today participated in a hearing entitled “Six Years Later (Part II): ‘Smart Power” and the US Strategy for a Post 9/11 World.” http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/november/novnationalsecurity.htm Tuesday, 06 November 2007 4:18:00 -0400 http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/november/novschedule1106.htm Tuesday, 06 November 2007 12:39:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) voted in favor of H.R. 2262, the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act, when it passed the House on Thursday by a vote of 224 to 166. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/november/novhardrock.htm Friday, 02 November 2007 12:39:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) said today he fully supports efforts by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal to join Westport, Redding, Greenwich, Norwalk, Stamford, Wilton, Ridgefield, New Canaan, Darien and Pound Ridge, New York, to challenge the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) airspace redesign. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/november/novfaa.htm Thursday, 01 November 2007 12:39:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) testified today before the Natural Resources Committee on his bill H.R. 1836, the Weir Farm National Historic Site Amendment Act. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octweir.htm Tuesday, 30 October 2007 12:39:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) reiterated his staff is available to answer constituents’ questions regarding the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Plan as the open enrollment period of November 15 to December 31, 2007 approaches. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octmedicare.htm Tuesday, 30 October 2007 12:22:00 -0400 http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octweek29.htm Monday, 29 October 2007 12:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) again voted yesterday for H.R. 3963, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA), when it passed the House by a vote of 265 to 142. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octexpanding.htm Friday, 26 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) and Representatives Christopher Shays (R-04), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-03), Joe Courtney (D-02) and Christopher S. Murphy (D-05) pushed for federal aid to residents of Fairfield County affected by flooding on October 11. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octflood.htm Thursday, 25 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) voted for H.R. 1955, the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, which passed the House Tuesday by a vote of 404 to 6. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octterrorism.htm Thursday, 25 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) today announced the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded Fairfield a $548,397 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octUDF.htm Thursday, 25 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octweek23.htm Tuesday, 23 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman today visited the Fourth Congressional District to participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony at Fairfield University and attend a roundtable luncheon with Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) and local business and community leaders. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octenergyvisit.htm Thursday, 18 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 On Monday, October 22, 2007, Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman will join Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) for a ribbon cutting ceremony of Fairfield University’s new combined heat and power plant. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octenergy.htm Thursday, 18 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) voted today to override the President’s veto of H.R. 976, the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA). http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octveto.htm Thursday, 18 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) supported H.R. 3678, the Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act, when it passed the House today 405 to 2. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octinternet.htm Tuesday, 16 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) voted for H.Res. 734 when it passed the House by a vote of 395 to 21 today. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octcorruption.htm Tuesday, 16 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) is an original cosponsor of H.R. 2295, the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Registry Act, which passed the House yesterday by voice vote. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octregistryact.htm Tuesday, 16 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Just as cellular phones revolutionized the work force, U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays believes free widespread wireless Internet access will change the way people do business. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octonecoast.htm Tuesday, 16 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 "He is seen as a maverick, independent guy but if anything he is not marching to his own drum but the drum of the people he represents," Lambert says. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octintern.htm Monday, 15 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Shays Schedule Highlights for the Week of October 15, 2007 http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octhighlight.htm Monday, 15 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) is an original cosponsor of and voted for H.R. 2895, the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act, which passed the House yesterday by a vote of 264 to 148. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octtrustfund.htm Thursday, 11 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today that his staff will hold office hours at the following locations in Wilton, Oxford, Redding, Norwalk and Monroe over the next five weeks. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octofficehours.htm Wednesday, 10 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced Bridgeport will receive a $20,000 matching grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read Program to engage residents of all ages to discuss the book The Joy Luck Club. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octencouragereading.htm Wednesday, 10 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) voted for H.R. 400, the War Profiteering Prevention Act, which passed the House yesterday by a vote of 375 to 3. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octlwarprofiterring.htm Wednesday, 10 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 The Congressional Long Island Sound Caucus launched a “Congressional State of the Sound Study” on Saturday, October 6 with dual forums in New York and Connecticut. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octlicaucus.htm Friday, 5 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced Norwalk will receive a $10,300 matching grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read Program to engage residents of all ages to discuss the book Fahrenheit 451. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octartsgrant.htm Friday, 5 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 The Natural Resources Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives announced today that its subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold an October 18 hearing on the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (H.R. 1975), legislation sponsored by Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Christopher Shays (R-CT). NREPA would designate as wilderness all of the inventoried roadless areas in the Northern Rockies, which are some of America's most beautiful and ecologically important lands. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octecosystem.htm Thursday, 4 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Supporters argued that lawmakers needed to start talking to the Pentagon, and to each other, about winding down the war. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octbipartisaniraq.htm Wednesday, 3 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) today expressed disappointment with the President’s veto of H.R. 976, the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA), and said he will vote to override the veto. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octSCHIP.htm Wednesday, 3 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 The Congressional Long Island Sound Caucus will launch a “Congressional State of the Sound Study” on Saturday, October 6 with dual forums in New York and Connecticut. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octlisound.htm Wednesday, 03 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) voted in support of H.R. 3087, which will require President Bush to submit a plan to Congress within 60 days detailing a plan for redeploying troops from Iraq. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octredeploy.htm Tuesday, 02 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced Fairfield University will receive a grant of $29,011 over four years through the US – Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octfu.htm Tuesday, 02 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) and Mayor John Fabrizi today announced Bridgeport will receive a $1.5 million grant over three years from the Department of Health and Human Services for the Compassion Capital Fund Demonstration program. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octhhsgrant.htm Tuesday, 02 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays joined with Senators McCain, Feingold and Snowe in submitting comments to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) yesterday on their new rulemaking implementing the Supreme Court WRTL v. FEC decision. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octmcain.htm Tuesday, 02 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced the Miracle House, Inc. in Bridgeport will receive a $12,000 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) Targeted Capacity Building Program. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/october/octmirhouse.htm Tuesday, 02 October 2007 11:22:00 -0400 The Department of Health and Human Services awarded the Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport two grants totaling $165,000, Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/septchurch.htm Thursday, 27 September 2007 11:22:00 -0400 I rarely address this chamber for one minutes but I cannot remain silent over the fact that 79 members of this chamber refused to condemn the accusation of “MoveOn.org” that General Petraeus, who has given three years of his life in service to our country in Iraq, has betrayed us. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/septmoveon.htm Thursday, 27 September 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) will hold an Academy Night for Fourth District high school students interested in attending our nation’s service academies. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/septacademy.htm Thursday, 27 September 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) announced today Jesus Saves Ministry (JSM) Development Corporation has been awarded a $33,637 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) Targeted Capacity Building Program. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/septjesus.htm Wednesday, 26 September 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) was recognized yesterday by the Alaska Wilderness League for his work to protect Alaska's wilderness, especially the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and the Tongass National Forest. Representatives Shea-Porter, Dingell and Kildee were also honored. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/septalaskaaward.htm Wednesday, 26 September 2007 11:22:00 -0400 Representatives Christopher Shays(R-CT) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced legislation Monday creating a blue-ribbon Commission to develop a full array of policy options to increase property insurance affordability and availability in disaster-prone areas http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/septriskmanagment.htm Wednesday, 26 September 2007 11:15:00 -0400 The Committee on Homeland Security today approved by voice vote inclusion of language in H.R. 2830, the Coast Guard Authorization Act, requiring cruise lines to notify the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary of security-related incidents involving U.S. persons when it advises its port of call of its arrival. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/septcruiseline.htm Tuesday, 25 September 2007 11:30:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) joined twenty-eight U.S. House Members today in unveiling a “Bipartisan Compact on Iraq Debate,” a series of eight principles to help guide the House of Representatives away from political infighting and toward a bipartisan solution on Iraq. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/septcompact.htm Tuesday, 25 September 2007 12:14:00 -0400 Cooperative Educational Services – Six to Six Magnet School has been selected to received a Magnet Schools Assistance Program Grant from the U.S. Department of Education for $690,755 over three years. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/septmagnet.htm Tuesday, 25 September 2007 12:20:00 -0400 Shays Schedule Highlights for the Week of September 24, 2007(09/25/07) http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/septhighlights24.htm Monday, 24 September 2007 12:35:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) has joined an effort to force a vote to allow all earmarks to be challenged and debated on the House floor. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/septearmark.htm Monday, 24 September 2007 12:35:00 -0400 The entire Connecticut delegation announced today that the nonpartisan and independent Government Accountability Office (GAO), at the delegation’s request, will review the oil and gas refining industry actions to determine whether market and supply manipulation has occurred, as well as to what extent their practices influence fuel prices. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/septgas.htm Monday, 24 September 2007 12:50:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) and Scott Garrett (R-NJ) offered an amendment today to H.R. 2881, the FAA Reauthorization Act, to require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate the possibility of utilizing market-based strategies for air congestion reduction as an alternative to the FAA Airspace Redesign plan. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/septFAA.htm Thursday, 20 September 2007 11:30:00 -0400 The Bridgeport City School District was selected for a five-year $750,000 Smaller Learning Community (SLC) Program grant, Congressman Christopher Shays announced today. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/septschoolgrant.htm Wednesday, 19 September 2007 02:00 -0400 The New Canaan Fire Department will receive a $157,282 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) announced today. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/septfiredept.htm Wednesday, 19 September 2007 11:30:00 -0400 Yesterday afternoon, Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) introduced a House Resolution to call attention to the growing level of crime on cruise ships and the lack of federal regulation overseeing the cruise industry. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/septcruiseship.htm Tuesday, 18 September 2007 11:30:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4)announced today that the City of Bridgeport has been awarded a $3 million grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Program to assist in identifying and controlling lead-based paint hazards in privately owned affordable housing. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/septhudgrant.htm Friday, 14 September 2007 11:30:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today the City of Bridgeport has been awarded a $175,444 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program to make necessary radio system upgrades to improve interoperability among Fairfield County Police Departments. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/septCOPSgrant.htm Thursday, 13 September 2007 1:42:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives yesterday in support of H. Res. 643, a resolution Recognizing September 11 as a day of remembrance, extending sympathies to those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, and their families, honoring the heroic actions of our nation's first responders and Armed Forces, and reaffirming the commitment to defending the people of the United States against any and all future challenges. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/sept911.htm Tuesday, 11 September 2007 1:42:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today the Domestic Violence Crisis Center in Stamford will receive a grant of $395,258 to implement the Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/septDOJgrant.htm Tuesday, 11 September 2007 1:42:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today that Bridgeport Partnership for Teens—an organization assisting teens in crisis-- will receive a $500,000 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to help to reduce the transmission of HIV and provide substance abuse treatment for minority youth. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/septteengrant.htm Monday, 10 September 2007 1:42:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) announced today that his staff will hold office hours at the following locations in Norwalk, Shelton, Weston and Ridgefield over the next five weeks. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/septofficehours.htm Monday, 10 September 2007 1:42:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today that the City of Bridgeport has been awarded a $170,406 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/septcopssecuregrant.htm Friday, 07 September 2007 1:42:00 -0400 Today, Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY), Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Vito Fossella (R-NY), Ed Towns (D-NY), Christopher Shays (R-CT) and Frank Pallone (D-NJ) sent a joint letter (click here for a copy of the letter) to Jim Nussle, the incoming Director of the Office of Management and Budget, urging him to include adequate funding for the World Trade Center (WTC) Responder Health Program in the President’s budget for Fiscal Year 2009. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/september/septhealthbudget.htm Thursday, 06 September 2007 1:42:00 -0400 http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/august/augiraq.htm Friday, 24 August 2007 2:30:00 -0400 description>In a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, others in the Bush Administration, Congressional, military and Iraqi leaders, Congressman Christopher Shays CT-4) outlined observations and recommendations on the current political and military situation in Iraq following his most recent trip there. In response to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) proposal to redesign the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia airspace, Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) renewed request to FAA Administrator Marion C. Blakey to allow residents in areas affected by the redesign be heard at a public forum. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/august/augfaa.htm Friday, 24 August 2007 1:42:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today that the Bridgeport Port Authority will receive a transit security grant totaling $108,750 in supplemental assistance from the Department of Homeland Security. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/august/augbridgeporthomeland.htm Saturday, 20 August 2007 6:42:00 -0400 The House today accepted an amendment offered by Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) to enable low-income families to permanently reduce their energy bills by making their homes more energy efficient. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/august/augamendment.htm Saturday, 04 August 2007 6:05:00 -0400 Governor Jodi Rell, Mayor John Fabrizi, and Congressman Christopher Shays announced today that the city of Bridgeport Police Department will receive a $175,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to begin a "Weed and Seed" program in the Hollow and surrounding communities. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/august/augweedandseed.htm Saturday, 04 August 2007 6:05:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced that Congress has authorized $10 million in funding for the Mill River Waterfront Revitalization in Stamford. The funding was included in the Conference Report on H.R. 1495, the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 which passed the House late Wednesday evening with Shays' support. The bill now awaits action by the President. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/august/augstamfordmillriverproject.htm Friday, 03 August 2007 6:05:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) today voted in support of H.R. 3159, the Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act, which grants equal time home for troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/august/augshayssupportsbill.htm Thursday, 02 August 2007 6:00:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) today announced the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded the cities of Bridgeport and Norwalk $5,898,565 in grants to help each community continue its housing and economic development programs. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/august/augshaysannouncesbridgeport.htm Wednesday, 01 August 2007 5:45:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) expressed his appreciation to the Department of Veteran Affairs' for selecting Fairfield University as one of four nursing schools in the country chosen to participate in the department's new nursing pilot program initiative. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/august/augsahysapplauds.htm Wednesday, 01 August 2007 5:45:00 -0400 The U.S. House of Representatives today overwhelmingly passed two bills designed to enable Americans through their investment decisions and through their state and local governments to voice their opposition to the internationally condemned practices of the Sudanese and Iranian governments. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julydarfur.htm Tuesday, 31 July 2007 7:30:00 -0400 Congressmen Tom Lantos (D-CA) and Christopher Shays (R-CT), co-founders of the Congressional Friends of Animals Caucus, held a briefing for Members of Congress and their staffs to discuss what is being done to stop dog fighting in America. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julymvick.htm Tuesday, 31 July 2007 5:30:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) today released the following statement honoring the war-time commitment and service of members of the U.S. Merchant Marines during World War II. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julymerchantmarines.htm Tuesday, 31 July 2007 8:30:00 -0400 The House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation calling on the Canadian government to stop the commercial hunting of seals. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/lantoshays.htm Monday, 30 July 2007 8:30:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) yesterday hailed passage of H.R. 1, Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julycommission.htm Saturday, 28 July 2007 8:30:00 -0400 U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Christopher Shays (R-CT), and Tom Udall (D-NM) - authors of legislation to give the Civil Liberties Oversight Board more power and independence - applauded the inclusion of provisions to strengthen the Board in the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Conference Report that passed the House today http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julycivillibertries.htm Friday, 27 July 2007 9:10:00 -0400 U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Christopher Shays (R-NY) have reintroduced the "9/11 Can You Hear Me Now Act" (H.R. 3199), legislation that would to require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to improve the emergency communications system for the City of New York's Fire Department. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julyfirefighters.htm Friday, 27 July 2007 9:30:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today Connecticut's Fourth Congressional District is slated to receive $800,000 in law enforcement improvement funding for the cities of Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk, and for the Greater Georgetown Interoperability Initiative to benefit the towns of Redding, Ridgefield, Weston and Wilton. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julyfy08commerce.htm Thursday, 26 July 2007 9:30:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) yesterday introduced legislation to limit deployment time for soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. The measure would restrict tours to12 months for Army and Army Reserves and seven months for Marines and Marine Reserves. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/Julylimitdeploy.htm Thursday, 26 July 2007 1:50:00 -0400 U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell (D-AZ) and Rep. Christopher Shays (R-CT.) today joined forces to introduce bipartisan legislation to permanently reduce capital gains and estate taxes. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/Julykeytaxcuts.htm Wednesday, 25 July 2007 1:50:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4), announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DoT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is allocating $3,200,000 in emergency relief highway funding to the State of Connecticut. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/Julyreimbursments.htm Wednesday, 25 July 2007 1:50:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today Connecticut's Fourth Congressional District is slated to receive $1.5 million for transportation and infrastructure improvements in Bridgeport, Norwalk and Stamford. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/Julytranapprop.htm Wednesday, 25 July 2007 1:50:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT), a member of the Republican Labor Working Group and a longtime advocate for increasing the minimum wage, applauded today's minimum wage increase-the first in a decade-to $5.85 per hour. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/Julyminwage.htm Tuesday, 24 July 2007 1:50:00 -0400 In response to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Integrated Airspace Alternative proposal to redesign the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia airspace, Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) joined Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) and Scott Garrett (R-NJ) to offer an amendment today to the FY 08 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill to prevent the plan's implementation. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/JulyFAAfunding.htm Tuesday, 24 July 2007 1:50:00 -0400 A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released today by U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Christopher Shays (R-CT), and Vito Fossella (R-NY) - members of the congressional 9/11 Health Caucus - shows that some World Trade Center first responders don't have access to the thorough, uninterrupted health screening and monitoring services they need. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/JulyHealthcare.htm Tuesday, 24 July 2007 1:50:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) today issued the following statement in support of two bills brought before the House designed to improve conservation efforts to protect endangered species. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julyhr50.htm Monday, 23 July 2007 1:50:00 -0400 Representative Christopher Shays (CT-4) took to the floor of the House today in support of H. Res. 561, recognizing the 20th Anniversary of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julyshayspraises.htm Monday, 23 July 2007 4:00:00 -0400 Connecticut's House Congressional Delegation applauded the inclusion of emergency funding for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program for New Haven and Hartford in the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 2008. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julycthouse.htm Saturday, 21 July 2007 1:50:00 -0400 Yesterday while trying to locate a family of constituents caught on the West Front of the Capitol during a rain storm, I interacted with a Capitol Police officer in a way I know was not appropriate. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julystatement.htm Friday, 20 July 2007 1:50:00 -0400 Representative Christopher Shays (CT-4), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, announced the release of GAO's report on DOD's Deployment Health Quality Assurance Program. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julygaoreport.htm Thursday, 19 July 2007 6:30:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today Connecticut's Fourth Congressional District is slated to receive $800,000 for health and education funding in both Bridgeport and Stamford. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julylaborhealthhuman.htm Thursday, 19 July 2007 6:36:00 -0400 Representative Christopher Shays (R-CT) today introduced a resolution recognizing the 20th Anniversary of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, which will occur on July 22, 2007. In addition to acknowledging the anniversary of the Act, the resolution recognizes the impact McKinney-Vento has made on homelessness and expresses Congress' continued interest in eliminating homelessness in the United States. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julymckinneyvento.htm Thursday, 19 July 2007 6:42:00 -0400 As Co-Chairman of the 9/11 Commission Caucus with my colleague, Representative Carolyn Maloney, I am pleased H.R. 1, legislation to implement the remaining 9/11 Commission Recommendations, is moving toward conference consideration. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julyhr1.htm Thursday, 19 July 2007 6:57:00 -0400 On July 17, Representative Christopher Shays (R- CT), Representative Mark Udall (D-CO) and Representative Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), offered an amendment to increase the funding for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the Fiscal Year 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill by $500,000. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julyshaysudalllobiondo.htm Wednesday, 18 July 2007 6:57:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today that WEDW will receive a $252,000 grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to assist the station with its conversion to digital television. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julypublicbroadcasting.htm Tuesday, 17 July 2007 7:27:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) today announced Connecticut's Fourth Congressional District is slated receive $12.25 million for energy and water projects in Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk, and Long Island Sound. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julyenergywater.htm Tuesday, 17 July 2007 7:27:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) issued the following statement in support of H.R. 980, the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007, which passed the House today with overwhelming bipartisan support by a vote of 314 to 97. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julypublicsafetyemployer.htm Tuesday, 17 July 2007 10:54:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) announced today the Fourth District will receive $1.5 million in funding for transportation and infrastructure developments in this year's House FY 08 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julytranspeconmicdevprojects.htm Monday, 16 July 2007 10:54:00 -0400 The Section 8 Voucher Reform Act (H.R. 1851), cosponsored by Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4), passed the House tonight with overwhelming bipartisan support by a vote of 333 to 83. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julysection8housing.htm Friday, 13 July 2007 11:14 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) today voted against legislation that would require the Secretary of Defense to draw down U.S. troops in Iraq by April 1, 2008. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julyalternativeswithdrawallraq.htm Thursday, 12 July 2007 11:14 -0400 Governor M. Jodi Rell and Congressman Christopher Shays today announced that Bridgeport-based Applied Behavioral Rehabilitation Research Institute, Inc. (ABRI) has been awarded a $277,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide for 40 beds for homeless, mentally ill veterans. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julyrellshays.htm Thursday, 12 July 2007 11:34 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today that the City of Bridgeport has received a grant totaling $75,000 for "Promoting Heritage Tourism in Bridgeport: Revitalizing a Historic American City." http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julybridgeporthistoric.htm Thursday, 12 July 2007 11:38 -0400 In response to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) comprehensive study of the Department of Defense's (DoD) stability operations released today, Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) called on DoD officials to consider incorporating GAO's findings into its overall strategy to improve stability operations in the face of emerging threats to U.S. interests. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/July/julydod.htm Monday, 02 July 2007 11:38 -0400 Connecticut's House Congressional Delegation applauded the inclusion of emergency funding for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program for New Haven and Hartford in the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 2008. The bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives 276 - 140. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/june/juneiraqstudy.htm Friday, 29 June 2007 1:50:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-04) announced today the Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Services Appropriations Bill includes $250,000 in funding for the One Coast, One Future project in Fairfield Country. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/june/junonecoast.htm Thursday, 28 June 2007 11:40:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-04) announced today the Fiscal Year 2008 Interior and the Environment Appropriations Bill includes funding for two critical projects in Connecticut’s Fourth District. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/june/junlisfunding.htm Wednesday, 27 June 2007 09:26:00 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-04) announced today the Fiscal Year 2008 Interior and the Environment Appropriations Bill includes funding for two critical projects in Connecticut’s Fourth District. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/june/junlisfunding.htm Wednesday, 27 June 2007 09:26:00 -0400 On Tuesday, Congressman Christopher Shays offered, and the House adopted by voice vote, an amendment to the FY 08 Interior Appropriations bill designating an additional $1 million for the Office of Federal Acknowledgement (OFA) within the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), bringing total for the OFA to $2.9 million. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/june/junbiafunding.htm Tuesday, 26 June 2007 09:06:55 -0400 The House today passed H. Con. Res.142, legislation authored by Congressman Christopher Shays recognizing National Pet Week in an effort to promote responsible care of animals and pets, and public awareness of veterinary medicine. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/june/junpetweek.htm Monday, 25 June 2007 22:06:55 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays, (CT-4) today released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s Decision in FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/june/junfecvwisc.htm Monday, 25 June 2007 10:15:55 -0400 On Thursday, Congressman Christopher Shays offered, and the House adopted by a vote of 355 to 69, an amendment to reconstitute the Iraqi Study Group to give Congress an additional assessment of the situation in Iraq (to augment the Petraeus/Crocker recommendations), and provide new observations and recommendations in light of changing conditions one year later. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/june/junshaysamendment.htm Thursday, 21 June 2007 10:15:55 -0400 Republican House Members who helped the House pass the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act in the 109th and now the 110th Congress, today promised to vote to override the Presidential veto of the legislation -- his second veto of federal funding for this research. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/june/junlumbeeveto.htm Wednesday, 20 June 2007 10:08:55 -0400 Republican House Members who helped the House pass the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act in the 109th and now the 110th Congress, today promised to vote to override the Presidential veto of the legislation -- his second veto of federal funding for this research. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/june/junstemcell2.htm Wednesday, 20 June 2007 10:04:55 -0400 The House last night adopted an amendment offered by Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) to H.R. 2638, the fiscal year 2008 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Act, that will assist DHS in fighting what the 9/11 Commission calls the "war on radical Islamist terrorists " by helping the Department access key information from international agencies. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/june/jundhsapprops.htm Friday, 15 June 2007 09:56:55 -0400 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today it will award federal assistance to individual residents affected by the April Nor’easter which left many Connecticut homes and businesses flooded and without power, reversing its earlier decision of May 15, 2007. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/june/junfemadecision.htm Wednesday, 13 June 2007 10:15:55 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) today supported passage of H.R. 2640, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Improvement Act. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/june/junbackground.htm Wedneday, 13 June 2007 12:15:55 -0400 In a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, others in the Bush Administration, Congressional, military and Iraqi leaders, Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) outlined observations and recommendations on the current political and military situation in Iraq following his most recent trips there. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/june/juniraqrecs.htm Wedneday, 13 June 2007 12:13:55 -0400 Leading Republicans on climate change today sent a letter to Speaker Pelosi cautioning against moving forward with ad hoc energy proposals that could undermine the greater goals of meaningful action on climate change, which the Speaker has stated will be on the agenda this fall. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/june/junclimatespeaker.htm Thursday, 07 June 2007 12:13:55 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) today voiced his strong opposition to H.R. 65, the Lumbee Recognition Act, which would grant federal recognition to the Lumbee tribe of North Carolina. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/june/junlumbee.htm Thursday, 07 June 2007 12:09:55 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) submitted a statement in support of S. 5, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, to expand the number of stem cell lines that are eligible for federally funded research. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/june/junstemcell.htm Thursday, 07 June 2007 11:56:55 -0400 In response to voter discontent over the increasing number of unauthorized negative campaign ads flooding the airwaves from national parties, Congressmen Christopher Shays (R-CT) and David Price (D-NC) introduced legislation that will allow candidates to ask their national party committees not to pay for advertising in their races without violating campaign finance law (also known as independent expenditures). http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/june/juncleancampaign.htm Wednesday, 06 June 2007 11:56:55 -0400 Bipartisan legislation guaranteeing a woman's ability to access birth control - including over-the-counter emergency contraception - was introduced by U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-14) and Senator Frank Lautenberg (NJ) today at a Capitol Hill rally attended by several leading women’s organizations. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/june/junabc.htm Wednesday, 06 June 2007 11:54:55 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) announced today that his staff will hold office hours at the following locations in Weston, Ridgefield, and Wilton during the month of June. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/june/junfieldoh.htm Tuesday, 05 June 2007 01:54:55 -0400 On Tuesday, May 29, 2007, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings will join Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) to tout five years of achievement made in schools throughout Connecticut under No Child Left Behind and discuss President Bush’s proposals for reauthorization of the law this year. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/may/mayseced.htm Friday, 25 May 2007 05:47:55 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives tonight in support of H.R. 2206, the Supplemental Appropriations Bill, which funds military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan through the end of the fiscal year, September 30, 2007. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/may/maywarsupp.htm Thursday, 24 May 2007 06:02:55 -0400 The House Financial Services Committee today overwhelmingly passed H.R. 2347, the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2007, which will empower Americans to apply economic pressure on the Iranian regime. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/may/mayirandivestment.htm Wednesday, 23 May 2007 06:02:55 -0400 U.S. Representatives Christopher Shays, Michael Castle, Todd Platts, Jim Gerlach and Jim Ramstad wrote today to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to allow amendments to H.R. 2316, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, to double the “revolving door” ban on Member and senior staff lobbying and to strengthen the House ethics process. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/may/maytoughlobbying.htm Wednesday, 23 May 2007 06:02:55 -0400 Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), the chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today introduced bipartisan legislation calling on the Canadian government to stop the commercial hunting of seals. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/may/maysealhunt.htm Tuesday, 22 May 2007 05:20:55 -0400 In an effort to secure proper care for military veterans rendered sick or disabled as a result of their work at Ground Zero on and after 9/11, U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Christopher Shays (R-CT), and John Hall (D-NY) today asked Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Nicholson to officially declare people with Ground Zero military service eligible for veteran’s benefits. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/may/maywtcvets.htm Thursday, 17 May 2007 12:17:55 -0400 In response to an internal U.S. Department of Interior document that reveals the Bush administration is unilaterally working to rewrite and weaken the Endangered Species Act (ESA), Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA), and Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) today led an effort with 73 of their House colleagues urging Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne not to revise the law without working with Congress. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/may/mayendangeredspecies.htm Wednesday, 16 May 2007 12:14:55 -0400 In the aftermath of the April Nor’easter that devastated parts of the Fourth District, Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) today questioned Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Director David Paulison before the Committee on Homeland Security on FEMA’s decision to deny individual disaster assistance to Connecticut residents following the resulting floods. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/may/mayfemapaulison.htm Tuesday, 15 May 2007 12:14:55 -0400 Representatives Nita Lowey (D-NY18), Christopher Shays (R-CT4), Eliot Engel (D-NY17) and John Hall (D-NY19) today introduced legislation that would allow Westchester County to impose mandatory restrictions limiting the hours of operation at Westchester County Airport. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/may/mayaircraftnoise.htm Tuesday, 15 May 2007 11:47:55 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today that the City of Bridgeport and the Port Authority will receive port and transit security grants totaling $125,670 from the Fiscal Year 2007 Infrastructure Protection Program of the Department of Homeland Security. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/may/mayferrysecurity.htm Monday, 14 May 2007 12:18:55 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) today praised the work of AmeriCorps volunteers as the organization welcomed its 500,000th member. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/may/mayamericorps.htm Monday, 14 May 2007 11:47:55 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) today announced the Department of Education has awarded Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT a $283,142 Upward Bound grant. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/may/mayshugrant.htm Monday, 14 May 2007 11:46:55 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) has been recognized by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) for his dedicated work promoting and protecting human rights. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/may/mayajcaward.htm Monday, 14 May 2007 19:12:55 -0400 The City of Stamford will receive $159,500 in a Brownfields grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for community-wide cleanup of hazardous materials, Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/may/maystamfordbrownfields.htm Monday, 14 May 2007 19:08:55 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) received the Certificate of Excellence from the National Breast Cancer Coalition for his work in 109th Congress in support of breast cancer awareness and research for a cure. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/may/maybreastcoalition.htm Friday, 11 May 2007 19:03:55 -0400 In response to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) proposal to redesign the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Airspace Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) submitted official comment to the FAA Administrator, Marion C. Blakey, and urged the agency to reassess the plan’s implementation. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/may/mayfaarethink.htm Friday, 11 May 2007 17:09:55 -0400 In response to news reports that radioactive waste has been found in Indian Point sewer pipes that connect to the Buchanan sewage system, U.S. Representatives Eliot Engel (D-NY17), John Hall (D-NY19), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY22), Nita Lowey (D-NY18), and Christopher Shays (R-CT04) today called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to investigate and remedy this potential health and environmental disaster. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/may/mayindianpoint2.htm Thursday, 10 May 2007 17:42:55 -0400 Flanked by over 100 breastfeeding mothers and children, U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) hosted a “nurse-in” today on Capitol Hill to reintroduce their “Breastfeeding Promotion Act” (H.R. 2236 – click here for link to bill). http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/may/maynursingmoms.htm Thursday, 10 May 2007 17:42:55 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) has been recognized by Amnesty International USA for his dedicated work in Congress promoting the issues of human rights. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/may/mayamnesty.htm Wednesday, 09 May 2007 17:42:55 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) today announced the Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded Greenwich a $953,507 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/may/maygreenwichcdbg.htm Tuesday, 08 May 2007 17:42:55 -0400 In response to Entergy Nuclear Northeast’s filing yesterday of a 20-year license renewal application for Unit 2 and Unit 3 of the Indian Point nuclear power plant, U.S. Representatives John Hall (D-NY19), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY22), Nita Lowey (D-NY18), Eliot Engel (D-NY17) and Christopher Shays (R-CT4) today called on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to hold a robust series of public hearings in the communities surrounding Indian Point before re-licensing is considered. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/may/mayindianpoint.htm Wednesday, 02 May 2007 17:42:55 -0400 Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), and Rep. Christopher Shays (R-CT) released a report conducted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Federal efforts to secure U.S.-Bound Air Cargo. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/April/aprtsacargo.htm Monday, 30 Apr 2007 17:42:55 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) is pleased to announce the winner of this year’s Congressional Arts Competition: An Artistic Discovery is Kylie Collins, from Staples High School in Westport, CT. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/April/aprartwinners.htm Saturday, 28 Apr 2007 17:42:55 -0400 Today, members of the New York-area Congressional delegation again pressed the Bush Administration to provide details on its plan to medically monitor and treat all those impacted by exposure to hazards related to the 9/11 attacks. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/April/apr911health.htm Friday, 27 Apr 2007 17:42:55 -0400 Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) will announce the winners of this year’s Congressional Arts Competition: An Artistic Discovery at the Westport Arts Center at 10:00 a.m., on Saturday April 28, 2007. http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/April/aprartwinannounce.htm Thursday, 26 Apr 2007 17:42:55 -0400 Today, Reps. Barney Frank (D-MA), Deborah Pryce (R-OH), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Christopher Shays (R-CT), introduced the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/April/aprenda.htm Tuesday, 24 Apr 2007 17:42:55 -0400 Today, music legend Carole King joined Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) in announcing the introduction of the bipartisan Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (NREPA, H.R. 1975). http://ww