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HUD CDBG: FY2013 Appropriations Update
HUD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS RETAIN FUNDING FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ACTION NEEDED: Urge your members of Congress, especially those serving on the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (T-HUD),...
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EDA: Summary of 2011-2012 House Floor Roll Call Votes
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Economic Development Administration Summary of 2011-2012 House Floor Roll Call Votes Updated May 11, 2012 During the 112th Congress (2011-2012), the U.S. House of Representatives has held four floor votes on funding issues related to...
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EDA Action Alert: VOTE “YES” ON THE MICHAUD AMENDMENT
VOTE “YES” ON THE MICHAUD AMENDMENT TO RESTORE FUNDING FOR THE U.S. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION ACTION NEEDED: Urge your Representatives to vote “yes” on the Rep. Michael Michaud (D-ME) amendment to restore a proposed $38 million cut to the U.S....
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House Agriculture Committee Approves Farm Bill—What’s Next?
On July 12, the House Agriculture Committee advanced a five year farm bill, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (FARRM) (H.R. 6083). The House measure, which was approved by the committee 35 to 11, would amend and extend...
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President Signs Transportation Reauthorization into Law; NADO Invited to Signing Ceremony
On July 6, President Obama signed into law H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), the long-awaited surface transportation reauthorization bill. Deborah Cox, NADO’s Director of Government Relations and Legislative Affairs, represented NADO at the White...
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House Agriculture Committee Releases Draft Farm Bill; Mark-Up Scheduled for July 11
On July 5, the House Agriculture Committee released a draft farm bill, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (FARRM), a five-year measure that would amend and extend a number of major programs administered by the U.S. Department of...
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Update on FY13 T-HUD Appropriations Bill: CDBG, HOME, and Essential Air Service
On June 27, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on a number of amendments offered to H.R. 5972, the FY2013 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (the T-HUD bill). The bill is expected to be passed...
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FY2013 HUD CDBG Appropriations Update
ACTION NEEDED: Contact your members in the U.S. House of Representatives and urge them to continue to support the HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program during floor consideration of the House FY2013 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) appropriations...
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Lessons Learned from Irene: Vermont RPCs Address Transportation System Recovery
One week after striking the U.S. east coast as a category 1 hurricane, Irene arrived in Vermont on August 27, 2011. Flooding was devastating for transportation infrastructure, leading the RPCs to assist the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) in the recovery.
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Transportation Deal Reached; Draft Conference Report Includes Regional Transportation Planning Organizations
After nearly 20 years of effort, NADO and its members have made substantial progress in promoting Regional/Rural Transportation Planning Organizations as part of the final SAFETEA-LU reauthorization conference report filed late last night. While we still have many hours of...