M. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule and the underlying bill. Our communities are struggling. Forty-seven states are facing budget shortfalls, and at least 34 states will cut both jobs and services in this fiscal year unless there is an additional six-month extension of the FMAP program. All of us are hearing from our governors. In June, a bipartisan group of governors wrote to Congress pleading for an extension of FMAP money because they believe it is the most efficient way to avoid furth...
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M. Speaker, I rise in support of this rule and the underlying bill. M. Speaker, it's about time. For 7 weeks, millions of Americans who have lost their jobs - through no fault of their own - have worried about how they're going to pay for groceries, pay their mortgage or pay for their children's college tuitions. They've sat around their kitchen tables and made tough decisions about their family budgets. And through this all, they've continued to apply for job after job after job. That's what u...
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May 5, 2010 Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown, together with Congressman Jim McGovern today announced that Bells Powder Coating, Inc. of North Attleborough will receive $150,000 in technical assistance from the Department of Commerce through the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Firms program. Bells Powder Coating, Inc., a manufacturer of powder coating, currently employs 17 workers. By providing financial assistance to those manufacturers affected by import competition, the TAA for Firms...
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April 29, 2010 Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown, together with Congressman James McGovern today announced that the Holden Fire Department will receive $30,020 under the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant program. The federal funding will be used for wildland firefighting equipment -- light-weight fire protection equipment for use during brush fires. -This is a moral issue, pure and simple. Our firefighters put their lives on the line every day and we've got a ...
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April 26, 2010 Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown, together with Congressman James McGovern today announced that the Worcester Fire Department will receive $2,227,378 as part of the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The federal funding will enable departments to increase the number of trained, "front line" firefighters that are available in our communities. The Worcester Fire Department will be able to hire 17 new firefighters. The national program aims t...
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Senator John Kerry, Congressman Barney Frank, and Congressman Jim McGovern today hailed the announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation that it would award $2.6 million to the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) and $200,000 to the Greater Attleboro-Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRTA). Both grants, as well as four others awarded to other Massachusetts tranportation systems, were made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, popularly known as t...
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Senators John Kerry and Paul Kirk, together with Congressman James McGovern today announced that the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 approved by Congress this week contains direct federal assistance for the 3rd Congressional District of Massachusetts. Senator Kerry and Congressman McGovern were proud to work with Senator Kennedy in requesting these projects and are grateful to Senator Kirk for his help in securing the funding. -This is jobs and economic development with investments in e...
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U.S. Reps Jim McGovern (D-MA), Ed Markey (D-MA) and Niki Tsongas today commended the U.S. Department of Transportation for providing $750,000 in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding for the Metrowest Regional Transit Authority. The Authority covers the communities of Hopkinton, Holliston, Wayland, Natick, Framingham, Sherborn, Ashland, Marlborough, Southborough,Weston and Sudbury. This stimulus funding will be used by the Authority to purchase one 25-foot replacement bu...
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Senators Edward M. Kennedy and John F. Kerry and Congressmen Barney Frank and James McGovern announced today that the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD) will receive a grant of $60,000 from the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The funds will be used to establish a development strategy that supports private capital investment and job creation in the region. Senator Kennedy said, -With these funds, communities in Southea...
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