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Alabama Sleeping-Bag Manufacturer Gains Victory in Tariff Decision
By Sara Chaput | Wall Street Journal | June 12, 2012
PRINCETON, NJ, Jun 12, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- John Romanowich, President and CEO of SightLogix(R), Inc., will moderate a panel discussion on critical infrastructure protection at the 2012 Government Summit presented by the Security Industry Association (SIA) June 19-20 in Washington, D.C.
House Stops Obama Admin From Funding Illegal Immigrants' Abortions
By Steven Ertelt | LifeNews.com | June 12, 2012
Last week, the House of Representatives voted to stop the Obama administration from arranging abortions at taxpayer expense for illegal immigrants who are detained by customs officials.
HUD Rules Shortchange Tuscaloosa, Lawmakers Say
By Dana Beyerie | TuscaloosaNews.com | June 29, 2012
Three members of Congress from Alabama are trying to amend federal tornado relief rules that they say don't provide enough money for housing replacement in Tuscaloosa.
U.S. Reps. Robert Aderholt, R-
Democrats Find Plenty to Dislike In Final house DHS Appropriations Bill For FY 2013
By Mickey McCarter | Homeland Security Today | June 11, 2012
Farmers Dislike Appropriations Bill
By Jared Felkins | TJ Times-Journal | June 8, 2012
GERALDINE – Farmer advocates said a U.S. House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee reported a bill Wednesday that uses a back-door approach to overturn an existing regulation that protects contract poultry growers from company abuses.
The version of the FY2013 agriculture appropriations bill that moved out of subcommittee Wednesday would overturn the 2011 USDA Grain Inspectors, Packers and Stockyards Administration rule.
Senate: Drones Need to Operate "Freely and Routinely" in U.S.
By Steven Aftergood | Secrecy News | June 8, 2012
The integration of drones or unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS) needs to be expedited, the Senate Armed Services Committee said in its report on the FY2013 defense authorization bill last week.
House Passes DHS Bill With Anti-Abortion Rider
foxnews.com | June 7, 2012
A Homeland Security spending bill approved by the GOP-led House on Thursday includes a provision to bar Immigration and Customs Enforcement from providing abortions for illegal immigrant detainees.
The measure, proposed by Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., would block ICE from using agency funding to provide abortion services for detainees except in the case of rape, incest or if there life of the mother would be endangered.
Proposal on Immigration Enforcement Oversight Defeated in Homeland Spending Debate
By Joanna Anderson | CQ Today Online News | June 7, 2012
House lawmakers kicked off debate Wednesday on a $46 billion Homeland Security fiscal 2013 spending measure, with final passage expected later this week.
Throughout the evening, members dispensed with two dozen amendments on a wide variety of issues.
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