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PC awarded $1.5 million grant
By Kellie Singleton | Franklin County Times | March 19, 2013
PHIL CAMPBELL – On Thursday, Congressman Robert Aderholt announced over $1.5 million in federal grants that have been approved to help the town of Phil Campbell in their ongoing tornado recovery efforts.
FSIS denies inspector furloughs meant to inflict pain
By Carol Ryan Dumas | Capital Press | March 19, 2013
A top USDA official has told Congress that the impending furlough of meat inspectors were not designed to maximize the pain caused by the budget sequestration.
A Roman holiday?
By Al Kamen | Washington Post | March 19, 2013
That delegation of lawmakers who went to the Vatican to welcome the new pope may not have traveled in the style to which members of Congress are accustomed — but at least they didn’t have to shell out for their own tickets.
Pro-Life Champion Heads House Delegation to Inaugurate Pope Francis
By Steven Ertelt | Life News | March 18, 2013
Speaker of the House John Boehner has chosen a pro-life champion to lead the bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation to attend the investiture of former Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis.
Members of Congress Condemn State Department’s “Deafening and Almost Cowardly Silence”
By Matthew Clark | ACLJ | March 18, 2013
At Friday’s congressional hearing Members of Congress scolded the State Department for its unwillingness to appear and testify on behalf of imprisoned U.S. citizen, Pastor Saeed Abedini. Each of the members of the bipartisan Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission expressed concern about the State Department’s lack of involvement.
US Government Reaction Swift After Wife of Pastor Jailed in Iran Visits Capitol Hill
Christian Newswire | March 18, 2013
Rep. Chris Smith leads Congressional delegation to Pope Francis’ installation
Trentonian | March 16, 2013
WASHINGTON — Representative Chris Smith (R-4th) will be headed to the Vatican as the head of the Official Congressional Delegation on Sunday.
Smith, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and a noted leader on many international human rights efforts, was chosen by House Speaker John Boehner to head the bi-partisan delegation.
Meat inspector furloughs coming in July
By Jerry Hagstrom | Ag Week | March 15, 2013
WASHINGTON — Federal meat inspectors will be furloughed in July on the same day in every part of the country, and each inspector will be furloughed for a total of 11 days before Sept. 20 to fulfill the requirements of a law mandating a cut in government spending, Agriculture Undersecretary for Food Safety Elisabeth Hagen told the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee on March 13.
Immigration Advocates Get the Goods From Feds
By Adam Klasfeld | Courthouse News | March 15, 2013
MANHATTAN (CN) - A federal judge approved a settlement that will expose long-hidden facets of a controversial fingerprinting and deportation program.
Demanding Action
By J. C. Derrick | World Magazine | March 15, 2013
WASHINGTON—Congressional leaders on Friday called for U.S. State Department action on behalf of Iranian-American pastor Saeed Abedini and other religious minorities facing increasing persecution in Iran.