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Tierney Tells Panel: "Bedford VA Critical In Providing Quality Care to New England Veterans"

U.S. Congressman John F. Tierney (D-Salem), whose Sixth Congressional District is home to the Bedford VA hospital, testified today before the Local Advisory Panel charged with reviewing the options put forward by the Department of Veterans Affairs consolidating facilities and transferring services relied upon by Boston area veterans. Read More

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Statement by Congressman John F. Tierney on the Airline Terrorist Plot

"Last night's arrest by British authorities of 21 U.K. citizens believed to be of Pakistani origin once again brings public attention to the fact that a terror attack on U.S. or other western nation's soil constitutes the greatest threat to, and should be our highest priority for, our national security." Read More

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Representative Tierney Announces Introduction of LEADERS Act To Encourage Small Business Development

Today, U.S. Congressmen John F. Tierney (D-Salem) announced the introduction of the bipartisan LEADERS Act (Linking Educators and Developing Entrepreneurs for Reaching Success) of 2006, which can invigorate the local economies by bringing together entrepreneurs and higher education institutions to create business incubators to foster new small businesses. Read More

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U.S. House Passes Tierney - Gingrey Bipartisan Bill to Impose Tougher Child Pornography Penalties

The U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman John F. Tierney (D-Salem) and Congressman Phil Gingrey’s (R-GA) bipartisan bill, “Masha’s Law,” which imposes tougher penalties for downloading child pornography from the internet, as part of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (H.R. 4472).  Read More

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Bipartisan Health Care Bill Introduced, “Creative Federalism” Could Break Gridlock & Cover the Uninsured

Seeking to break the gridlock in Congress, Representatives Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tom Price (R-GA), John Tierney (D-MA) and Bob Beauprez (R-CO) have introduced The Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act (H.R. 5864), a bipartisan health care reform bill that will empower states, with federal support, to develop creative methods to cover their uninsured residents, which now number more than 45 million Americans.   Read More