January, 2007 Newsletter
Jan 30, 2007
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The 110th Congress was sworn in at noon on Thursday, January 4th. I am honored to begin serving my fourth term as the Representative for the First Congressional District.
President Bush delivered his State of the Union address on January 23rd. The President's speech illustrates his conti...
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Congressman Henry Brown's Statement on the President's State of the Union Address
Jan 23, 2007
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Congressman Henry E. Brown Jr. (SC-01) made the following statement concerning President Bush's State of the Union Address:
"The President's speech illustrates his continued commitment to addressing our nation's most vital domestic and foreign policy issues.
Renewable alternative en...
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Congressman Brown, Senator Graham Provide Status Update on VA-MUSC Collaborative Project
Dec 16, 2006
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Congressman Henry E. Brown, Jr. (R-SC) and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) joined with representatives of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide an end-of-session update on legislation recently passed by Congress providing fo...
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FEMA Announces Federal Funds for Emergency Food and Shelter Programs
Dec 13, 2006
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Congressman Henry E. Brown, Jr. (R-SC) announced today that federal funds totaling more than $535,000 have been awarded to the five counties that comprise the First Congressional District to help prevent homelessness, and feed and shelter the hungry and homeless. These grants are administere...
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VA Hospital Clarifies Relationship With Medical University
Oct 27, 2006
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The Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) today sent a letter to Veterans Service Organizations and Post Commanders to clarify the current relationship with the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and the potential for future collaboration between the...
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October, 2006 Newsletter
Oct 27, 2006
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It's time to adjust the clocks as Daylight Savings Time ends for another year. On October 29th at 2:00 a.m., clocks should be turned back one hour. The next adjustment will occur on March 11, 2007. The earlier start is a part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The Secretary of Energy will re...
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September, 2006 Newsletter
Sep 29, 2006
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September has come (and almost gone) and the fall sports schedule is in full swing. In Washington, we are working to complete many outstanding legislative issues.
It appears that we have been most fortunate in avoiding a serious storm, thus far in the 2006 Hurricane Season. I'll continue t...
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Chairman Brown Disappointed Not All FY05 Mental Health Funds Spent
Sep 28, 2006
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Subcommittee on Health Chairman Henry Brown (R-S.C.) made this statement in response to a Government Accountability Office statement for the record for today's subcommittee oversight hearing on post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury:
"Veterans expect that wounds suffered i...
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VA Subcommittee on Health Reviews Latest Trends and Treatment for Mental Healthcare
Sep 28, 2006
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At a Subcommittee on Health oversight hearing today on research, treatments and effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), Chairman Henry Brown (R-S.C) and subcommittee members expressed concern that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) had not spent ...
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Congressman Brown Co-Sponsors Eat Healthy America Act
Sep 27, 2006
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Today, Congressman Henry E. Brown, Jr. (R-SC) joined with House Resources Chairman Richard Pombo (R-CA), Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), Rep. John Salazar (D-CO), and Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL) as an original co-sponsor of the Equitable Agriculture Today for a Healthy America Act (EAT Healthy Amer...
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