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Delegation Announces More than $2.9 Million in Loans to Boost Small Businesses in North Dakota
Oct 7, 2010
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Congressman Earl Pomeroy and Senators Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan announced today that the U.S. Small Business Administration will provide a total of $2,954,800 in federal loans to seven small businesses across North Dakota.
The funding for the loans is a result of the Small Business Jobs Act, whi...
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Delegation Announces Nearly $3.5 Million to Train Health Workforce in North Dakota
Sep 29, 2010
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Congressman Earl Pomeroy and Senators Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan announced today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded the state $3,487,561 in federal funds to expand the state’s health workforce by helping North Dakotans pursue health care careers.
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Delegation Announces More Than $320,000
Sep 24, 2010
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Senators Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan and Congressman Earl Pomeroy announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $321,703 in federal funding to help spark economic development in several rural communities in North Dakota.
The grant was awarded by USDA’s Rural Developmen...
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Pomeroy Applauds Passage of Small Business Act
Sep 23, 2010
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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs Act, by a vote of 237-187. The bill - which includes provisions authored by Congressman Earl Pomeroy - enacts small business tax cuts to help spur economic recovery and get people back to work. The bill will now be fo...
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House Agriculture Committee Approves Bill Opening Cuba Market to U.S. Ag Sales
Jul 1, 2010
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The House Agriculture Committee has approved a bill co-sponsored by Congressman Earl Pomeroy that would break down barriers to trade with Cuba, prying open a valuable market for North Dakota’s family farmers and ranchers.
Pomeroy, a member of the Agriculture Committee, helped push for the succe...
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President Signs Bipartisan Pomeroy Legislation to Strengthen Pensions and Save Jobs
Jun 25, 2010
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The President signed into law Congressman Earl Pomeroy’s bipartisan jobs legislation Friday, enacting his provisions that will help strengthen pension plans and save jobs across the nation. The House gave final approval late Thursday on a 417-1 vote.
Pomeroy and Congressman Patrick Tiberi (R-Ohio...
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Pomeroy Fights FCC Internet Plan That Would Shortchange Rural Communities
Jun 8, 2010
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Congressman Earl Pomeroy and a bipartisan coalition of his House colleagues are calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to re-think a proposal that would shortchange rural communities on broadband internet services.
The FCC is in the process of developing a National Broadband Plan ...
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Delegation, Cabinet Secretary Hear from ND Transportation Stakeholders
Jun 4, 2010
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Congressman Earl Pomeroy and Senators Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan were joined by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood this afternoon to gather information on the transportation needs of North Dakota and rural America as Congress prepares to write a new highway bill. Senator Conrad invi...
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Delegation Helps Dedicate State-of-the-Art Energy Facility
Jun 3, 2010
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Congressman Earl Pomeroy and Senators Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan joined state and local leaders today to dedicate a new state-of-the-art DryFining facility at North Dakota’s largest power plant, Coal Creek Station.
"Here at Coal Creek Station you can see real progress on finding cleaner ways t...
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House Passes Bill That Includes Pomeroy Job Creation Provisions
May 28, 2010
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A bill passed Friday by the U.S. House includes provisions authored by Congressman Earl Pomeroy that will help create new jobs in North Dakota’s biodiesel industry and provide critical assistance to employers in the state that are struggling with pension shortfalls.
Pomeroy pushed successfully to...
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