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Pomeroy Says Waste-Busting Tool Will Help Reduce Federal Deficit
May 25, 2010
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Congressman Earl Pomeroy called on Congress Tuesday to approve a presidential proposal that would establish a new, expedited tool to cut wasteful spending. The proposal mirrors legislation Pomeroy has introduced with the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition.
The new proposal would allow the p...
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Pomeroy Says Fiscal Commission is a Bold Step Toward Reducing Deficit
Apr 27, 2010
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Congressman Earl Pomeroy said Tuesday the convening of the federal deficit reduction commission is a major step forward in the effort to reduce the federal deficit. The commission holds its first meeting today.
Pomeroy pushed for the fiscal commission, which was first proposed in legislation auth...
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Pomeroy Introduces Bill to Trim Wasteful Spending in Congress
Feb 26, 2010
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Congressman Earl Pomeroy and a bipartisan group of his House colleagues introduced a bill that would trim wasteful spending by nudging Congress into the paperless, digital age. Pomeroy said the bill represents a small but meaningful step toward balancing the federal budget.
The bill takes aim at ...
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Congressman Pomeroy Says Deficit Commission is Key Step Forward for Fiscal Responsibility
Feb 18, 2010
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Congressman Earl Pomeroy said Thursday the new federal deficit-reduction commission created by the President is a positive step toward reducing the federal deficit and putting the nation on a path to fiscal responsibility.
Congressman Pomeroy co-sponsored legislation in the House to create a defi...
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Pomeroy Says House Vote is a Key Step Toward Reducing Federal Deficits
Feb 4, 2010
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Congressman Earl Pomeroy said Thursday that a House vote today marks a key step forward in the effort to reduce the federal budget deficit.
Pomeroy, a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition, has pushed in the House for years for adoption of budgeting rules called “pay-as-you-go.” ...
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Congressman Pomeroy Blasts Funding for Greenhouse Gas Regulation in President's Budget
Feb 1, 2010
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Earl Pomeroy said Monday that when Congress considers the President’s budget proposal that was delivered today, he will fight to remove funding that would be used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gases. The budget proposal includ...
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Pomeroy Fights for Stronger Accountability of Taxpayer Funds
Mar 17, 2009
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Congressman Earl Pomeroy took multiple steps today to prevent taxpayer funds going to help insurance giant American International Group (AIG) from being used to pay bonuses to company executives. Pomeroy sponsored legislation to take back the bonuses of executives at AIG and any other company in wh...
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Pomeroy Statement on President Obama’s Address to the Nation
Feb 24, 2009
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Congressman Earl Pomeroy released the following statement on the president’s address to the joint session of Congress tonight.
“It was important to the country to have President Obama directly address the serious issues that face us. Tonight’s speech was the most straightforward discussion of the ...
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Pomeroy Champions House Bill to Bring Much Needed Oversight to Economic Recovery Funds
Jan 21, 2009
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Congressman Earl Pomeroy voted for a tough accountability measure passed by the House today to bring much needed oversight to the emergency economic recovery legislation passed by Congress last fall. The TARP Reform and Accountability Act will amend the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) to stre...
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House Passes Key Oversight Measure Championed by Pomeroy
Jan 14, 2009
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Washington, D.C. – The House today passed a resolution to increase oversight and improve accountability at federal agencies, of which Congressman Pomeroy was an original co-sponsor. This resolution requires all standing committees of the House to conduct periodic hearings on waste, fraud, and abuse...
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