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  • CASTLE CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACKS IN UGANDA
    Jul 27, 2010  - Today, the United States House of Representatives considered and unanimously passed a resolution condemning the July 11 World Cup terrorist attacks in Uganda, which killed over 70 innocent people, including Delawarean Nate 'Oteka' Henn.  Delaware Congressman Mike Castle introduced H. Res. 1538 ... More
  • CASTLE, LANCE CALL ON CONGRESS TO FULFILL 9/11 COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
    Jul 21, 2010  - Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE) and Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) today introduced legislation calling on the House and Senate to implement the remaining 9/11 Commission recommendations, in order to improve Congressional oversight of intelligence matters.  This comes after The Washington Post this week rel... More
  • CASTLE FIGHTS FOR DELAWARE'S C-130 AIRCRAFT DURING DEFENSE BILL DEBATE
    May 27, 2010  - Today, during the U.S. House of Representatives consideration of H.R. 5136, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2011, Delaware Congressman Mike Castle addressed the House in opposition of the proposal to transfer C-130 aircraft from Air National Guard units across the country, including one... More
  • Rep. Stephen Lynch calls for Islamic finance probe (Boston Herald)
    May 22, 2010  - U.S. Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, (D-South Boston) wants a congressional probe of informal Islamic banking networks as authorities investigate whether three New England detainees were inadvertantly involved in financing the botched Times Square bombing. Lynch’s push comes as law enforcement officials t... More
  • CASTLE QUESTIONS U.S. AIR NATIONAL GUARD DIRECTOR ABOUT PLAN TO TRANSFER A C-130 FROM DANG
    Apr 27, 2010  - Today, Congressman Mike Castle participated, as a visiting Member, in a House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee Hearing exploring the Fiscal Year 2011 Army Reserve, Army National Guard, and Air National Guard Training and Operations Budget. At the hearing, Rep. Castle expressed his concerns with... More
  • CASTLE DELIVERS NATIONAL REPUBLICAN WEEKLY ADDRESS
    Jan 16, 2010  - Hello, this is Congressman Mike Castle of Delaware. As 30,000 additional American service-members continue to move into Afghanistan under the counterinsurgency strategy outlined by General McChrystal, Americans are reminded about our important role in this vulnerable region. The additional t... More
  • STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN MICHAEL N. CASTLE ON THE ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSE TO THE CHRISTMAS DAY TERROR ATTACK
    Dec 30, 2009  - The failed bombing attempt by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas day has raised several important areas of immediate concern.  There has been a clear failure within our current intelligence sharing system to connect the dots which mus... More
  • CASTLE VOTES TO SUPPORT TROOPS, EXTEND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
    Dec 16, 2009  - Today, Delaware Congressman Mike Castle voted to authorize appropriations for the Department of Defense in Fiscal Year 2010.  H.R. 3326, the Defense Appropriations Conference Agreement, provides $636.3 billion in funding for the Department, of which at least $128.3 billion is to be used for cur... More
  • Castle co-sponsors Iran sanction bill (WDEL)
    Dec 16, 2009  - Congressman Castle's on board with a House bill imposing stronger sanctions on companies and individuals doing business with Iran--in fact, he's a co-sponsor. HR 2914, the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act, requires the President to tell Congress about any business or person knowingly doing bu... More
  • CASTLE APPLAUDS INCREASED SANCTIONS ON IRAN
    Dec 15, 2009  - Today, Delaware Congressman Mike Castle supported a bill to impose stronger sanctions against companies and persons doing business with Iran.  Rep Castle is a cosponsor of H.R. 2914, the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act, and has also supported other measures against Iran such as the Iran Sa... More