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House Passes Energy Bill, Reichert Says “A Step Forward, but More Must be Done”
Sep 16, 2008
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Congressman Dave Reichert (WA-08) voted today to move much-needed energy legislation forward. The House passed H.R. 6899, the Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act. Reichert made the following statement:
“For Congress to listen to the American people and pass e...
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Reichert Introduces Bill to Allow Advanced Biofuels in Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Aug 5, 2008
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Congressman Dave Reichert (WA-08) introduced legislation late last week that would allow advanced biofuels to replace petroleum in the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The Promoting Real Opportunities for Energy Security Act (PRO Energy Security Act), H.R.6823, would give the Secretary of Energ...
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Reichert Plug-In Hybrid Measure Passes House Committee
Jul 16, 2008
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Congressman Dave Reichert (WA-08) today passed a bipartisan amendment out of the House Committee on Science and Technology that advances the development of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, a critical alternative energy source for the Pacific Northwest. The amendment was lauded by members on b...
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House Passes Reichert Amendment to Ease Congestion and Pain at the Pump
Jun 26, 2008
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Congressman Dave Reichert’s (WA-08) amendment to ease congestion, help the environment, and save commuters from high gas prices unanimously passed the U.S. House of Representatives today. Reichert’s amendment to the Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act of 2008 (H.R. 6052) promotes mass tr...
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Reichert: Farm Bill Disrespects Every American Taxpayer
May 21, 2008
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Congressman Dave Reichert (WA-08) voted today to uphold a Presidential Veto on the Farm Bill:
“This $307 billion legislation disrespects every American taxpayer,” said Reichert. “How can Americans have faith in their government when it hands out millions of dollars in subsidies to millionaire f...
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Reichert: Tax “Cut” Bill That is a $55.5 Billion Tax Increase is Absurd, Makes No Sense
May 21, 2008
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Congressman Dave Reichert (WA-08) today voted to extend a number of critical tax incentives for families and businesses, including the state sales tax deduction, the child tax credit, and the research and development tax credit. He opposed a different version of the bill that extended these incenti...
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TNT: Bloated farm bill deserves Bush’s veto
May 18, 2008
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Last updated: May 18th, 2008 01:26 AM (PDT)
There’s only one way to describe the subsidy-bloated farm bill that Congress sent to the White House last week: It’s a turkey.
If they were administered a dose of truth serum, the two Washington senators and five representatives who voted for this por...
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TNT: Farm bill aids state growers
May 16, 2008
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The Senate approved a $289 billion farm bill Thursday that provides significant new funding for fruit and vegetable growers in Washington state and elsewhere.
The Senate passed the measure 81-15, more than enough votes to override a promised presidential veto. The bill passed the House by a vet...
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Reichert: “Farm bill is business as usual”
May 14, 2008
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Congressman Dave Reichert (WA-08) voted against the Farm Bill Conference Report today, the final version of the Farm Bill before the House. Last year, Reichert joined Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Paul Ryan (R-WI) in introducing bipartisan legislation in the House that would end the farm subsidy and enc...
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Reichert Statement for the Congressional Record: Exxon Mobil's Recklessness
Apr 2, 2008
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SPEECH OF
HON. DAVID G. REICHERT
OF WASHINGTON
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008
Mr. REICHERT. Madam Speaker, on March 24, 1989, the worst oil spill in our Nation's history occurred as the supertanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef and dumped 11 mi...
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