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  • Owens Urges House Leadership to Bring Farm Bill to Floor for Vote
    Jul 20, 2012 - Congressman Bill Owens joined 79 of his Democratic and Republican colleagues in sending a letter to the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives today, urging the 2012 Farm Bill (H.R. 6083) to be brought to the floor for a vote. The legislation, which renews expiring federal farm and food pro... More
  • Owens to Hold Telephone Town Hall Next Tuesday
    Jul 18, 2012 - In an ongoing effort to conduct an open discussion about the issues that affect New York, Congressman Bill Owens will hold a telephone town hall next Tuesday, July 24th. Owens will update callers about the push to create quality New York jobs and take questions from callers from 7:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.... More
  • Owens to Hold Telephone Town Hall Next Tuesday
    Jul 3, 2012 - In an ongoing effort to conduct an open discussion about the issues that affect New York, Congressman Bill Owens will hold a telephone town hall next Tuesday, July 10th. Owens will update callers about the push to create quality New York jobs and take questions from callers from 7:25 p.m. to 8:25 p.... More
  • Owens Votes for Bipartisan Transportation, Student Loan Bill
    Jun 29, 2012 - Congressman Bill Owens voted today in favor of the conference report for H.R. 4348, the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, a two-year extension of federal highway programs that will help create jobs, provide certainty in the private construction and manufacturing job sectors, and improve ... More
  • Owens discusses farm bill
    Jun 25, 2012 - This is the first segment from an interview with U.S. Rep. Bill Owens, D-Plattsburgh, in Glens Falls on Friday. Q; The farm bill. The Senate has passed the farm bill. And, according to Sen. Gillibrand’s office, one of the aspects of that is a rural broadband program. Is that also in the House versio... More
  • Owens Votes to Support Increased Domestic Energy Production, Disappointed Keystone Pipeline Not Included
    Jun 21, 2012 - WASHINGTON – Congressman Bill Owens voted today in favor of legislation that would reduce the nation’s dependence on foreign oil by opening up new lands for domestic drilling. H.R. 4480, the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, passed the U.S. House of Representatives today by a vote of 248-163. “I am plea... More
  • U.S. Congressman in Montreal to promote expansion of Quebec-New York trade corridors
    May 31, 2012 - Last week the U.S. Congressman Bill Owens, representing northern New York state, addressed Quebec business leaders in downtown Montreal on the advantages of considering his area in their companies’ expansion plans. The Ireland-Canada and Plattsburgh-North County Chamber of Commerce hosted the semina... More
  • Owens Responds to More Than 12,000 Constituent Concerns, Secures More Than $1.7 Million for New Yorkers So Far in 2012
    Apr 25, 2012 - In the first three months of 2012, Congressman Bill Owens worked to secure $1,739,718.34 in benefits and tax breaks owed to those seeking help from his offices in New York’s 23rd Congressional District. When constituent concerns involved questions about legislation or policy, Owens’ office responde... More
  • Owens Returns Portion of 2011 Office Budget to Pay Down Deficit
    Mar 23, 2012 - Congressman Bill Owens announced today that he will return more than $95,000 of his 2011 Congressional office budget to the United States Treasury to help pay down the federal deficit. This is the third consecutive year that Owens has returned surplus office funds to the Treasury. In addition to ret... More
  • Owens Staff to Hold “Mobile Office Hours” Next Week
    Mar 13, 2012 - WHAT: Members of Congressman Bill Owens’ staff will hold meetings with New Yorkers in Oswego and St. Lawrence counties in an ongoing effort to increase constituent outreach. Multiple more events planned throughout New York’s 23rd Congressional district in the coming months. WHO: Staffers from Congr... More
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