WIBX 950 » congress http://wibx950.com Your News Talk and Sports Leader Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:20:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Congressman Richard Hanna Leaves DC Before Sequestration Issue Is Solved http://wibx950.com/congressman-richard-hanna-leaves-dc-before-sequestration-issue-is-solved/ http://wibx950.com/congressman-richard-hanna-leaves-dc-before-sequestration-issue-is-solved/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:20:36 +0000 Keeler in the Morning http://wibx950.com/?p=158222 CNN caught up with Congressman Richard Hanna (R-24-NY) on Thursday afternoon as he, along with the rest of Congress, was heading home without solving the approaching sequester debacle.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/congressman-richard-hanna-leaves-dc-before-sequestration-issue-is-solved/feed/ 0 (Courtesy CNN) New Website Launched For Small Businesses To Offer Comments On Proposed Regulations http://wibx950.com/new-website-launched-for-small-businesses-to-offer-comments-on-proposed-regulations/ http://wibx950.com/new-website-launched-for-small-businesses-to-offer-comments-on-proposed-regulations/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:34:55 +0000 Gino Geruntino http://wibx950.com/?p=143982 Congressman Richard Hanna is encouraging small business owners in New York to speak up when it comes to the development of new regulations.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/new-website-launched-for-small-businesses-to-offer-comments-on-proposed-regulations/feed/ 0 Smallbusiness.house.gov Win or Lose: Hanna, Lamb Vie For 22nd Congressional District http://wibx950.com/win-or-lose-hanna-lamb-vie-22nd-congressional-district/ http://wibx950.com/win-or-lose-hanna-lamb-vie-22nd-congressional-district/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:00:19 +0000 Gino Geruntino http://wibx950.com/?p=119501 Utica, NY (WIBX) - Although it might not be the desired result for anyone running for office, either incumbent congressman Richard Hanna or his opponent, Dan Lamb, will wake up on Wednesday empty handed.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/win-or-lose-hanna-lamb-vie-22nd-congressional-district/feed/ 0 Kristine Bellino, WIBX Candidates Talk With Seniors During Annual Luncheon http://wibx950.com/candidates-talk-with-seniors-during-annual-luncheon/ http://wibx950.com/candidates-talk-with-seniors-during-annual-luncheon/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:45:43 +0000 Gino Geruntino http://wibx950.com/?p=118403 New Hartford, NY (WIBX) - Candidates converged on the New Hartford Senior Center to meet with constituents during its annual Candidates Day Luncheon.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/candidates-talk-with-seniors-during-annual-luncheon/feed/ 0 Gino Geruntino, WIBX Should English Be The Official Language Of The U.S.? http://wibx950.com/should-english-be-the-official-language-of-the-u-s/ http://wibx950.com/should-english-be-the-official-language-of-the-u-s/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:39:40 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=91454 Marcy, NY (WIBX) - This morning Congress will hear testimony in support of the English Language Unity Act of 2011, which would make English the official language of the United States.  Opponents are up in arms, saying that the millions of Americans who do not speak English will be at a severe disadvantage.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/should-english-be-the-official-language-of-the-u-s/feed/ 0 InfoCash, Flickr Dan Lamb Says Hanna Not Doing Enough In Congress http://wibx950.com/dan-lamb-says-hanna-not-doing-enough-in-congress/ http://wibx950.com/dan-lamb-says-hanna-not-doing-enough-in-congress/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:53:28 +0000 WIBX http://wibx950.com/?p=79179 Utica, NY (WIBX) - The man challenging Republican Congressman Richard Hanna for the newly redrawn 22nd Congressional District in New York made a stop in Utica today.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/dan-lamb-says-hanna-not-doing-enough-in-congress/feed/ 0 Jeanette Lenoir, WIBX Should Equal Pay For Men And Women Be Mandated? http://wibx950.com/should-equal-pay-for-men-and-women-be-mandated/ http://wibx950.com/should-equal-pay-for-men-and-women-be-mandated/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:37:35 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=75507 Marcy, NY (WIBX) - Senate Republicans filibustered to block the Paycheck Fairness Act.  The vote was 52 to 47, three shy of the 60 needed to move the bill forward to passage.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/should-equal-pay-for-men-and-women-be-mandated/feed/ 0 Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images At What Grade Level Does Congress Talk? The Answer May Surprise You http://wibx950.com/grade-level-congress-talk/ http://wibx950.com/grade-level-congress-talk/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 18:21:21 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=102678 If you’ve ever listened to a member of Congress speak and felt like you were being addressed as a child, it’s not your imagination. A new study shows congresspeople now talk at a 10th grade level — a full grade lower than they did just seven years ago.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/grade-level-congress-talk/feed/ 0 kereifsnyder, Flickr Hanna Tapped To Negotiate U.S. Highway Bill http://wibx950.com/hanna-tapped-to-negotiate-u-s-highway-bill/ http://wibx950.com/hanna-tapped-to-negotiate-u-s-highway-bill/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:08:48 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=63523 Washington, DC (WIBX) - A former construction worker turned congressman is becoming one of the driving forces behind discussions about a new highway bill.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/hanna-tapped-to-negotiate-u-s-highway-bill/feed/ 0 Office of Rep. Richard Hanna Should Members of Congress Have Term Limits? — Survey of the Day http://wibx950.com/congress-term-limits-survey-of-the-day/ http://wibx950.com/congress-term-limits-survey-of-the-day/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:22:35 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=79509 The re-election rates for members of Congress hovers between 85 and 95 percent.

Yet, according to a new survey from Poll Position, the majority of American people would like new rules which would prevent them from sending the same represenatives to Washington, DC year after year.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/congress-term-limits-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images Gabrielle Giffords Vows to Return to Congress in New Memoir http://wibx950.com/gabrielle-giffords-memoir/ http://wibx950.com/gabrielle-giffords-memoir/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:30:29 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=58901 In a new book, ‘Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope,’ Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her astronaut husband Mark Kelly detail the intensive therapy and psychological struggles the Arizona Democrat has endured after surviving an attempt on her life early this year. After all of the struggles and hardships, however, Giffords declares that she will indeed return to Congress.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/gabrielle-giffords-memoir/feed/ 0 The White House, Getty Images Roefaro Testifying In Congress On Immigration, Border Security http://wibx950.com/roefaro-testifying-in-congress-on-immigration-border-security/ http://wibx950.com/roefaro-testifying-in-congress-on-immigration-border-security/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:40:10 +0000 WIBX http://wibx950.com/?p=18131 Utica, NY (WIBX) - Utica Mayor David R. Roefaro is testifying in Congress next week.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/roefaro-testifying-in-congress-on-immigration-border-security/feed/ 0 Jeanette Lenoir, WIBX Hanna Comments On Budget Deal http://wibx950.com/hanna-comments-on-budget-deal/ http://wibx950.com/hanna-comments-on-budget-deal/#comments Sat, 09 Apr 2011 09:52:07 +0000 Jim Rondenelli http://wibx950.com/?p=9741 Washington, DC (WIBX) - Congressman Richard Hanna has issued a statement on the spending deal that was reached on Friday night to avoid a government shutdown.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/hanna-comments-on-budget-deal/feed/ 0 Congressman Richard Hanna Hanna Named To Small Business Committee http://wibx950.com/hanna-named-to-small-business-committee/ http://wibx950.com/hanna-named-to-small-business-committee/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:42:05 +0000 Jim Rondenelli http://wibx950.com/?p=8154 Washington, DC (WIBX) - Congressman Richard Hanna has been named to the House Small Business Committee.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/hanna-named-to-small-business-committee/feed/ 0 Introducing: Congressman Richard Hanna http://wibx950.com/introducing-congressman-richard-hanna/ http://wibx950.com/introducing-congressman-richard-hanna/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:26:21 +0000 WIBX http://wibx950.com/?p=3014 Washington, DC (WIBX) - Congressman Richard Hanna was sworn in to the 112th Congress as one of the new members in the House of Representatives.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/introducing-congressman-richard-hanna/feed/ 0 Michael Marks, Freelance Boehner To Swear-In Hanna http://wibx950.com/boehner-to-swear-in-hanna/ http://wibx950.com/boehner-to-swear-in-hanna/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 23:41:41 +0000 Jumpin' Zach Flash http://wibx950.com/?p=2693 Washington, D.C. (WIBX) - Congressman-elect Richard Hanna will be on Capitol Hill to be sworn into the 112th Congress on January 5.

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