Michaud Statement on Expected House Action on Legislation to Suspend Filling of SPR to Lower Gas Prices (5/12/08) WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Michaud issued the following statement in reaction to the announcement that tomorrow the House of Representatives will take up H.R. 6022, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 6022 would direct the President to temporarily suspend the filling of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) through the end of the year. The bill is expected to pass the House tomorrow.
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Michaud Praises House Passage of Major Housing Legislation (5/8/08) WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Michaud praised House passage of H.R. 3221, the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008. H.R. 3221 is a package of housing measures intended to help families facing foreclosure keep their homes, help other families avoid foreclosures in the future, and assist the recovery of communities harmed by empty homes caught in the foreclosure process.
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Column: Floods: Federal Assistance Needed (5/8/08) Last week I traveled to northern Maine to tour the damage caused by the flooding of the Fish, St. John, and Aroostook Rivers. I was accompanied by Governor Baldacci, emergency management officials, and the entire congressional delegation.
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Michaud Statement on Veteran Suicide Hearing (5/6/08) WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Michaud, Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement regarding today’s House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs VA hearing on veteran suicide.
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Michaud Pushes Truck Weight Issue as House Committee Examines Rising Fuel Costs in Trucking Industry (5/6/08) WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Michaud, a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, questioned witnesses about truck weight policies at a Highways and Transit Subcommittee hearing on rising diesel fuel costs in the trucking industry.
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Michaud Urges Swift Approval of Governor’s Request for Expedited Federal Assistance for Maine Floods (5/2/08) WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Michaud wrote a letter to President Bush urging him to approve Governor John Baldacci’s request for expedited federal assistance to help Maine recover from record flooding. Michaud joined the rest of Maine’s congressional delegation, Governor Baldacci, and emergency management officials in touring the affected areas of northern Maine earlier today.
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Michaud Praises House Passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (5/1/08) WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Michaud praised House passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), which would prohibit health insurance companies and employers from discriminating against people on the basis of genetic test results. Passage of the bill today clears the measure for the president to sign it into law.
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