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  • Owens: No New Border Fees
    Apr 22, 2013 - As part of their proposed fiscal year 2014 budget, the Department of Homeland Security is looking to study the feasibility of imposing a fee to cross the border. Congressman Bill Owens, who is co-Chairman of the Congressional Northern Border Caucus, strongly opposes the measure and issued the follow... More
  • WDT: Owens tours AA Kingston Middle School, hears meal concerns
    Sep 25, 2012 - POTSDAM — Healthier foods aren’t flying with students at Potsdam Central School, the district’s food service director told Rep. William L. Owens during the congressman’s visit to A.A. Kingston Middle School on Monday. David J. Gravlin told Mr. Owens, D-Plattsburgh, that fewer students were eating th... More
  • Owens Reaffirms Support for Middle Class Tax Cuts; Opposes Allowing Estate Tax Rate to Skyrocket while Exemption Level Drops
    Aug 1, 2012 - Congressman Owens released the following statement after a series of votes in Congress regarding the extension of the Bush-era tax cuts and the estate tax, both of which are set to expire at current levels at the end of this year “I believe we must keep taxes low for middle class families and small ... More
  • China Depresses Currency Again, Owens Renews Call to Fight Back
    Jul 27, 2012 - Congressman Bill Owens renewed his call today for the House to pass legislation forcing China to play by the rules of fair trade to help the American private sector create jobs. Owens’ call comes on the heels of a report by the Wall Street Journal this week that detailed the People’s Bank of China g... More
  • MPC: Schumer, Owens seeking funding for Massena Rod & Gun Club improvements
    Jul 26, 2012 - When officers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are using gun ranges at the Massena Rod & Gun Club, paying members of the club are often displaced. To help alleviate that problem, Senator Charles Schumer and Congressman William L. Owens have drafted ... More
  • Owens Votes Again to Reduce Federal Regulation
    Jul 26, 2012 - Congressman Bill Owens voted today in support of H.R. 4078, the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act. The legislation bans the promulgation of “midnight rules,” includes numerous provisions intended to reduce or streamline the federal regulatory process, requires cost-benefit analy... More
  • House Clears Harper-Owens Deregulation Bill
    Jul 23, 2012 - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill today that removes an obsolete federal mandate requiring the distribution of a booklet reporting motor vehicle insurance costs. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by U.S. Reps. Gregg Harper (R-Miss.) and Bill Owens (D-N.Y.), eliminates the mandator... More
  • 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
  • WDT: Owens: Cross-border businesses are the ticket to area’s growth
    Jul 17, 2012 - The St. Lawrence River and the international border should be seen not as a boundary but an opportunity, said U.S. Rep. William L. Owens on Monday. “The key to economic development in this part of the north country is developing cross-border relationships,” he said. “Canadian investment will promote... More
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