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  • 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 Votes to Preserve Vital Health Care Law Provisions
    Jul 11, 2012 - Congressman Bill Owens voted today against H.R. 6079, the “Repeal Obamacare Act.” Nearly identical legislation passed the Republican-led House of Representatives on January 18, 2011 and was rejected by the United States Senate. H.R. 6079 was the 31st vote held by the House to repeal, defund or disma... 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 Statement on Supreme Court Health Care Ruling
    Jun 28, 2012 - Congressman Owens released the following statement today in response to the 5-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Affordable Care Act. “Now that the court has ruled, Democrats and Republicans must come together to implement the law, which includes making changes where appropriate to i... More
  • Owens Announces USDA Funding for Adirondack Medical Center
    Jun 7, 2012 - SARANAC LAKE – Congressman Bill Owens announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has made funding available to the Adirondack Medical Center, a member of Adirondack Health, to implement a telemedicine network connecting the main hospital at Saranac Lake with satellite clinics in the nea... More
  • Congressman Owens Votes to Repeal Tax on Medical Devices
    Jun 7, 2012 - Congressman Bill Owens voted today in favor of H.R. 436, legislation that would repeal a 2.3% excise tax on medical devices. The Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011 passed the U.S. House of Representatives with Owens’ support by a vote of 270-146. Owens cosponsored H.R. 436 after first being appr... 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 Highlights Critical Drum Support in Defense Authorization
    May 10, 2012 - Congressman Bill Owens voted in the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) this morning in support of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13 NDAA). The legislation (H.R. 4310) passed the committee by a vote of 56-5 and contains funding critical to Fort Drum’s continued role... 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
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