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  • Owens Urges GOP Leadership to Call House Back to Consider 2012 Farm Bill
    Aug 3, 2012 - Congressman Bill Owens urged House Speaker John Boehner today to call the House of Representatives back to Washington to vote on the 2012 Farm Bill. Owens voted against a measure Thursday that would allow the House to adjourn for more than five weeks until September 10th. The motion to adjourn faile... 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
  • Farm Bill Passes House Agriculture Committee with Owens Support
    Jul 12, 2012 - The 2012 Farm Bill cleared the House Agriculture Committee early this morning by a bipartisan vote of 35-11. The legislation, which reauthorizes federal agriculture programs for five years, represents a good step forward toward reducing the nation’s federal deficit and the House striking a bipartisa... 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
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