News List
  • Owens Announces Extension for Stop-Loss Deadline
    Oct 8, 2010 - Congressman Bill Owens today announced that the deadline for veterans, military personnel and their beneficiaries to apply for retroactive supplemental pay has been extended to December 3rd. The original deadline for stop-loss payments was October 21st. "I am glad to see this date extended for the m... More
  • Owens Votes to Support 9/11 Responders through Health Benefits
    Sep 30, 2010 - Yesterday, Congressman Bill Owens voted in favor of H.R. 847, The James Zadroga 9-11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, a bill that provides funding for a health program to monitor and treat responders that suffer illness related to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The legislation pass... More
  • Owens Votes to Grow Jobs, End Currency Manipulation by Foreign Countries
    Sep 30, 2010 - Yesterday, Congressman Bill Owens voted to support the growth of American jobs and to end currency manipulation by foreign countries like China. The Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act (H.R. 2378) will provide additional tools for the U.S. government to impose trade penalties against China for underv... More
  • Congressman Owens Announces Support for Tax Cut Compromise
    Sep 29, 2010 - WASHINGTON – Last week, Congressman Bill Owens signed a letter (attached) to Democratic and Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives supporting a compromise in the recent debate over extending the Bush-era tax cuts for both middle class families and small businesses. Owens released th... More
  • Owens Announces Retroactive Pay Deadline for Soldiers Affected by Stop Loss
    Sep 28, 2010 - Today, Congressman Bill Owens urged Upstate Veterans whose service was involuntarily extended in Iraq and Afghanistan to apply for their due retroactive pay. Soldiers eligible for such payments will receive $500 per month for each month their service was extended, and have until October 21, 2010 to ... More
  • Owens Joins Department of Defense in Announcing Absentee Voting Week for Soldiers
    Sep 28, 2010 - WATERTOWN – Today, Congressman Owens joined the Department of Defense (DoD) in the push to encourage all citizens voting under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, who have not received their absentee ballot, to go to www.FVAP.gov to complete their ballot as soon as possible. Yes... More
  • Owens Touts New Tax Cuts and Credit for Upstate Small Businesses
    Sep 24, 2010 - Yesterday, Congressman Bill Owens voted in favor of The Small Business Jobs Act, H.R. 5297, a bill that provides tax cuts for the middle class and spurs economic development in Upstate New York. The legislation, which is backed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, passed the U.S. House of Representative... More
  • Owens Announces Key Patient Rights to Take Effect Tomorrow
    Sep 22, 2010 - Today, Congressman Bill Owens announced several provisions of recently enacted health care reform to take effect tomorrow, September 23rd. Thursday is the effective date for multiple consumer protections under the Affordable Care Act, including the Patient’s Bill of Rights. “These new protections en... More
  • Owens Announces Funding for Clinton County Jobs Program
    Sep 21, 2010 - Today, Congressman Bill Owens announced funding for Clinton County’s workforce development program, which serves to create and retain jobs in the area. The grant, awarded in the amount of $301,000 to Clinton County, is provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration... More
  • Owens Announces Funding for Plattsburgh International Airport
    Sep 20, 2010 - Congressman Bill Owens announced funding today for Plattsburgh International Airport to enhance security measures around the facility. The grant, awarded in the amount of $583,300, is made possible through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration. “These enhancements a... More
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