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Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security

Hearing: Visa Security and Overstays: How Secure is America?

Witnesses: more»

Judiciary Full Committee

Mark-Up:

• H.R. 982, the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2013

Judiciary Full Committee

Hearing: Protecting U.S. Citizens' Constitutional Rights During the War on Terror

Judiciary Full Committee

Hearing: S. 744 and the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986: Lessons Learned or Mistakes Repeated?

MADISON TOWNSHIP — A smoke bomb to ward off ground hogs probably set a log house ablaze Saturday, in Madison Township, Columbia County. The Press Enterprise reports, Dale Neufer said he used the smoke bomb before leaving for a luncheon at the Baptist church in White Hall about 1 p.m. When he returned to his 276 Katy’s Church Road home about 2:45 p.m., the house was in flames. more»

25 Pa. Code Chapter 110 requires that public water suppliers (which serve year-round at least 15 service connections or at least 25 residents) register water sources and submit annual water use reports.

A variety of workshops and demonstrations will provide valuable information to forest-products professionals who attend the 2013 Forest Products Equipment and Technology Exposition, June 7 to 8 at Penn State's Ag Progress Days site at Rock Springs. more»

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May 16, 2013

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Tom Marino (R-PA) released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 45, to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: more»

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN – A crash on Route 61 in Schuylkill County yesterday claims the life of an East Stroudsburg woman. The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. on Route 61 and North Manheim Road near Schuylkill Haven. State Police say 59-year-old Diane Conners was a passenger in a car driven by 57-year-old Vistilla Bayton also of East Stroudsburg. more»

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today voted to advance legislation to address the student loan interest rate increase scheduled for July 1, 2013, and create a long-term student loan system that is predictable and affordable. The Smarter Solutions for Students Act, H.R. 1991, today passed out of the U.S. House Education Committee. more»

Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has recognized five faculty members for outstanding undergraduate teaching. The awards were presented at a recent college-wide ceremony.

BERWICK – In Columbia County, the Berwick Fire Company’s rescue boat rushed to the scene of two brothers and a young girl from a swamped boat near the base of the Berwick-Nescopeck Bridge on the Susquehanna River, Wednesday evening. Rick and Robert Dement, plus Robert’s 8-year-old daughter Emily, were fishing in a motorized boat around 7:30 p.m. more»

Washington, D.C. – Before midnight on Wednesday evening the U.S. House Agriculture Committee passed a 5-year farm bill reauthorization, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (FARRM) Act of 2013. U.S. more»

Governor Tom Corbett today awarded more than $6.7 million in Act 13 funding to 18 companies and organizations making the switch to natural gas for their heavy-duty fleet vehicles.
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On May 15, 2013, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice.  Watch Tom's question-and-answer exchange with Attorney General Eric Holder.

WHO: U.S. Representative Tom MarinoWHAT: U.S. Service Academy DayWHEN: Saturday, May 18, 2013, 11:00 am to 1:00 pmWHERE: Williamsport Area High School, 2990 W. 4th Street, Williamsport, PA 17701 more»

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