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Senate bill aims to lure Dems unhappy with Obama rule

WATER POLICY: Senate bill aims to lure Dems unhappy with Obama rule Annie Snider, E&E reporter, Published: Thursday, April 30, 2015 Senate critics of President Obama’s hot-button water rule unveiled legislation today that would send U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers back to the drawing board. The bipartisan “Federal Water Quality Protection Act” was […]

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CASA Honors Assembly Member Anthony Rendon Named Legislator of the Year

Assembly Member Anthony Rendon Named Legislator of the Year CASA Board Vice President, Kevin Hardy, presented Assembly Member Anthony Rendon with CASA’s Legislator of the Year award this morning at CASA’s Public Policy Forum in Sacramento.  Assembly Member Rendon accepts CASA’s Legislator of the Year award from Kevin Hardy Assembly Member Rendon is a major […]

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Rep. Huffman to Serve as Ranking Member on Water, Power, and Oceans Subcommittee

Rep. Jared Huffman Announces New Environmental Leadership Role in 114th Congress Jan 27, 2015 Press Release Will serve as Ranking Member on newly-created Water, Power, and Oceans Subcommittee WASHINGTON­—Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today was named Ranking Member of the newly-created House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. The Subcommittee is responsible for […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 15, 2014
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Congress Sends FY15 Funding Bill To President

California Capitol Hill Bulletin Volume 21, Bulletin 29 – December 14, 2014 [online/pdf]   Appropriations: Congress Sends FY15 Funding Bill To President After another round of last minute snags in both chambers, the House and Senate passed H.R. 83, funding the federal government for Fiscal Year 2015. The House vote of 219-206 occurred on December […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 12, 2014
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House passes $1.1 trillion spending bill

House passes $1.1 trillion spending bill The Washington Post, By Ed O’Keefe Congress managed to narrowly avoid another government shutdown crisis Thursday night when the House approved a $1.1 trillion spending package to keep most government agencies operating through next summer. The 219-to-206 vote came with less than three hours to go until government funding expired. The […]

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