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Oct 7, 2013
Press Release
About 800,000 federal workers across the country have been furloughed as a result of the shutdown currently in its seventh day. The furloughs affect the 140,000 federal workers in Maryland at agencies and facilities ranging from Social Security to Fort McHenry. Many other federal workers are currently on the job without knowing when they will get paid.
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Oct 2, 2013
Press Release
(Washington, DC) – Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger is sponsoring bipartisan legislation to ensure federal employees who are furloughed during the government shutdown will be paid retroactively once it reopens. The “Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act” is cosponsored by Maryland’s entire Democratic delegation.
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Oct 2, 2013
Press Release
(Washington, DC) – Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) today applauded the demise of a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility at Sparrows Point after years of community opposition.
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Oct 1, 2013
Press Release
(Washington, DC) – Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today issued the following statement on the first government shutdown in 17 years:
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Sep 27, 2013
Press Release
(Washington, DC) – Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today announced that Maryland will be receiving $1.7 million in federal grants to hire local police officers, including 10 within the Baltimore Police Department.
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Sep 25, 2013
Blog
As you may know, the federal government is quickly approaching the restriction on the amount of national debt that can be issued by the U.S. Treasury, known as the “debt ceiling.” Most economists agree we will reach the debt limit in mid-October, at which point the government will default on its loans.
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Sep 20, 2013
Press Release
(Washington, DC) – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a continuing resolution to fund government operations into the next fiscal year through December 15, 2013. Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger issued the following statement:
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Sep 16, 2013
Press Release
(Washington, DC) – Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today announced a $520,000 federal grant to help the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore create jobs in Maryland’s growing biotechnology industry.
Sep 13, 2013
Press Release
(Baltimore, MD) – Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) on Friday joined Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot in kicking off a campaign to help local nonprofits currently in jeopardy of losing their federal tax-exempt status. Small nonprofits can lose their tax exemption under a 2006 law that requires them to electronically submit certain annual filings.
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