Congressman Ruppersberger's E-Newsletter for July 2010
Ruppersberger Honors Reisterstown Teacher Chosen as Prestigious House Fellow
Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger honored Reisterstown teacher Katherine Brantley, who was selected from a highly-competitive applicant pool to participate in the House Fellows Program for secondary educators. Mrs. Brantley teaches government and economics teacher at Franklin High School. Read more.
Ruppersberger Praises House Passage of Bill Extending Help for First-Time Homebuyers
Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger praised passage of legislation that will extend the deadline for a federal tax credit for certain first-time homebuyers until Oct. 1, 2010. The extension will help families already in the process of buying a home, but facing unforeseen delays closing on the property before the current deadline. Read more.
Ruppersberger Honors Reisterstown Student Who Won Prestigious Scholarship
Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger honored Reisterstown resident Vivian Ekey, who was recently awarded the prestigious David L. Boren Scholarship for International Studies. Ms. Ekey is a rising senior at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and an alumna of Franklin High School in Reisterstown. Read more.
Ruppersberger Original Co-Sponsor of Bill Requiring BP To Pay $25 Billion into Fund for Oil Spill Clean-Up
Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger became an original co-sponsor of legislation requiring BP to deposit $25 billion into a special fund to pay for clean-up as well as economic and environmental damage caused by the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Read more.
Ruppersberger Breaks Ground for New Corporate Campus to House New BRAC Jobs Near APG
Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger joined Maryland leaders and broke ground on a new corporate campus to house hundreds of new, good-paying, high-tech jobs coming to Harford County as part of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) decision. Read more.
Ruppersberger Welcomes Home Maryland Troops from Iraq and Afganistan
Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger welcomed Maryland troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan at two ceremonies in the Baltimore area. Soldiers from the 323rd Military Intelligence Battalion of the Army Reserves and Airmen from the 175th Wing of the Maryland National Guard recently returned home. Read more.
Ruppersberger Praises Plan to Add 200 Maryland Jobs at GE and Middle River Aircraft
Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger praised GE Aviation’s plans to expand a Middle River facility and bring 200 new jobs to Maryland. Middle River Aircraft Systems, a part of GE Aviation, will employ more than 1,000 people at the facility over the next year. Read more.
Ruppersberger Urges Senate to Confirm General Clapper as Director of National Intelligence
Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger endorsed President Obama’s choice of Lt. Gen. James Clapper for Director of National Intelligence and urged his colleagues in the U.S. Senate to quickly confirm the nomination. Read more.