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Schumer thankful for failed budget votes so debate can be “reset”

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, told a small audience Wednesday that Congress needs to hit the reset button on the budget debate. Schumer asked to speak at the Center for American Progress this morning...

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Rep. Chris Gibson applauds EPA’s designation of hazardous waste site in Nassau

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency designated the Dewey Loeffel Landfill in Rensselaer County a “superfund” site. It is about four miles northeast of Nassau. The EPA nominated the site in March...

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Health care reform has benefitted millions of New Yorkers in first year,...

The White House is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act by releasing its compilation of the health care reform has benefited each state so far. The law will turn 1 year old...

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New York gets more than $600 million in taxes from illegal immigrants

Yesterday, millions of Americans licked the stamp on their tax forms, just in the nick of time. This includes $662.4 million from the estimated 625,000 illegal immigrants in New York, according to the...

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Americans turn against new nuclear power plants in wake of Japan crisis

American support for building more nuclear power plants has plummeted 11 percentage points since 2008. The spike in opposition comes as no surprise, as the same fluctuation occurred after nuclear...

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Gibson sees Bin Laden death as “monumental achievement,” not end of war

Rep. Chris Gibson, R-Kinderhook, said the death of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan was a major victory, and possibly a turning point, in the U.S.’s war against Al Qaeda, of which bin Laden was the leader....

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Tonko says country is breathing collective sigh of relief at Bin Laden’s death

Rep. Paul Tonko, D-Schenectady, said the U.S. is sharing its “collective relief” at Osama Bin Laden’s death through celebrations around the country. He called the death of Osama bin Laden on Sunday...

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New York delegation reacts to bin Laden death: NY’s heart still broken, but...

Rep. Paul Tonko, D-Schenectady, said the celebrations that swept the country, including a huge gathering at Ground Zero, Sunday night and Monday morning showed the U.S.’s “collective relief” at knowing...

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton outlines next steps after bin Laden’s death

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton makes a statement regarding the death of Osama bin Laden at the State Department in Washington | Photo: AP/Jacquelyn Marti Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...

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Rep. Chris Gibson adds several amendments to committee-approved defense...

Rep. Chris Gibson, R-Kinderhook, contributed several amendments to the National Defense Authorization bill that determines military funding, which was adopted Wednesday by the House Armed Services...

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