hsgac.senate.gov - 12/1/2008
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image U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Title: Nominations Date: 11/17/08 Time (EST): 2:30 PM Place: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Rm. 342 ******** The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs will hold a public hearing to consider the ...
blogs.abcnews.com - 12/4/2008
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blogs.abcnews.com —
After a news conference in Philadelphia yesterday following
the governors' meeting with President-elect Barack Obama, National Governors
Association chairman Ed Rendell (D-Penn.) didn't realize he was standing next to a hot mic. And listen to what he ...
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Rendell: Napolitano Perfect for Homeland Security ...
rawstory.com - 11/29/2008
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rawstory.com —
A lawmaker is upset with his state's Department
of Homeland Security for its lack of credit to
a "higher power" for its work in protecting the state's citizens. Kentucky State Rep. Tom Riner, a Southern Baptist minister who helped establish a ...
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Lawmaker to Homeland Security: Don't forget to credit ...
washingtonmonthly.com - 12/6/2008
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washingtonmonthly.com —
HOMELAND.... Concerns about the name of the Department
of Homeland Security were raised briefly in 2002, but
it was relegated to a semantic afterthought in the midst of a broader debate. I was pleased, then, to see Peggy Noonan bring...
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Rejecting The ‘Chuck And Larry’ Defense: Equal Benefits For All Federal Employees
Wonk Room —
Back in September, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs considered the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007, a bill that would provide Federal benefits to same sex domestic partners of Federal employees. Howard Weizmann, the deputy director of the U.S. Office Of Personnel Management (OPM) objected to the bill because it “could lead to fraud and abuse in the programs we administer.”
Proponents of the legislation, including Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), the bill’s sponsor, and Susan ...
Bush admin proffers the ‘Chuck and Larry’ defense to deprive gay federal employees of health benefits.
Think Progress —
... In September, the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee considered legislation that would provide federal benefits to same-sex domestic partners of federal employees. Howard Weizmann, the deputy director of the U.S. Office Of Personnel Management, objected to the bill because it “ ...
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