Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced that they have advised the FutureGen alliance not to release a decision on the site location of the FutureGen initiative, citing that they have not had ample time to consider the public comments that were made following the final Environmental Impact Study (EIS) released last month. At this point, the FutureGen site announcement is delayed. Congressman Mike Conaway (TX-11) made the following announcement after receiving the attached letter from the...
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Today, the House voted to pass yet another version of the Democrat-led “No Energy” bill. The bill passed by a vote of 235 to 181. “Once again, the Democrat leadership has crafted a harmful piece of legislation behind closed doors,” said Conaway. “After a second attempt to breathe new life into the energy bill, the revised legislation still implements higher costs on consumers and businesses, and requires large mandates in unproven science. This ‘comprehensive’ solution does nothing to increase ...
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Today, Congressman Mike Conaway (TX-11) announced that Mills County has been awarded a Disaster Relief Fund grant in the amount of $350,000 from the Community Development Block Grant Program administered by the United States Department of Housing and Rural Affairs. The grant will provide much-needed assistance to the area after the severe flooding in June 2007. “I am more than pleased that Mills County received this generous grant,” Conaway commented. “Central Texas was devastated by summer sto...
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Yesterday, an independent analysis conducted by CRA, International was released, finding that the Democrat-proposed energy legislation would have devastating effects on the economy, with the potential to destroy five million American jobs and cause a $1 trillion decrease in U.S. economic output. Congressman Mike Conaway (TX-11) made this statement following the announcement: “As we head into the winter months, the last thing American taxpayers want to worry about is a skyrocketing energy bill. ...
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Today, Congressman Mike Conaway (TX-11) joined two of his West Texas colleagues, Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13) and Congressman Randy Neugebauer (TX-19), to introduce legislation extending the 2002 Farm Bill for an additional year. Portions of the 2002 Farm Bill began to expire on September 30, 2007, leaving agriculture producers without any guidelines to plan for next year’s crop. Congressmen Conaway, Thornberry and Neugebauer support a one-year extension in order to allow sufficient time f...
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Congressman K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) announced today that the Midland Independent School District will receive a grant of $1.25 million on behalf of the Head Start Projects Program administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The grant will fund Midland’s Head Start Center-Based program for children. “I am more than pleased that the Midland Independent School District received this grant for its Head Start Program,” said Conaway. “The health and happiness of our ...
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Today, Congressman K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) announced that the Cross Timbers Health Clinics, Inc. in De Leon, Texas, was awarded a grant of $1.6 million from the Health Center Cluster Program administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. “The Cross Timbers Health Clinic, Inc. is a valuable provider of healthcare for the medically underserved areas of Eastland, Comanche, and Erath counties,” Conaway said. “I commend the efforts of the Department of Health and Human...
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