Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4]

Pennsylvania packed with House races to watch

2008-09-06T00:00:00Z

WASHINGTON - Here we go again. Pennsylvania, a key battleground two years ago in the Democrats' successful fight to gain control of the U.S. House, is again chock full of House races to watch. Two longtime House members from opposite ends of the state,

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Postal Service has no plans to rebuild Warrendale Post Office

2008-09-04T00:00:00Z

Instead of a trip of less than a minute, Bob Malone usually has to spend a half-hour in the car to retrieve the mail for his Marshall business. Since the Warrendale Post Office on Northgate Drive in Marshall burned to the ground four years ago, nearby

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'Battle-tested' Palin energizes, unites GOP

2008-09-04T00:00:00Z

"She's taken on corruption within her own party. She's cut taxes and vetoed a lot of what has come across her desk." Mike McMullen argued Wednesday the adjective not only describes Republican presidential nominee John McCain, but his running mate

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Thousands participate in Obama rally in Beaver

2008-08-31T00:00:00Z

Local leaders including Beaver County commissioners Tony Amadio and Joe Spanik, US Representative Jason Altmire, D-4, McCandless Township, all urged the ...

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Issue One: Downsizing the Legislature

2008-08-31T00:00:00Z

Thank you, Post-Gazette, Rep. Mark Mustio, R-Moon, and Sen. John Pippy, R-Moon, for keeping this important plan before the public. Wouldn't it be great if our legislators knew how to walk the talk? This registered Democrat is ready to put on her hiking

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Obama, Biden take message to Pennsylvania

2008-08-30T00:00:00Z

Two years ago, voters in the stilled towns and narrow valleys around Pittsburgh gave Democrats a surprise victory as political newcomer Jason Altmire ...

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Political power play

2008-08-30T00:00:00Z

ALL ABOUT ALTMIRE. US Rep. Jason Altmire's recent constituent mailing certainly seemed to bear the scent of campaign literature. ...

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Dems kick off rust-belt campaign

2008-08-30T00:00:00Z

"John McCain just does not get what ordinary people here in Beaver, Pennsylvania, are going through. Here's a guy who said we've made great economic progress under President Bush. I don't think we've made great progress," he said. Thousands

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Obama, Biden take message to Pennsylvania

2008-08-30T00:00:00Z

The Democrats launch a campaign trip to the Rust Belt, focusing on a region hard-hit economically -- and one where Obama fared poorly in the primaries. Barack Obama and Joe Biden left the glitz of the Democratic Party convention in Denver for the

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Dems kick off campaign in region

2008-08-30T00:00:00Z

About 8000 turn out for Obama rally

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

Before Obama and Biden arrived local leaders including Beaver County commissioners Tony Amadio and Joe Spanik, US Rep. Jason Altmire, D-4, ...

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Dems kick off campaign in region

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

Clinton has since thrown her support behind Obama. US Rep. Jason Altmire, D-McCandless, said support in Western Pennsylvania is vital for Obama. ...

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Web poker banned, they play politics

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

Yet, Rep. Jason Altmire, a Pennsylvania Democrat, said he came for the veterans, not the poker players. As for overturning the online gambling ban? ...

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Obama up against McCain, football in Beaver

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

"They want to show he can play in smaller venues, too; that he can connect with people in smaller settings," said US Rep. Jason Altmire, whose district ...

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Jefferson Hills seeks $5 donations for fire companies

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

Politicians at the state and federal level also are addressing the fuel issue. In July, US Rep. Jason Altmire, D-McCandless, and US Sen. ...

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Hart touts energy plan in effort to win back her seat in U.S. House

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

Republican Melissa Hart yesterday took aim at the energy record of the man who unseated her from Congress, painting incumbent Democrat Jason Altmire as an acolyte of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a reliable vote against increased domestic oil drilling.

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Jefferson Hills seeks $5 donations for fire companies

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

This week, Jefferson Hills Mayor Michael Green will send a letter to the borough's 5,000 residents asking for a $5 donation to the town's volunteer fire companies, which are struggling with high fuel costs. In the mailings, the mayor plans to include

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Rep. Altmire launches TV ad campaign

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

U.S. Rep. Jason Altmire, D-McCandless, released his first television commercial of the fall campaign Tuesday, a 30-second spot highlighting his efforts to help veterans. Mr. Altmire, who is finishing his first term, is in a rematch with former Rep.

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Local Democrats Put Focus On DNC In Denver

2008-08-27T00:00:00Z

"He fits the mold of the people of Western Pennsylvania," said US Rep. Jason Altmire, of McCandless. "The working class blue collar work ethic is something ...

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Export has options for postal facilities

2008-08-27T00:00:00Z

All employees of the Export office were transferred to Murrysville, as well as the facility's retail and box service. Home delivery has not been affected. Export officials are continuing efforts to have the U.S. Postal Service bring back an

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