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November 5, 2009
Congress Extends Unemployment Benefits - WARWICK, RI - Congressmen Patrick J. Kennedy and Jim Langevin voted again today to provide an additional 20 weeks of unemployment benefits for more than 4,000 Rhode Islanders, who have exhausted their current benefits. H.R. 3548, the Worker, Home Ownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009, extends unemployment insurance benefits in every state by 14 weeks, with an additional 6 weeks in high unemployment states like Rhode Island. The legislation had been held up in the Senate after originally passing the House in September.
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October 15, 2009
Langevin Infuriated Over Financial Sector Bonuses - WARWICK, RI - Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) today expressed outrage over news of more massive bonuses to Wall Street executives, including $198 million to be distributed by AIG next March and indications that Goldman Sachs is on track to provide a record payout to its executives by the end of 2009.
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September 22, 2009
Langevin, Kennedy Work to Extend Unemployment Benefits - WASHINGTON, DC - Congressmen Patrick J. Kennedy and Jim Langevin will today vote to provide an additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits in states where the unemployment rate exceeds 8.5 percent, including Rhode Island. H.R. 3548, the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009, once enacted, will help approximately 2,500 Rhode Islanders who are projected to run out of unemployment compensation by the end of September. It will also help the nearly 4,500 Rhode Islanders who will exhaust their benefits before the end of this year.
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September 18, 2009
Economic Development Grant Slated for Quonset - WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced a $3.88 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to the Quonset Development Corporation in North Kingstown, R.I., to improve access to 145 acres of land in the Commerce Park District by building a connector road and bridge over a major rail and road right-of-way. The project, made possible because of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), is expected to create additional jobs and private investment in the region.
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July 22, 2009
Langevin Supports Pay-As-You-Go - WARWICK, RI - Congressman Jim Langevin will today vote for H.R. 2920, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act, which requires Congress to offset the costs of tax cuts or increases in spending with savings elsewhere in the budget.
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- Langevin Secures Funds for Rhode Island in Commerce, Justice, Science Bill (June 19, 2009)
- Transportation Project Requests Submitted (May 20, 2009)
- Social Security Recipients to Receive $250 Economic Recovery Payment (May 6, 2009)
- State Airports Receive $6.2 Million in Economic Recovery Funding (April 16, 2009)
- Additional Food Stamp Funding Headed to Rhode Island (March 23, 2009)
- Langevin Blasts AIG Bonuses (March 16, 2009)
- RI Law Enforcement to Get $9.4 Million Boost in Federal Funding (March 6, 2009)
- First Installment of Federal Transportation Funding Released (March 3, 2009)
- H.R. 1 to Get Rhode Island Working Again (February 13, 2009)
- Langevin Works to Jumpstart the Rhode Island Economy (January 29, 2009)
- Langevin Joins Budget Committee (January 23, 2009)
- Langevin Applauds Extension of Unemployment Benefits (November 21, 2008)
- R.I. Has Nation's Highest Unemployment Rate (October 21, 2008)
- Langevin Fights for Taxpayer Protection in Financial Rescue Bill (October 3, 2008)
- Langevin Supports Extra Unemployment Benefits for Rhode Islanders (October 3, 2008)
- Financial Rescue Bill Fails (September 29, 2008)
- House Votes to Boost Aid to Families (September 24, 2008)
- Langevin Votes for Credit Card Reform (September 23, 2008)
- IRS, Langevin Continue to Spread Word on Stimulus Payment (August 5, 2008)
- Langevin Calls for Heating Assistance In Next Economic Recovery Package (July 16, 2008)
- Langevin Votes to Extend Unemployment Benefits (June 12, 2008)
- Langevin Continues to Call for Credit Card Reform (June 10, 2008)
- Langevin Visits Providence (March 28, 2008)
- Langevin Urges Rhode Islanders to Participate in IRS Super Saturday (March 26, 2008)
- Rhode Island to Receive over $500,000 in Emergency Food, Shelter Programs (February 26, 2008)
- Bipartisan Economic Stimulus Plan Signed into Law (February 13, 2008)
- Langevin Supports Bipartisan Economic Stimulus Plan (January 29, 2008)
- Langevin Calls for Timely, Targeted, Temporary Economic Stimulus Plan (January 18, 2008)
- Langevin Addresses New Council Members (January 8, 2008)
- Langevin Supports Rhode Island's Priorities in Omnibus Bill (December 19, 2007)
- Langevin Confident Budget Meets Nation's Priorities (March 28, 2007)
- Langevin Joins Budget Fight for CDBG Funding (March 7, 2007)
- Langevin Supports Budget Bill (January 31, 2007)
- Langevin Votes to Raise Minimum Wage (January 10, 2007)
- Langevin Disappointed with President's Budget Proposal (February 6, 2006)
- Langevin Bill Empowers Federal Workers to Invest in Responsible Companies (April 1, 2004)
- House Passes Bill to Extend Unemployment Benefits (January 8, 2003)
- Langevin to Take Oath of Office Today; Will Call for Extension of Unemployment Benefits (January 7, 2003)
- Langevin Announces Support for Sensible Economic Stimulus Package (January 6, 2003)
- Langevin Calls on House to Support Extended Unemployment Plan (December 17, 2002)
- Langevin Supports House Bill to Extend Unemployment Benefits During Sluggish Economy (October 16, 2002)
- Langevin Lends Legislative Support to Displaced Airline Workers (September 26, 2001)
- Langevin Supports 'Buy American' Legislation (May 8, 2001)
- Langevin Announces Legislative Support for Pay Equity (April 4, 2001)
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