Legislative Roundup for the Week of July 27, 2012 : The South ...

Jul 27, 2012

Legislative Roundup

Carolyn McCarthy

U.S. Representative, New York?s 4^th District

Voted NO on H.R. 4078. Prohibits any federal agency from taking any significant regulatory action until the Secretary of Labor reports that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) average of monthly unemployment rates for any quarter after the enactment of this Act is 6 percent or less. Passed by a vote of 245 to 172 with 15 abstentions.

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Voted NO on H.R. 6082 Congressional Replacement of President Obama?s Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan. Passed by a vote of 253 to 170 with 9 abstentions.

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Voted YES on Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013

H.R.5856. Appropriates funds for FY2013 for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (the military departments), and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force.

Passed by a vote of 326 to with 16 abstentions.

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Harvey Weisenberg

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New York State Senator, 20^th District

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Dean G. Skelos

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New York State Senator, 9^th District

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Voted YES on S7722A-2011: Requires? the? committee? to? consider? the educational? impact differences between the school environment and the child's home environment and family background may have on the child's ability to receive a free appropriate public education. Also requires a school district? to? provide? tuition reimbursement? for? a? child? unless? the? Committee on Special Education amends or modifies the child's individual education program. This section also requires a school district to grant? or deny? a? parent's request for tuition reimbursement within 90 days. If the request is granted, tuition must be provided within 30 days? from the date the request was granted. Passed by a vote of 47 to 13 with two excused.

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