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Contraception battle comes to Long Island
Randy Altschuler, the Republican challenger on the East End, issued a news release criticizing Obama for the policy and Rep. Tim Bishop (D-Southampton) for failing to take a stand."The Obama Administration's decision to force Catholic organizations to provide Read more »
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Opinion: Sound advice to save our Sound
Tim Bishop (D- Southampton ), is the ranking minority member of the House's Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee and a member of the Congressional Long Island Sound Caucus. Leah Schmalz is director of legal and legislative affairs for Save the Sound, Read more »
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Ronkonkoma vet to attend State of the Union
Ronkonkoma, is headed to Capitol Hill for President Barack Obamas State of the Union address as the guest of U.S. Rep. Tim Bishop (D-Southampton).Vieira, a former U.S. Marine, was chosen as Bishops guest through his involvement with the program Helmets to Read more »
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Muslim leaders to meet with Bishop
from Long Islands Muslim community will meet Thursday with Rep. Tim Bishop (D-Southampton) at his Patchogue office to discuss the National Defense Authorization Act.The act, signed last month by President Obama, is a source of controversy because of provisions Read more »
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Shinnecock Nation To Receive Federal Funding
have access to $160,000 in federal funding, beginning October 1, in response, in part, to a letter sent by U.S. Representative Tim Bishop to President Barack Obama’s top budget official. The letter was sent to address concerns about possible cuts to funding 2/14/12 from 27east.com Read more »
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Delayed Map Creates Heartburn in New York
limited by the other principals in Albany. Democrats hope the new map will shore up their most vulnerable Members: Reps. Tim Bishop, Bill Owens and Kathy Hochul. Perhaps the most powerful player in the fight is Cuomo, widely believed to be eyeing a White House from Roll Call Read more »
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Altschuler: Obama, Bishop Violate Religious Freedom with Birth Control Rule
disregard for our constitutionally-protected religious freedoms under this administration. Likewise, incumbent Congressman Tim Bishop’s failure to break from the President and stand up for his Catholic constituents when I challenged him to do so, highlight from Southampton Patch Read more »
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Altschuler: Obama, Bishop Violate Religious Freedom with Birth Control Rule
Altschuler seems to forget that Tim Bishop's job is not to represent the will of his Catholic constituents, but ALL of his constituents. Representative Bishop's jobis to uphold the U.S. Constitution also. This is not a contraceptive argument it is a 1st Amendment from Smithtown Patch Read more »
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Bishop Pushes For Payroll Tax Cut Extension
Representative Tim Bishop urged members of Congress last week to approve legislation that would extend a nationwide 2-percent payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits to the end of the year. The congressman also pushed for legislation that would prevent a from 27east.com Read more »
