http://www.porterforcongress.com Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:35:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en February 6, 2008 Washington, DC- As the sub-prime mortgage crisis deepens, Congressman Jon Porter introduced legislation today to implement temporary mortgage financing assistance for families struggling with the current mortgage crisis. Nevada’s third Congressional district is the third fastest growing in the country and has been one of the hardest hit ... http://www.porterforcongress.com/2008/02/06/porter-provides-options-for-sub-prime-borrowers/ January 7, 2008 WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jon Porter, R-Nev., is among five House Republicans scheduled to visit Europe next week to tour energy facilities in three countries. The nine-day taxpayer-funded trip will include stops at nuclear and oil and gas entities in France, Azerbaijan and Turkey "The congressman's constituents demand a more diversified ... http://www.porterforcongress.com/2008/01/07/review-journal-porter-to-tour-foreign-energy-facilities/ December 5, 2007 Washington, D.C. – In an effort to save lives and eliminate adverse medical reactions due to preventable prescription errors Congressman Jon Porter and Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) introduced legislation today encouraging the use of e-prescribing. E-prescribing involves prescriptions being sent electronically from the healthcare provider to the pharmacy, ... http://www.porterforcongress.com/2007/12/05/porter-introduces-e-prescribing-legislation/ December 2, 2007 Congressman Jon Porter headlined a caucus-training event for residents of Sun City Anthem Saturday, the Las Vegas area’s second-largest age-restricted community. Porter spoke for about an hour before the training began and used the time to both defend his record and attack the record of “the Pelosi ... http://www.porterforcongress.com/2007/12/02/politickernv-porter-defends-record-to-sun-city-anthem-republicans/ November 28, 2007 LAS VEGAS - While Gov. Jim Gibbons has committed to protecting Nevada's child welfare budget from the 8 percent possible cuts faced by other state entities, federal revenue sources are now in doubt. Nevada may lose its share of Medicaid funding that pays for services to severely emotionally disturbed ... http://www.porterforcongress.com/2007/11/28/ap-nevadas-federal-medicaid-money-in-jeopardy/ November 27, 2007 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jon Porter announced the House of Representatives passed HR 770, a bipartisan resolution designating a week, at the discretion of the Library of Congress, as “National Veterans History Project Week.” The special observance mobilizes America to record the oral history of its wartime veterans. “The ... http://www.porterforcongress.com/2007/11/27/mohave-daily-news-history-project-seeks-to-capture-vets-experiences/ November 9, 2007 WASHINGTON -- Once the lightning rod was taken down, it became that much easier for Nevada lawmakers to earmark a federal grant to the Las Vegas charter school founded by Andre Agassi, budget watchdogs said Thursday. A 2008 spending bill for labor, education and health programs that Congress is ... http://www.porterforcongress.com/2007/11/09/review-journal-passage-of-school-aid-bill-was-in-the-details/ November 2, 2007 Washington, DC – The Department of Veterans’ Affairs issued a memo this week to all cemetery directors in the National Cemetery Administration that states the 13-fold flag recitation will be allowed at military funerals. Employees and volunteers will be able to recite the ceremony if requested by ... http://www.porterforcongress.com/2007/11/02/porter-commends-veterans-affairs-for-reversal-on-13-fold-flag-policy/ November 1, 2007 Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Porter introduced the Mesquite Lands Act of 2007, H.R. 4018, to authorize the City of Mesquite, state of Nevada and the Virgin Valley Water District to acquire parcels of public land to provide for continued urban and economic growth. This legislation will ... http://www.porterforcongress.com/2007/11/01/porter-introduces-mesquite-lands-act-of-2007/ October 23, 2007 Washington, DC - Congressman Jon Porter testified before the House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands today regarding the Orchard Basin Flood Control Act, H.R. 816, which Porter introduced earlier this year. The Orchard Basin Flood Control Act would transfer 65 acres of land ... http://www.porterforcongress.com/2007/10/23/porter-testifies-on-orchard-basin-flood-control-legislation/