PRICE ISSUES STATEMENT SUPPORTING HR 3962, THE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR AMERICA ACT
November 3, 2009
Washington, D.C. - Congressman David Price (D-NC) issued the following statement today supporting H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act:
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PRICE SECURES $1.5M IN FUNDING FOR CLEAN WATER PROJECTS
October 28, 2009
Representative David Price (D-NC) has secured funding for two local water projects that will help bring clean drinking water to constituents and improve area water and wastewater treatment infrastructure capacity. During House-Senate conference negotiations on the Department of the Interior Appropriations bill, Rep. Price maintained $1.5 million in federal investments in water resource management for the Fourth Congressional District.
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HOUSE EXPECTED TO PASS HISTORIC SOLAR POWER ROADMAP LEGISLATION
October 21, 2009
On Thursday, the House of Representatives is expected to pass the Solar Technology Roadmap Act, which would make a historic investment in solar power research and direct the development of a comprehensive roadmap for solar technology research, development and demonstration (RD&D). The bill, which has bipartisan support, would invest $2.25 billion in solar research programs and demonstration projects from FY 2011 to FY 2015. Congressman David Price (D-NC) plans to support the legislation.
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CABINET SECRETARIES SALAZAR AND CHU JOIN REP. PRICE, FELLOW DELEGATION MEMBERS, TO DISCUSS CLEAN ENERGY
October 16, 2009
Washington, D.C. - Congressman David Price (NC-04) toured a local solar farm in Cary today with North Carolina Senator Kay Hagan, Representative Bob Etheridge (NC-02), Representative G.K. Butterfield (NC-01), Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. The six toured the farm, owned and operated by Southern Energy Management, while Sec. Salazar and Sec. Chu are in Cary to attend meetings with the Business Council on energy policy options and American competitiveness. Price gave brief remarks before the tour.
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CHAIRMAN PRICE SPEARHEADS FINAL PASSAGE OF $42B HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS BILL
October 15, 2009
Today, Congressman David Price, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, secured final House passage of his bill to fund U.S. homeland security efforts for the next year. The House passed the bill by a 307-114 vote, a strong, bipartisan margin of approval. The legislation appropriates more than $42 billion to fund the operations of all programs administered by the Department of Homeland Security.
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PRICE APPLAUDS CONTRACTOR REFORMS IN DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL
October 8, 2009
The U.S. House of Representatives today enacted a series of new measures to rein in the government’s use of private security contractors as part of its annual bill to authorize Department of Defense operations. Congressman David Price (D-NC) strongly applauded the measures, several of which closely parallel legislation authored by Price in the 111th Congress.
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NORTH CAROLINA SEN., REPS. TEAM TO ANNOUNCE $3 MILLION SOLAR ENERGY TRAINING GRANT FOR NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
October 8, 2009
North Carolina Congressmen Bob Etheridge (NC-02), David Price (NC-04), and Brad Miller (NC-13) teamed with Senator Kay Hagan today to announce a $3 million grant to North Carolina State University’s Mid-Atlantic Joint Excellence in Solar Training Consortia (MAJESTC) project.
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