Legislation Builds on Clinton's History of Fighting to Restore and Protect Our Great Lakes

Bipartisan Agreement Is Aimed at Protecting Great Lakes Through Better Water Management, Conservation And Public Involvement

Report Released in Advance of Tomorrow's House Energy & Commerce Hearing

Senators' Legislation To Act As Companion To Gillibrand Bill Requiring Departments of Defense And Veterans Affairs To Proactively Inform Veterans Of Benefits They Have Earned

In letter to HHS Secretary, 28 Senators Say Proposed Rule Would Limit Women's Family Planning Options, Access to Health Care Services

Bill Ensures that 911 Systems Now Work for Internet Phone Service Users

Senator Attends Bill Signing Ceremony at the White House

(Washington D.C.)- Congressman Jim Walsh today announced that he has co-sponsored legislation – H.R. 6460 – to reauthorize and improve the Great Lakes Legacy Act, which helps pay for contaminated sediment remediation in Great Lake areas deemed “Areas of Concern” – those identified as having undergone a change in their chemical, physical, or biological integrity.

Washington, DC—Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today underscored to three nominees for senior Air Force leadership posts the critical importance of New York's Air Force installations and the need to support their ongoing role in our national and homeland security. For more information visit: www.clinton.senate.gov.

Author: NYsenator
Keywords: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton Air Force Bases New York
Added: July 22, 2008

Over the last two months hundreds of you have emailed, faxed, and called in your ideas on how to Fix Washington. Today the five selected ideas went live on my website so you can vote on the idea that you think will fix DC. I again want to thank all of you who submitted your ideas and feel free to call or email me anytime to tell me your ideas on how to make this country a better place for you and your family.

The five solutions:

1.      Make Stop-Loss illegal. Suggested by Andrew Anissi, Pittsford, NY (Stop-Loss is an involuntary extension of one’s military service, typically at the end of a tour of duty, due to unit requirements.)

2.      Allocate a percentage of NASA’s annual funding to go toward studying alternative energy. Suggested by Elaine Johnson, Pittsford, NY

3.      Award a $75 million prize to the college, university, or private sector organization that finds an economically viable alternative for gasoline. Suggested by Cindy Bacchetta, Pittsford, NY

4.      Make universal default on credit cards illegal. Suggested by David Matz, Bonaventure, NY.  (A Universal Default Clause states that a creditor can raise your interest rate if you have been late on any of your loans.)

5.      Impose term limits on all members of Congress. U.S. Representatives should be limited to six two-year terms (12yrs) and U.S. Senators to two six-year terms (12yrs). Suggested by Armand Marianetti, Farmington; John Gobe, Stanley; Peter Haidt, Pittsford; Mary Kelly, Ellicottville; Janis Becker, Caneadea; Martin Adduci, Machias; Dave Zacharias, Canandaigua; Robert Rutt, Rochester; Alexander Hoffarth, Fairport; Duane Granger, Pittsford

You have until September 12, 2008 to vote for your favorite idea. The solution that receives the most votes will be introduced on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.

To vote on one of the five ideas visit - click here

Delaware County Electric Cooperative Project To Produce Enough Clean Energy To Power 20,000 Homes In Peak Output Conditions

Latest Salmonella Outbreak Has Sickened More Than 1,200 People

Clinton Has Championed GEAR UP in the Senate and Worked to Reverse Cuts in the Program's Funding

Clinton Urges InBev To Retain 200 Jobs At Metal Container Corp

Legislation Would Give Veterans Access to Voter Registration Services at VA Facilities

Clinton Presses Nominees for Air Force Chief of Staff, Secretary of the Air Force, and Commander of Transportation Command on Support for Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, Hancock Field, Stratton, Stewart, and Gabreski Air National Guard Bases, the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Northeast Air Defense Sector Air National Guard Unit in Rome

Invites Nominees to Tour New York's Air Force Installations