Senate panel backs shield for Corps funding in water bill
The Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously approved a bill to bar Congress from cutting the Army Corps of Engineers budget without a three-fifths house vote, mapping protections amid sequester pressures and broad spending caps. It highlights safeguards for ports levees and flood control tied to the Water Resources Development Act of 2013.
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Steve Ellis
Taxpayers For Common Sense
Barbara Boxer
David Vitter
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House of Representatives
Corps
Army Corps
Vitter
Louisiana
New Jersey
New York
Corps of Engineers
Jim Dyer
House of Representatives Appropriations Committee
George Servalis
National Wildlife Federation
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Saplings From Anne Frank Tree Planted Across U S
Saplings grown from Anne Frank’s chestnut tree seeds will be planted at 11 sites in the United States starting April. The project, chosen by The Anne Frank Center USA for its commitment to equality and tolerance, includes Indianapolis, New York, Little Rock, and sites in Michigan, Washington, Idaho, and California.
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Anne Frank
Amsterdam
United States
Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
U.S
New York City
Arkansas
Michigan
Washington State
Anne Frank Center USA
Center
Mike Clary
Jeffrey Patchen
Peace Park
Anne
Patchen
Central High School
Little Rock
Ark
Massachusetts
Idaho
California
Anne Frank Center
Mary Fortney
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