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Congressman C.W. Bill Young -- Serving Florida's 10th District
-- Representative C.W. Bill Young today was recognized by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) for his consistent support of key manufacturing initiatives in the House of Representatives. Together with Pinellas County member company Jabil Circuit, NAM presented its Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence to Young. . . . ... today on the house floor ... -- Representative C.W. Bill Young today was recognized by the American Pyschological Association (APA) for his leadership in establishing the Defense Graduate Pyschology Education Program. Young, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, included a provision in the Fiscal Year 2006 Defense Appropriations measure recently approved by the House of Representatives which will establish a training program for military and civilian psychologists to assist with the needs of service members returning from combat operations and the needs of their families. ... [Read More]
Florida - Special Weather Statements
FLUS42 KTAE 180932HWOTAEHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL531 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2005ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ750-755-770-775-191000-BAKER GA-BAY FL-BEN HILL GA-BERRIEN GA-BROOKS GA-CALHOUN GA-CALHOUN FL-CLAY GA-COASTAL WALTON FL-COFFEE AL-COLQUITT GA-COOK GA-DALE AL-DECATUR GA-DIXIE FL-DOUGHERTY GA-EARLY GA-FRANKLIN FL-GADSDEN FL-GENEVA AL-GRADY GA-GULF FL-HENRY AL-HOLMES FL-HOUSTON AL-INLAND WALTON FL-IRWIN GA-JACKSON FL-JEFFERSON FL-LAFAYETTE FL-LANIER GA-LEE GA-LEON FL-LIBERTY FL-LOWNDES GA-MADISON FL-MILLER GA-MITCHELL GA-QUITMAN GA-RANDOLPH GA-SEMINOLE GA-TAYLOR FL-TERRELL GA-THOMAS GA-TIFT GA-TURNER GA-WAKULLA FL-WASHINGTON FL-WORTH GA-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...ADEL...ALBANY...APALACHICOLA...ASHBURN...BAINBRIDGE...BLAKELY...BLOUNTSTOWN...BONIFAY...CAIRO...CALLAWAY...CAMILLA...CARRABELLE...CHIPLEY...COLQUITT...COTTONWOOD...CRAWFORDVILLE...CROSS CITY...CUTHBERT...DALEVILLE...DAWSON...DE FUNIAK SPRINGS. ... [Read More]
Congresswoman Corrine Brown - Representing the Third Congressional District of Florida - Home Page
(Washington, DC) Congresswoman Corrine Brown successfully passed an amendment on the House floor today (Amendment #401 to H.R. 3058, Appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, and District of Columbia) to allow for full funding for Amtrak, and permit 18 important Amtrak routes throughout the country to continue functioning. ... (Washington, D.C.) Today on the House floor, Congresswoman Corrine Brown voted to correct the $1 billion shortfall in veterans’ health care funding belatedly acknowledged by the Administration last week. However, the Congresswoman did express disappointment that the amount offered by House Republicans did not match that passed in the Senate, meaning funds will not get to VA medical facilities and veterans will continue to wait in lines for health care. ... [Read More]
Congressman Cliff Stearns : Florida Sixth District : FL06
WASHINGTON, JULY 14, 2005 - The Speaker of the House today named Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) as one of the House members to go to the House and Senate conference on vital energy legislation. "Oil prices are at record levels and our nation's dependence on imports is growing - we need a comprehensive national energy policy," said Stearns, "I appreciate this opportunity to develop final legislation that increases domestic production of energy, creates new jobs, reduces our dependency on imports, expands the used of alternative fuels, and improves energy efficiency while safeguarding our environment." ... [Read More]
U.S. Congressman Dave Weldon, M.D. : 15th District Of Florida
U.S. Representative Dave Weldon, M.D. (R-FL) made the following remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this morning highlighting the importance of a continuing human presence in space. Weldon will travel to Kennedy Space Center tomorrow for the historic return to flight. “Today I wish all the best for NASA and the crew of the Space Shuttle Discovery on attempting to launch tomorrow.Those of us who strongly support this program understand how critically important it is for the United States to have a continuing human presence in space." ... [Read More]
Everglades: Florida Bay News
Florida Bay is an estuary. Historically, summer rains and freshwater flows from Everglades marshes diluted the saltwater creating ideal conditions for juvenile fish, shrimp, crocodiles, and lobsters. Today, water management practices designed to provide water supply and flood control for urban and agricultural areas have reduced the amount of freshwater making it to the bay. With less freshwater, the bay has at times become too salty - stressing many of the bay's plants and animals. ... [Read More]
National Weather Service Forecast Office - Melbourne, Florida
905 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2005THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA..DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT....THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...A DEEP LAYER OF EASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL PUSH THE MAIN CHANCE FORLIGHTNING STORMS TO THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE PENINSULA TODAY.ISOLATED STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ON THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZEBY EARLY AFTERNOON AND PUSH INTO WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA BY EARLYEVENING. MOST OF THE STORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN FORM INLAND OF THECOASTAL COUNTIES. WHILE THE COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL BE LESS THANNORMAL TODAY...A LAYER OF DRY AIR AT MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHEREWILL PROMOTE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS NEAR THE STRONGEST STORMS. WINDGUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY WEST OF ORLANDO DURINGTHE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.ON SUNDAY...A WORKER WAS INJURED BY LIGHTNING FOR THE SECOND DAY INA ROW...THIS TIME IN SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY. STORM MOTION WILL BE WESTAT 10 MPH...SO THE ASSOCIATED LIGHTNING WILL NOT LAST FOR A LONGTIME. AT THE FIRST SIGN OF AN APPROACHING STORM MOVE INDOORS! ... [Read More]
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