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9/11/2008
Hinchey Statement on Seventh Anniversary of September 11th Terrorist Attacks
Washington, DC - Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today released the following statement regarding the seventh anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks.  The congressman participated today in a September 11th congressional remembrance ceremony that took place (full story...)

9/11/2008
Hinchey Helps Introduce Medicare Hospice Protection Act
Washington, DC - In an effort to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries do not lose access to hospice services, Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today joined Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Congressman Jim Ramstad (R-MN) in introducing (full story...)

9/11/2008
National Museum Proposed to Tell the Stories of the American People
Washington, DC - Congressmen Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and Tim Bishop (D-NY) today introduced a bill calling on Congress to consider the establishment of a major new national museum in Washington, DC -- the National Museum of (full story...)

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Stopping the NYRI Power Line Proposal

Congressman Maurice Hinchey is leading the effort in Congress to stop the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) from moving forward with its proposal for two "National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors" (NIETCs). The DOE recently announced a proposal to designate much of New York as a NIETC, which would help clear the way for New York Regional Interconnection's (NYRI) plan to construct a nearly 200-mile power line through upstate New York.

In light of the Department of Energy's failure to schedule any local public hearings on the proposed NIETC designations, Congressman Hinchey held his own public meeting on June 9 in Lake Huntington, New York (Town of Cochecton). (Read more...)