Fall 2000 Headlines

Katherine Bonamici
News Service Assignments - The Manchester Union Leader, Manchester, N.H. and the Conway Daily Sun, Conway, N.H. Internship - National Public Radio

NW Reps Vote for Debt Reduction Measure
WASHINGTON, D.C. - New Hampshire Congressmen John E. Sununu, R-First District, and Rep. Charles Bass, R-Second District, joined an overwhelming majority of their House colleagues this week voting in favor of a GOP plan to set aside 90 percent of the budget surplus to pay down the national debt.

New VA Clinic coming to North Country
WASHINGTON, D.C.--The new VA out-patient clinics coming to Conway and Wolfeboro that were announced by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs this week will most likely be run by a combination of VA staff and area health care providers, according to Dr. Mark Levenson, the Director of the VA New England Healthcare System.

H1-B Visa Bill will increase NH tech workers
WASHINGTON, D.C.-New Hampshire's two senators say they plan to vote in favor of a bill expected to come to a Senate vote next week that would increase to 200,000 the number of highly skilled workers allowed into the country on special visas.

H1-B Process Complex
In order to obtain an H-1B visa candidate, companies must go through a rigorous application process. The company begins with a careful search for qualified American workers. If posting the job in professional journals and the job database at New Hampshire Employment Security (NHES) does not produce an appropriate candidate, companies may begin the process of getting an H-1B visa candidate.

Gregg had special interest in Presidential debate
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Senator Judd Gregg had a keen interest in the presidential debate Tuesday night as he watched it live in Boston. In fact, the two-term New Hampshire senator was watching a live action version of something he had been acting out for months.

New website will make Fed. Government accessible
WASHINGTON, D.C.-You want to reserve a campsite in White Mountain National Forest. It is 7:30 on a Sunday evening, but you don't need to wait for business hours-you can just get on the Internet, go to a new federal website, www.firstgov.gov, and search for the national forest. Up pops the White Mountain page on recreation.gov, complete with a link to online campsite reservations.

Long-shot gun bill still worries some
WASHINGTON, D.C.-There's not much of a chance that Senate Bill 2099 will come to a vote before Congress adjourns for the year. It has been in committee since late winter, and even the National Rifle Association (NRA) says not to worry about it right now.

Long fight ahead for ban of gasoline additive  
WASHINGTON, D.C.-A bill banning a common gasoline additive that is polluting wells across the country is not likely to come to a vote this session, and faces a harsh battle before it will be passed, according to the New Hampshire Senator Bob Smith.

Brannen, Bass close in dollar battle
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Democrat Barney Brannen, the Lyme, N.H. attorney who is running against Republican Congressman Charles Bass in New Hampshire's Second District House race, is defying typical campaign fundraising patterns-Brannen has consistently out-raised his incumbent opponent throughout the campaign, raising over $590,000 since January 1, compared to $389,412.31 raised by Rep. Bass.

Sununu out raises Clark in quarter
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Republican Congressman John E. Sununu raised twice as much in campaign contributions as his opponent, Democrat Martha Fuller Clark, during this reporting period, though she has raised more since January 1.

Congress faces possible lame duck session
WASHINGTON-The atmosphere in Washington is heated this week, as the latest-running election-year congress in history continues, prompting talk of a possible lame-duck session that would bring the New Hampshire delegation and their colleagues back to Washington after the election next Tuesday.

Lame duck session ever more likely
WASHINGTON-Senate members may be headed home after passing a Continuing Resolution (CR) today to fund the federal government through mid-November, but the House is still in session and will likely work at least through the end of this week.

N.H. students make D.C. debut at Kennedy Center
WASHINGTON--The Grand Foyer of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is an elegant setting, used for everything from grand receptions to Indian percussion performances. But late yesterday afternoon, it was filled with 44 young actors and actresses from New Hampshire.

10K gather in D.C. to support Nader, Greens
WASHINGTON-More than 10,000 Green Party supporters filled the arena at the MCI Center Sunday afternoon, cheering a series of high-profile performers and speakers as well as their hero, presidential candidate Ralph Nader.

Gregg wouldn't take Attorney General slot if offered
WASHINGTON-If there is a George W. Bush administration, Senator Judd Gregg says he does not expect to be offered a Cabinet level job such as Attorney General, largely because his Senate replacement would be chosen by Democratic Governor Jeanne Shaheen, who was re-elected Tuesday.

NH delegation reviews Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The 106th Congress is still not complete, and won't be until some time in December, but with most of the session behind them members of the New Hampshire delegation had lots to say about how they feel the session has gone.

Sununu making bid for Budget Chairmanship
Rep. John E. Sununu could have extra office space next session if he is successful in his quest for the prestigious Chairmanship of the House Budget Committee.

Conn. is No. 3 on United Way list
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Connecticut is ranked third in the nation on the United Way of America's first ever "State of Caring" Index, a comprehensive study of how each state measures up on a variety of social and economic issues.

New Hampshire ranked #4 in nation by United Way
WASHINGTON, D.C.-New Hampshire is ranked fourth in the nation on the United Way of America's first ever "State of Caring" Index, a comprehensive study of how each state measures up on a variety of social and economic issues.

Mass. takes second place on United Way state index
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Massachusetts is ranked second in the nation on the United Way of America's first ever "State of Caring" Index, a comprehensive study of how each state measures up on a variety of social and economic issues.

Gregg: Extreme Partisanship Possible but Congress can work together
WASHINGTON, D.C.--New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg says there's no knowing what will happen come January, when the 107th Congress begins with an evenly divided Senate.