The Peru Gazette

By Matt Doheny Our country has a long, proud history of taking care of its most vulnerable citizens. Medicare is an important part of that promise, giving seniors and disabled guaranteed access to care and the dignity they deserve. Sadly, our Medicare system is at a crisis point as spending grows twice as fast as […]

 Washington – This week, Congressman Bill Owens called on U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) to work with Plattsburgh International Airport and Clinton County to reach an agreement that will maintain CBP’s presence at the airport. U.S. CBP’s Air Wing has occupied hangar space at Plattsburgh International Airport since 2004.  Plattsburgh International Airport recently completed […]

“We all know polls are merely snapshots in time. Siena was in the field during the Democratic National Convention, so it’s laughable to think three nights of wall-to-wall television coverage didn’t have a bearing on these numbers.

NY21 Poll: Owens leads Doheny by 13 points | NCPR News.

Watertown Daily Times | Doheny chides Owens for ‘wait-and-see’ approach to missile site.

From the Office of COngressman Bill Owens WASHINGTON – Congressman Bill Owens voted today in support of H.R. 4078, the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act. The legislation bans the promulgation of “midnight rules,” includes numerous provisions intended to reduce or streamline the federal regulatory process, requires cost-benefit analyses of new regulatory […]

BLACK BROOK – Congressman Bill Owens announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has made funding available to the Town of Black Brook to repair a water district that incurred damages due to flooding from Hurricane Irene in August 2011.


Doheny describes what he’d replace ‘Obamacare’ with – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com 

Watertown Daily Times | House Republicans could block U.S. farm bill vote before deadline.

Congressional candidates feud over Farm Bill – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com 

Watertown Daily Times | Owens widens fundraising lead over Doheny.

WASHINGTON – In an ongoing effort to conduct an open discussion about the issues that affect New York, Congressman Bill Owens will hold a telephone town hall next Tuesday, July 24th.  Owens will update callers about the push to create quality jobs in New York and take questions from callers from 7:15 p.m. to 8:15 […]

Owens, Doheny spar over jobs numbers – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com 

Watertown Daily Times | Doheny offers health-care alternatives, which Owens dismisses.

Watertown Daily Times | Owens breaks from Obama on tax threshold.

Watertown Daily Times | Changes in farm bill to USDA program could mean millions for rural municipalities.

From the Office of Congressional Candidate Matt Doheny Democrat Bill Owens has wasted more than a half-million dollars to campaign on taxpayer expense – and he’s apparently not done spending. The congressman used his congressional ‘franking’ privilege to send a glossy, three-panel mailer to constituents <http://www.scribd.com/doc/99189004/12-07-03-Owens-Franked-Mail>  last week.

Inside planning Destiny USA: It was all about the “golden cow” of tax breaks | syracuse.com.

Free summer lunch program feeds needy and not-so-needy kids with taxpayer dollars | syracuse.com.

House agriculture bill would cut food stamps, farm subsidies | syracuse.com.

From the Office of Congressman Bill Owens WATERTOWN – In the first six months of 2012, Congressman Bill Owens worked to secure $2,359,561.88 in benefits and tax breaks owed to those seeking help from his offices in New York’s 23rd Congressional District.  

Watertown Daily Times | Clarkson, Plattsburgh chamber collaborate on federal loan application.

It’s on. Doheny-Owens rematch will be one of country’s top races. « The In Box.

Owens co-sponsors ENFORCE Act – News Notebook by Chris Morris – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com

From the Office of Congressman Bill Owens WASHINGTON – Congressman Bill Owens voted today in favor of legislation that would reduce the nation’s dependence on foreign oil by opening up new lands for domestic drilling.  H.R. 4480, the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, passed the U.S. House of Representatives today by a vote of 248-163.