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From the office of Congressman Owens PLATTSBURGH – Congressman Bill Owens today announced a new section of his website dedicated to promoting free tax filing services for Upstate New Yorkers. “Correctly filing one’s taxes can be a confusing and stressful process, and very few people know that there are free services available that can help […]

WASHINGTON – Congressman Bill Owens announced today his appointment to serve on a third committee in the U.S. House of Representatives.  Owens will sit on the House Committee on Small Business, continuing his work to ease regulations on small business owners and to assist them in creating jobs. “The most important work Congress has is […]

Rep. Denny Rehberg (MT-AL) and Rep. Bill Owens (NY-23) meet to discuss the needs of northern border communities. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Denny Rehberg (MT-AL) and Bill Owens (NY-23) announced today that they will serve together as co-chairs of the House Northern Border Caucus, a congressional organization of House Members formed to educate Congress and […]

WASHINGTON – Congressman Bill Owens announced today his appointment to two House Agriculture subcommittees.  While serving with his colleagues on the federal panel influential in decisions critical to the farming community, Owens will sit on the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry as well as the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. “I’m looking forward […]

Did members of Congress try to exempt themselves from current health care reform legislation? No. This claim was based on the erroneous assumption that congressional efforts to establish a “public option” for health insurance would have required everyone (except members of Congress) to participate in a new federal insurance plan. The proposed legislation would merely […]

WASHINGTON – Congressman Bill Owens today announced the nomination of 17 students to service academies this year. “These academies offer Upstate New York young men and women the opportunity to receive an excellent education while serving their country, and I am pleased to nominate so many for service,” said Owens. “American service academies help to […]

Congressman Owens News Release Rep. Owens continues program to make office more accessible in sprawling district WHAT: Members of Congressman Bill Owens’ staff will hold meetings with Upstate New Yorkers in an ongoing effort to increase constituent outreach. Four meetings will be held next week in Oswego and Franklin counties, with multiple more events planned […]

A news release of the office of Congressman Bill Owens As a result of the Affordable Care Act, families will soon be free from the constant worry that they will not be able to get health care when they need it the most.  But repealing the law would strip Americans of this new freedom and […]

By John T. Ryan The 2010 elections took place almost three months ago, but the final vote tallies for Clinton County towns just became available. Town of Peru voters favored Democrats in five of the nine races.  Senators Kristen Gillibrand and Charles Schumer and Governor-Elect Andrew Cuomo carried Peru by wide margins while Representative Bill […]

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By Representative Bill Owens Like many of my Democratic colleagues, I have long supported making the Bush-era tax cuts for the middle class permanent while letting the tax cuts for the ultra wealthy expire.  But unlike many in Washington, I have urged leadership of both parties to compromise on this issue.  Finally, after months of […]

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Congressman Owens Press Release WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Bill Owens issued the following statement in support of Senator Charles Schumer’s plan to offer an extension to the Bush-era tax cuts for those making less than a million dollars annually.

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Congressman Owens News Release PLATTSBURGH – If anyone was wondering why Matt Doheny loves loopholes in the tax code, we have an answer: it’s because he got rich while his company used loopholes to avoid taxes in the Cayman Islands, an off shore tax haven.

By Donald McBrayer At 9:30 this morning, while many of us were going about our business on this rainy autumn day, a gathering of our area top Republicans met at the Plattsburgh Common Council Chambers to witness the endorsement of former New York Governor George Pataki for Republican Candidate for Congress Matt Doheny. Mr. Pataki […]