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Lipinski STEM proposal becomes law
National Science Foundation charged with awarding STEM education grants with signing of new law.
Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.)
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Lipinski, Quigley urge fellow lawmakers to extend positive train control deadline
U.S. Reps. Dan Lipinski (D-Dist. 3) and Mike Quigley (D-Dist. 5) joined leaders of the passenger- and freight-rail industry recently in urging Congress to take immediate action to extend the upcoming deadline for implementing positive train control (PTC) safety technology and prevent a shutdown of the nation’s passenger- and freight-rail systems.
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Lipinski's efforts to protect Worth preserve from Army Corps dumping pay off
U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Dist. 3) said on Monday that the final step has been implemented to protect the 78-acre Lucas-Berg Preserve in Worth from being used as a dumping site by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for materials dredged from the Cal-Sag Channel.
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Lipinski: Renewal of Ex-Im Bank would benefit Third District, nation
After the U.S. House recently voted to approve reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank, U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Dist. 3) released a statement to praise his colleagues for cooperating in a bipartisan manner to pass the measure.The bill has been sent to the Senate for further consideration.
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Lipinski, staff hosting several events for Third District residents
U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Dist. 3) and his staff will be busy during the next few weeks, hosting a Veterans Fair, a town hall meeting and two Senior Fairs in the Third Congressional District.
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Lipinski aims to ensure highway-funding bill's Buy America provisions retained
U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) and U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) teamed up recently to strengthen and preserve several Buy America provisions in the recently passed six-year surface-transportation reauthorization bill, which must go through the conference-committee process to reconcile House and Senate versions.
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Lipinski helps shepherd long-term highway funding bill into law
With the help of U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Dist. 3) and a bipartisan team of legislators, the long-term federal road and transportation funding bill, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, recently became law.