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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Attorney General Eric Holder is defending the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records, while at the same time declaring he had played no role in it.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The Justice Department has secretly obtained two months of telephone records of journalists for The Associated Press in what AP's top executive says is an "unprecedented intrusion" into newsgathering.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  All representatives from New York voted in favor of the bill to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, except for Republican Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle.

Sunday, December 30, 2012  The top leaders in both parties on the House and Senate Agriculture committees have agreed to a one-year extension of the 2008 farm bill

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  Representative Anne Marie Buerkle presented a bill to the House of Representatives on June 27 that would change the name of the U.S. Post Office at 26 East Genesee Street in Baldwinsville in honor of Corporal Kyle R. Schneider.

Friday, May 25, 2012  U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says his laws to close loopholes that allow synthetic marijuana and dangerous "bath salts" to be sold openly have passed the Senate.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  A federal judge on Monday prepared to take over New York's redistricting process from the state Legislature, where it's been delayed.

Monday, December 19, 2011  House Republicans say they cannot accept the Senate compromise

Monday, August 15, 2011  Many of you have expressed your frustration with the U.S. Government during the debt ceiling crisis, and have demanded answers from our lawmakers.

Monday, February 14, 2011  President Barack Obama's $3.73 trillion federal budget proposal, sent to Congress on Monday morning, includes cuts that would affect Central New Yorkers.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010  Matt's Memo: Matt Mulcahy blogs about New York's once dominant position in congress being eroded.  New York needs to set goals to return to the top.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010  For House members ousted in the midterm elections, the brutal business of losing continues.

Friday, November 19, 2010  Republicans in the House have blocked a bill that would have extended jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed beyond the holiday season.

Thursday, November 04, 2010  Republicans picked up at least five House seats across New York and could boost the number to six as the antiestablishment, anti-incumbent wave sweeping midterm elections reached into one of the nation's most reliably blue states.

Tuesday, November 02, 2010  Republicans have captured a Utica-area House seat held by Democrats since 2006.