Congressman Stephen Lynch to Speak at New England Council Breakfast.New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. Council:
Event: Congressional Roundtable Breakfast featuring
Congressman Stephen Lynch
Date: June 13, 2005, Monday
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Venue: The Hampshire House
84 Beacon Street, Boston, MA
Congressman Stephen F. Lynch was first sworn in to the United States Congress in October 2001, following the passing of legendary Congressman John Joseph Moakley. In the 109th Congress, Congressman Lynch serves on the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on Government Reform, where he recently became the Ranking Member on the newly created Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs. The Subcommittee oversees regulatory changes to independent agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. , the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is the United States federal agency with jurisdiction over electricity sales, wholesale electric rates, hydroelectric licensing, natural gas pricing, and oil pipeline rates. , the Internal Revenue Service, the FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. , the US Postal Service, the Social Security Administration, OSHA OSHA n. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a branch of the US Department of Labor responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace. and Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run . Congressman Lynch continues to serve as a member of the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, which also has jurisdiction over the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Congressman Lynch is a co-founder of the Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus, which was formed to protect workers rights and educate Members of Congress on issues that impact American families. The New England Council is the nation's oldest regional business organization, marking its 80th anniversary in 2005. |
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