Bill Shuster

About 400 U.S. flights delayed as sequestration takes hold

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Sequestration is starting to frustrate air travelers. About 400 flights were delayed Sunday because of air traffic controller furloughs, the Federal Aviation Administration said, and a few more interruptions were reported Monday, though the nation's air...

Komen controversy puts Maryland native in spotlight

2012-02-03 20:10:00

As the funding controversy swirled around Susan G. Komen for the Cure this week, much of the criticism was directed not at the group's chief executive but at a Maryland native who serves as a senior policy adviser. Karen Handel, who faced a hard-luck...

It's going to happen

2013-05-23 16:35:00

The rallies, lobbying and support from the community have paid off. Somerset County will have a new section of Route 219 between Somerset and Meyersdale. The final permit for the long awaited four-lane extension from Somerset to Meyersdale in Somerset...

Fire grant to improve recruitment, retention

2013-05-22 12:19:00

A $5,157,000 grant awarded to Phoenix Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 1 by U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster will allow several fire departments in Bedford, Blair, Cambria and Centre counties to enhance their recruitment process and retain firefighters, according to...

Final Route 219 permit in place

2013-05-22 10:04:00

The final permit for the long-awaited Route 219 four-lane extension from Somerset to Meyersdale has been approved. U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Hollidaysburg, made the announcement Wednesday saying construction of the 11-mile project is set to begin late...

Final Route 219 permit expected this week

2013-05-20 12:56:00

The federal Environmental Protection Agency will not ask for an additional review of the Route 219 project from the Meyersdale Bypass north to where the four-lane currently ends in Somerset. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-...

Health care concerns

2013-05-20 16:05:00

I'm not statistician enough to know how much of the story U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster's editorial ("Time to repeal Obamacare," May 16) tells, but surely we agree that the existing health care system deserved overhaul.� We are a sick nation, getting sicker,...

EDITORIAL: Dam the delays: Congress finally moves on vital river infrastructure

2013-05-17 07:24:02

In an age when many in Congress don't want to spend more money on anything, it is big news that the Senate passed a bill this week to invest in the crumbling infrastructure of locks and dams vital to river transportation. It is great news for the...

Keystone XL oil pipeline bill moves to full U.S. House

2013-05-16 12:23:02

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The full U.S. House of Representatives will soon begin debate on a bill to approve the Canada-to-Nebraska Keystone XL oil pipeline, a lawmaker said on Thursday after his panel advanced the measure. The House Committee on...

Europe a drag on world economy

2013-05-15 08:23:00

The Eurozone economy contracted at a 0.2% annual rate in the first three months of the year, marking the region's longest recession since its single currency was created in 1999 ... �Lafayette College switching to sustainable food service provider ......

Transportation chief says infrastructure is at risk

2013-05-15 00:00:00

The federal government must invest in the country's transportation infrastructure because aging highways, waterways and railroads are "at the tipping point," U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster told an audience in Allentown Tuesday. "There are some in Washington who...

U.S. Senate to vote on bill to fund Chickamauga lock repairs

2013-05-15 03:34:01

A bill that could reignite one of Chattanooga's biggest infrastructure projects may pass the Senate as early as this morning. But, as with nearly everything that may clear the upper chamber these days, the latest Chickamauga lock fix faces delay in the...

U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa.

2013-04-28 18:05:00

From right, Gene Kane, Letterkenny Army Depot's supervisor of the force provider program, joins depot commander Col. Victor S. Hagan, U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster and state Sen. Richard Alloway II in celebrating the Chambersburg, Pa., depot being awarded a Shingo Bronze Medallion.

2013-04-04 00:00:00

State Rep. Todd Rock, R-Franklin, addresses a Tuscarora Area Chamber of Commerce crowd Thursday morning. Seated from left are state Sen. Richard Alloway, Jim Frank from U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster's office and state Sen. John Eichelberger.

2013-02-21 19:21:00