Dan Boren

• U.S. Rep. Dan Boren of Oklahoma Defends Drilling Technique

S. Rep. Dan Boren of Oklahoma joined Pennsylvania's Tim Murphy in a letter to U.S. House colleagues who question hydraulic fracturing. Democrat Boren and Republican Murphy, in support of the oil and natural gas industry, offered a different spin on the potential hazards of groundwater contamination in the letter to Reps. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Edward Markey, D-Mass.

• The Journal Record
• March 26, 2010

• The Journal Record Business Briefs: January 18, 2011

Boren schedules public town hall meetings S. Rep. Dan Boren, D-Okla., has two public town hall meetings scheduled Friday.

• The Journal Record
• January 25, 2011

• Rep. Dan Boren Receives Aoa Health Care Leadership Award

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• U.S. Newswire
• April 09, 2008

• Luck Shares Thoughts On League Realignment

MORGANTOWN - West Virginia Athletic Director Oliver Luck sat forward in his office chair when Texas A&M announced it was leaving the Big 12. Oklahoma President Dan Boren snagged Luck's attention when Boren said the Sooners were exploring their options.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• September 07, 2011

• Pundits: Oklahoma's 2nd District Race Will Be Hot

S. Rep. Dan Boren's announcement that he won't seek re- election could be a great opportunity for Republicans and another spanking for Democrats. Or it could go the other way.

• The Journal Record
• July 01, 2011

• Rahall Joins Effort to Block Epa Climate Rules

WASHINGTON - Three Democrats are joining a Republican effort in the House to block the Environmental Protection Agency from reducing the gases blamed for global warming. Rep. Nick Rahall of West Virginia, Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota, and Rep. Dan Boren of Oklahoma will sponsor a bill supported by 42 Senate and seven House Republicans that would bar the EPA from using federal law to control greenhouse gases from power plants, refineries and other industrial facilities.

• Charleston Gazette
• March 04, 2011

• Watson's Bill to Cut Off Federal Funds to Indians

It's a matter of law, justice and fairness," said Congrcsswoman Diane Watson who is currently pushing legislation that would cut federal funds from the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma until they uphold the rights of the Black Cherokees, or Cherokee freedmen. Previously, a severance amendment was attached to bill H.R. 2786, the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007. During a floor debate of that bill, Congressman Mel Watt offered it along with Congressman Dan Boren's amendment that would set aside Watt's as long as the freedmen were able to successfully appeal the March 3 vote. Watson's bill, H.R. 2824 aims to sever United States relations with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma "until such time restores full tribal citizenship to the Black Chero...

• Sentinel; Los Angeles, Calif.
• August 21, 2009

• Ferrellgas Calls for Neutrality in Alternative Fuel Legislation

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite a challenge from President Barack Obama to the nation's largest fleet owners to help reduce U.S. oil imports by one third by 2025 using a number of viable alternative fuels, Congress is currently only reviewing legislation that would provide federal incentives for natural gas vehicles. Sponsored by Reps. John Sullivan (R-OK), Dan Boren (D-OK), John Larson (D-CT), and Kevin Brady (R-TX), the New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NATGAS) Act of 2011, fails to offer incentives to fleet owners who are interested in using other alternative fuels, including propane autogas.

• U.S. Newswire
• April 11, 2011

• Michigan Coalition for Responsible Nutrition Information Calls for Swift Lean Act Passage

The effort was led by United States Senators Tom Carper (D-DE), Lisa Murkowski (RAK), Richard Burr (R-NC) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Bill Nelson (D-FL) and George V. Voinovich (R-OH) and Representatives Jim Matheson (DUT), Fred Upton (R-MI), Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Dan Boren (D-OK), Henry Cuellar (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Mike Ross (D-AR). The LEAN Act would be a great way to further improve consumers' education on nutrition," said Dr. [Marci Kelly Scott], RD. "More information on menu choices will make consumers more able to know what they are eating. Knowing calories and other nutritional facts will help people balance what they eat with their level of fitness, helping promote healthy choices and a healthy future. Congress should pass the LEAN Act so c...

• Michigan Chronicle
• September 07, 2009

• End the Abuse: Federal Tax Payer Funded Bail Program a Mess

Bail Industry Launches Website Calling For Reform WASHINGTON, June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Bail Coalition today called on Congress to pass HR 1885, the Citizens Right to Know Act, introduced by Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) and Rep. Dan Boren (D-OK). The Legislation seeks to clean up the abuses in the nation's taxpayer funded programs that use public funds to bail out accused criminals from jail. To raise public awareness, the Coalition also announced the launch of www.FixTaxFundedBail.com.

• U.S. Newswire
• June 03, 2011