Shea-Porter Announces $475,000 for Hampstead Fire Rescue

WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter today announced that Hampstead Fire Rescue will receive $475,000 to purchase a new fire rescue vehicle.  The vehicle, called a quintuple combination pumper, or “quint,” is a fire service vehicle that serves the dual purpose of an engine and a ladder truck.  This grant is provided by the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security.

“Hampstead Fire Rescue will be able to perform their jobs more efficiently with this new vehicle,” said Congresswoman Shea-Porter.  “New Hampshire has the best first responders in the country and I am pleased they will receive this support.”

ALG - War reporter Michael Yon Wants Answers on Seattle Airport Arrest, Supports ALG FOIA Request

"The American people have a right to know if citizens are going to be locked in handcuffs as a matter of national policy for not disclosing their income to Customs and Border Patrol when entering their homeland."—ALG President Bill Wilson.

April 1^st, 2010, Fairfax, VA—Michael Yon continues to question why he was arrested upon arrival at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for his refusal to answer a question about how much money he makes.

Commenting yesterday on his Facebook page about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) appeal filed with the USCBP by the group Americans for Limited Government (ALG), Yon wrote, "Does the United States government have a right to arrest people for refusing to say who they work for, and how much money they earn?  They arrested me.  Why were Customs (CBP) people reading my private documents at the border?  Is it possible to have words written on paper that are illegal?  My arrest at Sea-Tac airport remains unexplained."

ALG filed its original FOIA request to CBP one day following the arrest of the acclaimed Afghan war journalist the day following the January 5^th, 2010 incident.  It was denied on March 1^st, and an appeal was mailed on March 31^st.

The ALG FOIA request seeks to determine the circumstances around the incident including any policies or instructions that are provided to agents related to appropriate questions that should be asked of incoming citizens.

Ironically, the initial FOIA was denied just two weeks before the Obama Administration's self-proclaimed "Sunshine Week", where they applauded themselves for the work that has been done to increase transparency. 

ALG President Bill Wilson said that the CBP denial of the FOIA request was "unwarranted," concluding, "The American people have a right to know if citizens are going to be locked in handcuffs as a matter of national policy for not disclosing their income to Customs and Border Patrol when entering their homeland."

Mr. Yon's original Facebook feed:

http://www.facebook.com/MichaelYonFanPage?v=feed&story_fbid=273914137066

Mr. Yon's March 31^st Facebook feed:

http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=207730000664#!/posted.php?id=207730000664&share_id=109086185781174&comments=1#s109086185781174

Obama Admin. release on FOIA's and "Sunshine Week"

http://www.justice.gov/oip/foiapost/2010foiapost8.htm

Original Yon FOIA request

http://washingtonalert.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/ALG-CBP-Michael-Yon-FOIA-01-06-09.pdf

CBP Denial of FOIA

www.getliberty.org/files/CBP FOIA Denial 03_01_10.pdf

Yon FOIA request appeal

www.getliberty.org/files/CBP FOIA Appeal 03_26_10.pdf

Shea-Porter Announces More Than $250,000 for First District Fire Departments

Washington, D.C.  – Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter today announced that the New Hampton Fire Department will receive $188,794 and the New Durham Fire Department will receive $64,600 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program. These grants are provided by the Department of Homeland Security to improve safety for firefighters and to update facilities and resources.

Breakdown of funding is as follows:

-New Hampton Fire Department: $188,794 for training and for protective equipment for firefighters

-New Durham Fire Department: $64,600 for a light tower for  a rescue vehicle, a power stretcher for an ambulance, and an exhaust evacuation system for the station



Shea-Porter Announces $625,800 for Manchester Fire Department

Candia and Nottingham to also receive funding 

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter announced that the Manchester, Candia, and Nottingham Fire Departments will receive a combined total of $672,350 in grant funding.  These grants are through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security.

“New Hampshire has the best firefighters and first responders in the country, and it is vital that we provide them with the equipment they need to stay safe,” said Congresswoman Shea-Porter.

Grant awards break down as follows:

Manchester Fire Department: $625,800 for 149 Self Contained Breathing Apparatuses.

Candia Fire-Rescue: $38,000 to replace the Self Contained Breathing Apparatus filling station in the Fire House.  The filling station there now is obsolete for the station’s needs.

Nottingham Fire-Rescue: $8,550 for a thermal imaging camera.   

“This is great news for our local fire-rescue departments,” said Shea-Porter continued.  “These funds will allow our local departments to purchase the equipment they need in order to keep up their great work.

Daily Grind: The Panty Bomber & The Regime of Resentment

The Panty Bomber… Place Your Knickers on the Conveyor and Step away from the Machine
Umar the Islamic Jihadist Terrorist, whose actions should have raised more red flags than even the Russian Army owns, tried to blow up a commercial flight to Detroit with a Panty Bomb.

Regime of Resentment
The policies of Obama, Pelosi, and Reid show resentment toward the values that produced 230 years of the American Dream.

Too Hot Not To Note: Simply unhealthy
Go Upstate editorializes against the health care bill bribes on the day that the Senate passed the horrific bill.