Wikio - Rick Boucher

Oilsands tour impresses chair of U.S. energy subcommittee (Democratic Underground)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:10:52 GMT

Source: [b]CBC[/b] Two U.S. congressmen ended their oilsands fact-finding mission to Alberta, saying they will urge their colleagues to ignore talk of "dirty oil." As part of a trip organized by Alberta's trade office in Washington, Democrats Rick Boucher from Virginia and Tim Mahoney from Flori...

Source : Democratic Underground (subscribe)

Explore : Alberta, Liberals, Virginia

The FAIR USE Act: Anything But Fair to Consumers, Innovators, Trade - IPI (Matt's blog)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:28:00 GMT

DALLAS, March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The latest version of H.R. 1201, ill-fittingly named the "Freedom and Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship" (FAIR USE) Act, is Rep. Rick Boucher's (D-VA) newest attempt to unravel the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), the Supreme Court's unanimous Grokster decision and recent U.S. trade treaties in single piece of legislation....

Source : Matt's blog (subscribe)

Leaping Blindly ... (From On High)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:31:00 GMT

Said Daedilus to his son, Icarus , just before the latter took off: "What if these dang wings I made for you don't work?" Said the Roanoke Times to Congressman Rick Boucher: "You go, dude. Tax the American people some more. And when you're done, please check and see if that carbon sequestration thingie you're now promoting - and that the American people will be paying dearly for - actually...

Source : From On High (subscribe)

Tax Patent Legislation: Excusing Infringement of Patented Tax Planning Methods (Patently-O: Patent Law Blog)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:11:22 GMT

Rep. Rick Boucher's Bill to excuse infringement of patents covering tax planning methods now has 40 co-sponsors. Its prospects are slim – as only one of the co-sponsors is a member of the House IP Subcommittee which must approve the...

Source : Patently-O: Patent Law Blog (subscribe)

Explore : Law, Law Blogs

Carbon capture bill unveiled (The Pittsburgh Business Times )

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:39:51 GMT

U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher, a Virginia Democrat, introduced bipartisan federal legislation Tuesday to accelerate the development and deployment of carbon capture and storage technologies via a $1 billion annual fund to bring cutting-edge clean coal technologies to market.

Source : The Pittsburgh Business Times (subscribe)

Explore : Business, Coal, Energy, House of Representatives, Virginia

Here's The Problem With Earmarks, Mr. Boucher (From On High)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:36:00 GMT

Remember the excuse Representative Rick Boucher gave for his willing participation in the shameful practice of Congressional earmarking? If not, read and enjoy: "I frankly think the members of Congress are far better situated to understand the priorities of their districts." It still rankles a week later (and at 4:40 in the morning). Priorities. If only they included the American taxpayer....

Source : From On High (subscribe)

Coal Sequestration Is Dead (From On High)

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:54:00 GMT

But nobody has told our illustrious congressman. Would someone wake Boucher up and break the news? Boucher Proposes Fee To Pay For Carbon Capture Research By Debra McCown, Reporter, Bristol Herald Courier U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher introduced federal legislation on Thursday that would add a fee for coal-fired utility customers to pay for research on carbon capture and storage...

Source : From On High (subscribe)

Explore : Bristol, Coal, Energy, House of Representatives

Oh say can you CCS? (Gristmill)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:59:41 GMT

By Kate Sheppard House Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher (D-Va.) and ranking minority member Fred Upton (R-Mich.) introduced industry-backed legislation on Wednesday to invest billions of dollars in carbon-capture-and-sequestration (CCS) technology. The bill [PDF] is intended to "accelerate the development and early deployment of systems for the capture and storage...

Source : Gristmill (subscribe)

Explore : Environment, Fred Upton, House of Representatives

Pork Alert - Rick Boucher (Spark It Up!!!)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:51:00 GMT

Rick Boucher on earmarks and pork barrel spending. By Daniel Gilbert Reporter / Bristol Herald Courier Published: June 9, 2008 U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher does not use the word “earmark.” True, he submits them like his congressional colleagues, but eschews what has become a byword for pork-barrel spending. “Congressionally directed spending” is how the 9th District Democrat characterizes...

Source : Spark It Up!!! (subscribe)

Explore : Bristol, Gilbert, Government, Politics, Republican blogs

Watch Obama in Bristol Live (Raising Kaine - Front Page)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:11:36 GMT

Right now Obama is in Bristol, VA with Mark Warner and Rep. Rick Boucher. Click here to watch it live. h/t DailyKos Rough quotes: "There's a reason why the first public event [since I won the nomination] is right here in southwestern Virginia." "I'm going to be paying attention, and I'm going to be listening, and we're going to make life better right here in southwestern Virginia." "Today,...

Source : Raising Kaine - Front Page (subscribe)

Explore : Bristol, Virginia

A Good Fit? (The Hotline on Call)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:37:24 GMT

It's no secret that Barack Obama 's campaign will make a strong play for VA this fall. The candidate starts that effort today in Bristol with a town hall meeting. He'll be joined there by Senate candidate and popular former governor Mark Warner and Rep. Rick Boucher . More interesting perhaps is that Sen. Jim Webb will introduce Obama tonight at Nissan Pavilion in Bristow. Webb didn't...

Source : The Hotline on Call (subscribe)

Explore : Bristol, Political Bloggers, Politics, The Obama Campaign

Webb will join Obama in Northern Virginia this afternoon (The Shad Plank)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:41:26 GMT

The Obama campaign announced this morning that Sen. Jim Webb will join Barack Obama at his Bristow campaign appearance this afternoon. Webb and Gov. Tim Kaine will both be with Obama at the Nissan Pavilion. Earlier, former Gov. Mark Warner and Rep. Rick Boucher will campaign with Obama in southwest Virginia.

Source : The Shad Plank (subscribe)

Explore : Barack Obama, Jim Webb, Virginia

McCain, Obama, Jerry Kilgore, Chris Saxman...Oh My! (Spark It Up!!!)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:38:00 GMT

A good article about the hoopla over Barack Hussein Obama's visit to Bristol. “Sen. Obama is determined to carry Virginia this fall,” said U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va. “This will be the first time our state has been in play since 1964, and Sen. Obama will be the first major candidate to pay attention to Virginia since 1964,” Boucher, who represents Southwest Virginia’s 9th District,...

Source : Spark It Up!!! (subscribe)

Explore : Bristol, House of Representatives, Politics, Republican Party, Virginia

White paper trail (Gristmill)

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:45:45 GMT

By Kate Sheppard The world is still waiting with bated breath for climate legislation from the Energy and Commerce Committee, where Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) and Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee chair Rick Boucher (D-Va.) are supposedly collaborating on bill. In the meantime, the committee has been issuing a series of "white papers" on climate legislation. This week they released...

Source : Gristmill (subscribe)

Explore : Environment, John Dingell

New Boucher Press Secretary (Potomac Flacks)

Mon, 19 May 2008 19:08:19 GMT

Courtney Lamie has been promoted from Legislative Assistant to Press Secretary for Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA). (CQ’s “People on the Move” column)

Source : Potomac Flacks (subscribe)

Rick Boucher and Tax Payers to the Rescue (Spark It Up!!!)

Wed, 14 May 2008 01:40:00 GMT

Well...someone somewhere has to pay for it. Wise gets millions for lake, water plant KEITH STRANGE / Staff Writer WISE — Ninth District U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher was in Wise Friday to announce the awarding of a $5.4 million federal funding package to improve the town's aging water infrastructure. According to the congressman, the federal Rural Development agency is providing two $1

Source : Spark It Up!!! (subscribe)

Explore : Government, Hydrology, Politics, Republican blogs

Mark Warner Kickoff: Abingdon Photos (Raising Kaine - Front Page)

Tue, 06 May 2008 01:17:17 GMT

Future Sen. Mark Warner getting off the plane at the Tri-Cities Airport in Blountville, Tennessee, on the way to Abingdon, Virginia -- first stop on his kickoff tour (5/4/08). Del. Dan Bowling. Del. Bud Phillips Del. Joe Johnson. Sen. Philip Puckett. Rep. Rick Boucher.

Source : Raising Kaine - Front Page (subscribe)

Explore : Bowling, NBA, NBA Players, Tennessee, Virginia

Calling Rick Boucher (From On High)

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:41:00 GMT

... people would be laid off at the end of January. ( link ) I wonder if this news will be posted on Rick Boucher's Website Of Self-Congratulation ?

Source : From On High (subscribe)

Explore : Volvo

Blunt, Conyers, Pence, Boucher Urge Senate to Take Up Media Shield Bill (News Unfiltered)

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:59:21 GMT

Citing the recent and troubling news of a USA Today reporter being held in contempt of court for refusing to publicly name her source, Congressmen Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), John Conyers (D-Mich.), Mike Pence (R-Ind.), and Rick Boucher (D-Va.) urged Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to quickly take up legislation already passed in the...

Source : News Unfiltered (subscribe)

Explore : Feminism, Harry Reid, House of Representatives, John Conyers, Mike Pence

The Hypocrisy at Raising Kaine Never Ends...Go Laugh Out Loud (Spark It Up!!!)

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:22:00 GMT

Raising Kaine and the cowards there are again attacking Dominion Power CEO Thomas Farrell. They are to spineless to include Mark Warner, Rick Boucher, Phil Puckett, Bud Phillips, Dan Bowling, The United Mine Workers Union....Grow a set boys if you really believe what you write. Your so called love of the environment is outweighed by partisanship. Technorati Tags: Tim Kaine, Mark Warner,...

Source : Spark It Up!!! (subscribe)

Explore : Bowling, House of Representatives, Politics, Republican blogs