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Thursday, 16 December 2010 10:50 | |||
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© Journal Group Link International) Steve Austria is the First Second-Generation American of Filipino Descent to Become a Member of the U. S. House of Representatives C HICAGO (jGLi) – Like President Barack Obama, the incoming Speaker of the House John Boehner (pronounced BAY-ner) of the 8th Congressional District of Ohio is relying on his friend and a neighbor to lead a team in the upcoming 112th Congress that opens on Jan.3rd. The House Republican leader handpicked Filipino-American Steve Austria, his neighbor in The first second-generation Filipino American congressman said, “I am honored that after just one term in Congress, Speaker-Designate John Boehner and the members of the Steering Committee have put their confidence in me to serve on the Appropriations Committee.
The newly re-elected congressman in his second term was one of the 13 congressmen, who supported H.R. 3030, the "Save Our Industries Act of 2009" (SAVE Act), that is pending in the U.S. Congress. It is a bi-partisan bill sponsored in the Senate by his fellow Republican Sen. Christopher S. Bond of It envisions recovering $1.32-billion of trade between the The House Appropriations Committee is one of the most influential committees in the U.S. Congress as it wields control over all discretionary spending. In addition to other areas of jurisdiction, the committee and its subcommittees oversee funding for the Department of Defense. The Committee has become a key part of the House Republican strategy to bring fiscal responsibility back to “I am deeply concerned, as I believe most Americans are, about our nation’s economic future and difficult spending decisions are going to be necessary to return our nation to a sound financial footing,” Austria, 52, commented. “This committee will play an important role in the next Congress, changing the course of our nation by taking the lead in reining excessive government spending that has added up to a national debt of more than $13 trillion.” The Constitution provides Congress the power to authorize government spending. O riginally created in 1865, the House Appropriations Committee is charged with carrying out this constitutional responsibility. Today, the committee’s 12 subcommittees hold hearings and make decisions on all government spending. Congressman Steve Austria is currently serving his first term in the United States House of Representatives and represents the 7th Congressional District of Ohio. The district is comprised of Representative Austria serves on both the House Budget and Homeland Security Committees. The House Budget Committee is primarily responsible for setting the overall spending and tax priorities for the federal government and will give The House Homeland Security Committee was created in 2002 after the tragic events of September 11. Serving on the committee will allow him to address head-on issues such as global counterterrorism, intelligence, cyber security and immigration reform. A Decade of Service in the
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Previous to serving in U.S. Congress, Congressman
The oldest of nine children, Mr. Both U. S. Rep. Bobby C. Scott, a Democrat from Virginia, and John Ensign, Jr., now a Republican Senator from Editor’s Note: To contact the author, please e-mail him at: (lariosa_jos@sbcglobal.net)
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