http://wrvo.org en http://wrvo.org/post/area-congressman-discusses-sequestration-constitutents <p>With the federal budget sequestration deadline only days away, Syracuse-area Cong. Dan Maffei opened the phone lines for a telephone town hall meeting Tuesday night.&nbsp; Callers were concerned about the how these funding cuts will impact central New York if sequestration goes into effect March 1. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:27:10 +0000 Ellen Abbott 33960 at http://wrvo.org http://wrvo.org/post/gillibrand-introduces-bill-boost-high-tech-manufacturing <p>Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has introduced a bill intended to boost high-tech manufacturing. The Democrat from New York visited the Harper International company outside Buffalo to discuss the Made in America Manufacturing Act, which is her first bill to go before the new Congress. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:41:06 +0000 Ashley Hassett 33248 at http://wrvo.org