F000444 1962-12-31 5117 240 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 6 202-226-4386 Jeff 'r':4 '-6':6 'az':5 'rep':1 'jeff':2,7,9 'flake':3,8,10 M 400134 Flake Jeff_Flake Rep. Jeff Flake [R, AZ-6] 2297 N00009573 11802 Republican 202-225-2635 Latter Day Saints AZ Jeff Flake 5.19444444444444 http://flake.house.gov/ flakeoffice 400134 Person rep\. Mon Nov 23 10:40:38 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...firms. The legislation also sets higher salary standards for visa workers as well as anti-fraud provisions. Conversely, U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) has proposed legislation that would to increase the H-1B cap and that would exempt foreign graduates 'h':3,47 'r':36 '1b':4,48 'aim':8 'cap':49 'new':1 'rep':32 'set':16 'u.s':31 'also':15 'anti':27 'ariz':37 'bill':6 'firm':11,12 'h-1b':2,46 'hire':5 'jeff':33 'take':7 'tech':10 'visa':21 'well':24 'flake':34 'fraud':28 'would':42,52 'exempt':53 'higher':17 'legisl':14,40 'propos':39 'provis':29 'r-ariz':35 'salari':18 'worker':22 'convers':30 'foreign':54 'graduat':55 'increas':44 'standard':19 'anti-fraud':26 'computerworld':56 6746893 true true daylife ComputerWorld http://www.computerworld.com/ OK http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141198/New_H_1B_hiring_bill_takes_aim_at_tech_firms?source=rss_news 400134 Person congress Mon Nov 23 10:40:38 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ... Proponents remain hopeful that the bill, sponsored by Reps. Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.) and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), will pass Congress, given Obama’s stated support for loosening restrictions. Key members of Congress, like Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), the 'd':25 'r':31,53 '50':6 'ind':54 'key':44 'old':9 'rep':21 'sen':49 'ariz':32 'bill':3,18,22 'cuba':10 'hill':57 'hope':15 'jeff':28 'lift':5 'like':48 'mass':26 'pass':34 'year':8 'flake':29 'given':36 'greet':2 'lugar':51 'obama':37 'r-ind':52 'state':39 'd-mass':24 'loosen':42 'member':45 'propon':13 'r-ariz':30 'remain':14 'travel':11 'richard':50 'skeptic':1 'sponsor':19 'support':40 'congress':35,47 'delahunt':23 'restrict':12,43 'year-old':7 6746892 true true daylife The Hill http://www.thehill.com/ OK http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/68769-skepticism-greets-bill-to-lift-50-year-old-cuba-travel-ban 400134 Person democrat Wed Nov 18 21:42:28 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...tightened travel regulations. In recent months, a bill ending the travel ban sponsored by Reps. Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.) and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) has picked up 178 co-sponsors -- approaching the 218 votes needed for passage. With Democrats controlling th 'd':31 'r':37 'co':44 'th':56 '178':42 '218':48 'ban':8,24 'end':21 'rep':27 'u.s':7 'ariz':38 'bill':20,28 'cuba':12 'gear':2 'jeff':34 'mass':32 'need':50 'pick':40 'post':59 'side':1 'vote':49 'fight':5 'flake':35 'month':18 'regul':15 'd-mass':30 'passag':52 'r-ariz':36 'recent':17 'travel':10,14,23 'control':55 'sponsor':25,45 'tighten':13 'approach':46 'delahunt':29 'democrat':54 'co-sponsor':43 'washington':58 6732640 true true daylife The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/ OK http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=c41e9f921361d8fb71dd3dc68cd4bc25 400134 Person democrat Wed Nov 18 21:42:28 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...tightened travel regulations. In recent months, a bill ending the travel ban sponsored by Reps. Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.) and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) has picked up 178 co-sponsors -- approaching the 218 votes needed for passage. With Democrats controlling th 'd':31 'r':37 'co':44 'th':56 '178':42 '218':48 'ban':8,24 'end':21 'rep':27 'u.s':7 'ariz':38 'bill':20,28 'cuba':12 'gear':2 'jeff':34 'mass':32 'need':50 'pick':40 'post':59 'side':1 'vote':49 'fight':5 'flake':35 'month':18 'regul':15 'd-mass':30 'passag':52 'r-ariz':36 'recent':17 'travel':10,14,23 'control':55 'sponsor':25,45 'tighten':13 'approach':46 'delahunt':29 'democrat':54 'co-sponsor':43 'washington':58 6732639 true true daylife The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/ OK http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=4ac19e2eeec6707e966598e3060b2ca1 400134 Person rep\. Thu Nov 19 10:33:27 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...recipients' policy positions. As Maurice Claver-Carone argued, this is the bread and butter of American democracy. Arizona's Rep. Jeff Flake sounds hypocritical when he implies that there is something nefarious in this. If The Miami Herald were to look 'rep':23 'argu':11 'jeff':24 'look':44 'bread':15 'caron':10 'flake':25 'impli':30 'miami':40,45 'posit':5 'sound':26 'train':1 'butter':17 'claver':9 'herald':41,46 'mauric':7 'minnow':2 'nefari':35 'polici':4 'recipi':3 'someth':34 'arizona':21 'american':19 'hypocrit':27 'democraci':20 'claver-caron':8 6735681 true true daylife Miami Herald http://www.miamiherald.com/ OK http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/letters/story/1341036.html 400134 Person rep\. Mon Nov 16 21:38:01 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Donnelly said, pointing to a World Public Opinion survey in April that found 70 percent of Americans support travel to Cuba. Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona, who backs greater engagement with Cuba, said the report wasn't a surprise. "I don't know how else yo 'r':34 '70':22 'yo':55 'els':54 'rep':30 'back':37 'cuba':6,29,41 'free':56 'jeff':31 'know':52 'link':4 'said':10,42 'talk':2 'wasn':45 'april':19 'donat':5 'engag':39 'flake':32 'found':21 'money':1 'point':11 'press':58 'world':14 'public':15 'report':3,44 'survey':17 'travel':27 'arizona':35 'embargo':7 'greater':38 'opinion':16 'percent':23 'support':8,26 'surpris':48 'american':25 'donnelli':9 'internet':57 'r-arizona':33 6714726 true true daylife Free Internet Press http://freeinternetpress.com/ OK http://freeinternetpress.com/story.php?sid=23603 400134 Person rep\. Mon Nov 16 10:33:33 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...the travel ban even though public opinion polls suggest most Americans believe it should be lifted. PUBLIC'S OPINION Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., who backs greater engagement with Cuba, said the report isn't a surprise. ``I don't know how else you can expl 'r':28 'ban':7 'els':48 'isn':39 'rep':24 'ariz':29 'back':31 'cuba':3,35 'even':8 'expl':51 'jeff':25 'know':46 'lift':20 'poll':12 'said':36 'engag':33 'flake':26 'miami':52 'money':1 'affect':2 'believ':16 'herald':53 'polici':4 'public':10,21 'r-ariz':27 'report':38 'though':9 'travel':6 'greater':32 'opinion':11,23 'suggest':13 'surpris':42 'american':15 6709302 true true daylife Miami Herald http://www.miamiherald.com/ OK http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-stories/story/1335580.html 400134 Person congress Sun Nov 15 21:39:23 -0600 2009 Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0600 2009 In fact, no sooner had Congressman Green submitted his request than Arizona's Republican congressman Jeff Flake rushed to make his opposition known, ... 'fact':9 'jeff':23 'make':27 'rush':25 '111th':6 'flake':24 'green':14 'known':30 'sooner':11 'submit':15 'arizona':19 'exploit':3 'opposit':29 'request':17 'thinker':32 'american':31 'congress':7 'peculiar':2 'republican':21 'congressman':13,22 6703403 true true google news American Thinker OK http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/11/the_peculiar_exploits_of_the_1.html 400134 Person rep\. Mon Nov 16 10:33:33 -0600 2009 Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...the travel ban even though public opinion polls suggest most Americans believe it should be lifted. PUBLIC'S OPINION Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., who backs greater engagement with Cuba, said the report isn't a surprise. ``I don't know how else you can expl 'r':28 'ban':7 'els':48 'isn':39 'rep':24 'ariz':29 'back':31 'cuba':3,35 'even':8 'expl':51 'jeff':25 'know':46 'lift':20 'poll':12 'said':36 'engag':33 'flake':26 'miami':52 'money':1 'affect':2 'believ':16 'herald':53 'polici':4 'public':10,21 'r-ariz':27 'report':38 'though':9 'travel':6 'greater':32 'opinion':11,23 'suggest':13 'surpris':42 'american':15 6709303 true true daylife Miami Herald http://www.miamiherald.com/ OK http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1335580.html 400134 Person republican Sun Nov 15 21:39:23 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Who wants to vote for careerists who only seek power when you can have Senators like Tom Coburn (R-OK), Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and a handful of Republicans who ... 'r':25,30 'az':31 'ok':26 'tom':22 'hand':34 'jeff':27 'like':21 'r-az':29 'r-ok':24 'seek':14 'vote':9 'want':7 'choos':2 'flake':28 'power':3,15 'senat':20 'coburn':23 'patriot':39 'gingrich':1 'principl':5 'yorktown':38 'careerist':11 'republican':36 6703404 true true google news Yorktown Patriot OK http://www.yorktownpatriot.com/article_544.shtml 400134 Person rep\. Mon Nov 23 10:40:32 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 -0600 2009 “There are some things that will make it harder [than in past years],” said Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), who has co-sponsored legislation on immigration with Gutierrez. “People will look at the unemployment numbers and say; 'Well, ... 'r':28 'co':33 'rep':24 'say':48 'top':50 'ariz':29 'bill':4 'face':6 'jeff':25 'look':42 'make':16 'news':51 'past':21 'said':23 'well':49 'year':22 'alter':2 'flake':26 'peopl':40 'thing':13 'tough':8 'econom':9 'harder':18 'immigr':3,37 'legisl':35 'number':46 'propon':1 'r-ariz':27 'sponsor':34 'unemploy':45 'gutierrez':39 'co-sponsor':32 6746886 false true google blog Top News http://www.hillnews.com/ OK http://thehill.com/homenews/house/69059-dems-alter-immigration-bill-in-face-of-tough-economic-climate 400134 Person congress Mon Nov 23 10:40:32 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Hayworth, who has become an outspoken local hero among immigration-control activists, lost his House seat to Rep. Harry Mitchell (D) in 2006. Since then, Hayworth has promoted the Tea Parties on his radio show and has spoken at Tea .... Congressman Shadde 'd':34 'rep':31 'tea':10,43,53 'teo':2 '2006':36 'dawn':1 'hero':20 'hous':28 'john':3 'lose':6 'lost':26 'seat':29 'show':48 'sinc':37 'among':21 'becom':16 'could':5 'entri':58 'harri':32 'local':19 'parti':11,44 'radio':47 'senat':7 'shadd':55 'immigr':23 'mccain':4 'promot':41 'spoken':51 'control':24 'mitchel':33 'popular':57 'primari':8 'support':12 'activist':25 'hayworth':13,39 'outspoken':18 'congressman':54 'huffingtonpost':60 'immigration-control':22 6746889 false true google blog Most Popular Entries on HuffingtonPost http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ OK http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dawn-teo/john-mccain-could-lose-se_b_365364.html 400134 Person rep\. Mon Nov 23 10:40:32 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Tensions were high as the committee includes the most fervent supporters of normalization of relations with Cuba on the one side: Rep. Jeff Flake and Rep. Delahunt, who are the authors of the so-called “travel for all” bill; Rep. ... 'ban':3 'one':27 'rep':29,33,48 'bill':47 'call':43 'cuba':1,24 'high':10 'jeff':30 'line':4 'side':28 'drawn':5 'flake':31 'relat':22 'author':38 'havana':6,49 'includ':14 'normal':20 'so-cal':41 'travel':2,44 'fervent':17 'support':18 'tension':8 'committe':13 'delahunt':34 'times.org':7,50 6746887 false true google blog Havana Times.org http://www.havanatimes.org/ OK http://www.havanatimes.org/?p=16425 400134 Person democrat Thu Nov 19 21:42:41 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Rep. Brian Bilbray's proposed amendment to verify the immigration status of domestic partners proves again that illegal immigration is his one and only issue, whether it is pertinent to the topic or not." Other Democrats were less polite to the . 'one':29 'rep':8 'bill':7 'hous':2 'issu':32 'less':45 'pass':4 'amend':13 'brian':9 'illeg':25 'polit':46 'prove':22 'topic':39 'domest':5,20 'immigr':17,26 'pertin':36 'propos':12 'status':18 'verifi':15 'bilbray':10 'partner':21 'whether':33 'committe':3 'democrat':43 'partnership':6 'downwithtyranni':1,49 6738244 false true google blog DownWithTyranny! http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/ OK http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2009/11/house-committee-passes-domestic.html 400134 Person congress Thu Nov 19 10:33:22 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 JEFF FLAKE Want Job Growth? Cut Taxes. Unemployment continues to rise, and it is painfully clear that the so-called stimulus bill Congress passed earlier this year has failed. In fact, President Obama has called for a summit on jobs ... 'cut':9,16 'job':7,14,51 'tax':10,17 'bill':33 'call':31,46 'cong':3 'fact':42 'fail':40 'jeff':4,11 'pain':25 'pass':35 'rise':21 'want':6,13 'year':38 'clear':26 'flake':5,12 'obama':44 'growth':8,15 'presid':43 'so-cal':29 'summit':49 'continu':19 'earlier':36 'mafioso':2,53 'congress':34 'politico':1,52 'stimulus':32 'unemploy':18 6735679 false true google blog POLITICO MAFIOSO http://politicomafioso.blogspot.com/ OK http://politicomafioso.blogspot.com/2009/11/cong-jeff-flake-want-job-growth-cut.html 400134 Person congress Thu Nov 19 21:42:41 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The congresswoman introduced H.R. 2967 with Rep. Jeff Flake in June to eliminate the use of black liquor from the alternative fuels mixture tax credit and she has led the charge to address this new challenge. She wrote a letter to the ... 'h.r':13 'led':38 'mtn':54 'new':44 'rep':16 'tax':33 'use':24 'win':5 '2967':14 'earn':3 'fuel':31 'home':56 'jeff':17 'june':20 'show':57 'black':26 'charg':40 'fight':7 'flake':18 'white':53 'wrote':47 'altern':30 'credit':34 'critic':4 'elimin':9,22 'letter':49 'liquor':27 'mixtur':32 'address':42 'challeng':45 'independ':55 'introduc':12 'wmicentr':1 'kirkpatrick':2 'congresswoman':11 'wmicentralnew':52 6738243 false true google blog WMICentralNews:White Mtn. Independent Home:Show... http://www.wmicentral.com/site/index.cfm?brd=2264&dept_id=506172 OK http://www.wmicentral.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20387839&BRD=2264&PAG=461&dept_id=506172&rfi=6 400134 Person rep\. Mon Nov 23 10:40:33 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Gathering Signatures for Rep. Jeff Flake This Saturday, November 21 we will be meeting in Mesa to help Rep. Jeff Flake (CD 6) gather signatures to get on the ballet for his 2010 re-election campaign. If you are interested in helping, ... '6':25 '21':12 'cd':24 're':37 'get':29 'rep':6,21 '2010':35 'help':20,45 'jeff':7,22 'meet':2,16 'mesa':18 '11/19':1 'elect':38 'flake':8,23 'state':47 'ballet':32 'colleg':48 'gather':3,26 'novemb':11 'arizona':46 'campaign':39 'interest':43 're-elect':36 'saturday':10 'signatur':4,27 'republican':49 6746890 false true google blog Arizona State College Republicans http://asucr.wordpress.com/ OK http://asucr.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/1119-meeting/ 400134 Person republican Mon Nov 23 10:40:32 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Republican Representative Jeff Flake said he was offended by a comment from another witness, Ambassador James Cason, that tourists go to Cuba for “rum, sun, cigars, song and sex.” Cason is a former chief of the U.S. Interests Section in ... 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'ap':42 'rep':8 'top':44 'fail':21 'hous':28 'jeff':9 'wake':31 'allen':6 'draft':12 'flake':1,10 'lobbi':34 'panel':38 'photo':41 'stori':45 'would':16 'defens':3,18 'involv':36 'condemn':17 'denounc':2 'digniti':25 'earmark':4,40 'protect':23 'resolut':14 'scandal':35 'appropri':19 'jonathan':5 'politico':43 'politico.com':7 6735678 false true google blog POLITICO Top Stories http://www.politico.com/ OK http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29692.html 400134 Person congress Thu Nov 19 10:33:22 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) has picked up 178 co-sponsors -- approaching the 218 votes needed for passage. With Democrats controlling the White House and holing a significant majority in Congress, proponents say they think their moment has come. ... Rep. Deb 'r':19 'co':26 '178':24 '218':30 'ban':10 'deb':57 'rep':56 'say':49 'u.s':9 'ariz':20 'come':55 'cuba':1,14,58 'gear':4 'hole':42 'hous':40 'jeff':16 'need':32 'pick':22 'side':3 'vote':31 'fight':7 'flake':17 'major':45 'think':51 'white':39 'moment':53 'passag':34 'propon':48 'r-ariz':18 'travel':12 'control':37 'journal':2,59 'sponsor':27 'approach':28 'congress':47 'democrat':36 'signific':44 'co-sponsor':25 6735680 false true google blog Cuba Journal http://cubajournal.blogspot.com/ OK http://cubajournal.blogspot.com/2009/11/sides-gear-up-for-fight-over-us-ban-on.html