Open Congress : Blog Articles for Sen. Mike Crapo [R, ID]

FREEDOMISMIST: U.S. SENATORS & HOUSE OF ...

2012-07-05T01:00:00Z

The letter was circulated by Senator Lindsey Graham (SC) and signed by Senators Lamar Alexander (TN), Kelly Ayotte (NH), John Barrasso (WY), Roy Blunt (MO), John Boozman (AR), Richard Burr (NC), Saxby Chambliss (GA), Susan Collins ( ME), John Cornyn (TX),

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Congress Bows Before Top Banker | American Free Press

2012-07-04T01:00:00Z

Jim DeMint (R-S.C.). “What should the function of the regulators be? What other areas of oversight would be effective for us?” bootlicked Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho). “We're here quizzing you, [but] if you were sitting on this side ...

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See How Your Senator Voted on MAP-21 | Transportation Issues Daily

2012-07-03T01:00:00Z

Senator Snowe supported the original Senate bill. Senators Mike Crapo and Orrin Hatch both did not vote on the original Senate proposal and voted no on the conference report. Senator Frank Lautenberg missed the first vote ...

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Idaho Farm Bureau® News: President's Editorial

2012-06-30T01:00:00Z

voted against the bill for that reason. Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo voted against the bill because the cuts were not deep enough for his liking. Farm Bureau supports the bill but also understands exactly where Sen. Crapo is coming ...

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Crapo: Health care law 'is not what President Obama promised ...

2012-06-30T01:00:00Z

In the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling upholding the health care law, Congress must work simultaneously to resolve the nation's health care problems and simplify the tax codes, says Sen. Mike Crapo. In a guest opinion ...

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Crapo: GOP said all along it was a tax - The Spokesman-Review

2012-06-28T01:00:00Z

The Republicans said all along that the individual mandate was a tax, Sen. Mike Crapo said this morning after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act on that point. Democrats had insisted it wasn't.

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Sen. Mike Crapo, Lou Dobbs and Krauthammer on Obama's Use of ...

2012-06-22T01:00:00Z

Background: WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the United.

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Crapo: Feds must honor commitments to remove nuke waste from ...

2012-06-20T01:00:00Z

Seventeen years later, and with no firm plan for a federal nuclear waste dump site, Sen. Mike Crapo says the feds must find a way to meet its commitment. "It is critically important that the federal government not lose sight of its ...

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Violence Against Women Act faces tough reauthorization battle ...

2012-04-17T01:00:00Z

WASHINGTON – The Violence Against Women Act comes before the U.S. Senate later this week. The bill is sponsored by Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) and has 60 co-sponsors, but attracted no Republican ...

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Violence Against Women Act Expected To Be Debated By Senate ...

2012-04-17T01:00:00Z

The bill was sponsored by Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), who is not a member of the committee. Nevertheless, the legislation attracted no GOP support among committee members and was ...

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Violence Against Women Act Expected To Be Debated By Senate ...

2012-04-16T01:00:00Z

Growler Fills - Craft Beer Enthusiasm: Sen. Baucus Talks Beer, Jobs ...

2012-04-16T01:00:00Z

Montana Senator Max Baucus is a big fan of the craft brewing industry. Along with Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, he chairs the U.S. Senate's Bipartisan Small Brewers Caucus. Senator Baucus created the caucus as a "forum to ...

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Senate Debate On Violence Against Women Act Coming Soon

2012-04-16T01:00:00Z

Democrat Jason Altmire Using GOP Lobbyist for Primary Campaign ...

2012-04-16T01:00:00Z

Charlie Dewitt, PSD's Vice President for Policy, previously worked as the Legislative Director for Representative Tom Campbell (R-CA) and as a Legislative Assistant for Representative (now Senator) Mike Crapo (R-ID).

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WestViews Opinions from newspapers in Idaho and the West ...

2012-04-16T01:00:00Z

Jeers to Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho. In a recent op-ed, Crapo lamented the nation's corporate tax rate, which, he wrote, “inhibits America's competitiveness.” That might even be true if America's largest corporations actually paid ...

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Violence Against Women Act Expected To Be Debated By Senate ...

2012-04-16T01:00:00Z

Senate Debate On Violence Against Women Act Coming Soon

2012-04-16T01:00:00Z

Prepping for 2014 reelection bid, Idaho Sen. Jim Risch holding ...

2012-04-14T01:00:00Z

... RISCH," the online political news site reports that nearly 30 Senate chiefs of staff are listed on the invitation, along with lobbyists for Microsoft and Visa and Will Hollier, a lobbyist and former aide to Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho.

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Health Insurance in New York | Republican Party BBQ in Idaho Falls ...

2012-04-14T01:00:00Z

“The tremendous change in direction our country has undergone for the past 6-8 months that people need to get engaged and start letting their elected officials know what they believe,” said Senator Mike Crapo. “if you want to ...

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Prepping for 2014 reelection bid, Idaho Sen. Jim Risch holding ...

2012-04-14T01:00:00Z