2009-11-19T00:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/blog/400302 tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-19:/commentary/6738891 2009-11-19T00:00:00Z Job Info - EskomJobs.Com Rep. Mike Conaway (TX-11), an original co-sponsor of a countering resolution known as The Local Radio Freedom Act, also participated in today&#39;s meeting. Commenting on today&#39;s meeting, NAB Executive Vice President Dennis Wharton issued the .... Sol<br /><br /><a href="http://eskomjobs.com/2009/11/nab-outlines-negative-impact-of-performance-fee/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-17:/commentary/6721475 2009-11-17T00:00:00Z Texas on the Potomac The Armed Service Committee has called for a hearing, although its chairman, Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., and another high-ranking Democrat on the panel, Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Texas, said the probe would wait until FBI and Defense ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.chron.com/txpotomac/2009/11/cornyn_calls_fort_hood_shootin.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-17:/commentary/6721476 2009-11-17T00:00:00Z BlueBloggin House Bill 1652 by State Rep. Solomon Ortiz, Jr. (D-Corpus Christi). Rep. Ortiz&#39;s bill would have mandated that 20 percent of total grants from the Texas Enterprise Fund and Texas Emerging Technology Fund go to the establishment and ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bluebloggin.com/2009/11/17/lack-of-incentives-causes-solar-project-to-snub-texas/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-17:/commentary/6721479 2009-11-17T00:00:00Z Dallas Blog ...June 1 — which would have in a matter of years made the enforcement cameras extinct. Reps. Gary Elkins (R-Houston) and Solomon Ortiz Jr. (D-Corpus Christi) led that effort, which came on the heels of previous rejections of red light cameras from 1995-<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dallasblog.com/200911171005678/dallas-blog/lawsuit-seeks-to-quash-red-light-camera-vote.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-15:/commentary/6699161 2009-11-15T00:00:00Z Conspiratorium 101 The House Armed Services Committee also has announced it will holding hearings, but Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi, a ranking Democrat on the panel, said the review would come later. An Austin lawmaker, Rep. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.conspiratorium101.com/new-world-order/2009/11/obama-to-congress-hold-off-fort-hood-hearings.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-15:/commentary/6699159 2009-11-15T00:00:00Z mySA.com Local news Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee panel that handles military readiness, says the Army needs to “conduct a good, good background check on these people.” ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Army_has_taken_people_in_who_should_not_be_in.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-14:/commentary/6721477 2009-11-14T00:00:00Z 666 Survival The House Armed Services Committee also has announced it will holding hearings, but Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi, a ranking Democrat on the panel, said the review would come later. An Austin lawmaker, Rep. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://666survival.com/news-views/2009/11/obama-to-congress-hold-off-fort-hood-hearings.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-13:/commentary/6690656 2009-11-13T00:00:00Z Valley Morning Star - News Headlines : Opinion A huge thank-you to U.S. Rep. Solomon Ortiz for voting for the comprehensive healthcare bill this past weekend. Many of his constituents were cheered by his vote. However, it is regrettable that Rep. Ortiz voted for the Stupak Amendment ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.valleymorningstar.com/opinion/huge-63507-ortiz-bill.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-12:/commentary/6686610 2009-11-12T00:00:00Z Mole's Progressive Democrat TX-27: 32.0% uninsured (Democratic Congressman Solomon Ortiz voted YES on healthcare reform) TX-28: 35.5% uninsured (Democratic Congressman Henry Cueller voted YES on healthcare reform) TX-29: 43.0% uninsured (one of the highest in the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://moleprogressive.blogspot.com/2009/11/texas-needs-healthcare-reform.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-12:/commentary/6672849 2009-11-12T00:00:00Z The Daily Cougar However, due to a clever maneuver by Rep. Linda Harper-Brown (R-Irving), who added a provision in the original legislative bill, municipalities were allowed to issue citations for traffic violations caught on camera. This would have necessitated red-light<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thedailycougar.com/complaints-are-best-made-at-polls-1.2063796">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-12:/commentary/6672852 2009-11-12T00:00:00Z Texas Democratic Party In 2007 and 2008, the Legislative Study Group, led by Democratic State Representatives Garnet Coleman, Solomon Ortiz and Abel Herrero, went to Corpus Christi to conduct hearings and meet with advocates, employees and family members about the State ... Rep<br /><br /><a href="http://www.txdemocrats.org/2009/11/12/state-agency-scandal-3-scandal-at-texas-state-schools/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-12:/commentary/6721478 2009-11-12T00:00:00Z The Bilerico Project I am especially passionate about the Uniting American Families Act, as I&#39;m one-half of a bi-national couple and I&#39;ve been a big proponent of Rep. Jerrold Nadler&#39;s bill for seven years now, hoping some day I will be able to sponsor my ... Solom<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bilerico.com/2009/11/enda_not_a_done_deal_yet.php">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-11:/commentary/6699160 2009-11-11T00:00:00Z allvoices - Contributed news >> 1 >> Popular •Rep. John Tanner (D-TN) •Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN) •Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) •Rep. Betty Sutton (D-OH) •Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT) •Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) •Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX) •Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) •Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/4598096-all-republicans-should-be-caod">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-11:/commentary/6663567 2009-11-11T00:00:00Z Valley Morning Star - News Headlines : Local News “They said the city was financially stable enough to be able to pay back the amount,” Mayor Joe Hernandez said. U.S. Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi, promised city leaders that he would ask NADBank to consider forgiving the debt. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.valleymorningstar.com/news/request-63352-benito-san.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-11:/commentary/6738890 2009-11-11T00:00:00Z Valley Morning Star - News Headlines : Local News U.S. Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi, Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, McAllen Mayor Richard Cortez and Edinburg Mayor Richard Garcia spoke in support of Hinojosa, who was first elected to Congress in 1996. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.valleymorningstar.com/news/seek-63440-election-hinojosa.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-11:/commentary/6736211 2009-11-11T00:00:00Z Valley Morning Star - News Headlines : Local News “They said the city was financially stable enough to be able to pay back the amount,” Mayor Joe Hernandez said. U.S. Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi, promised city leaders that he would ask NADBank to consider forgiving the debt. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.valleymorningstar.com/articles/request-63352-benito-san.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-10:/commentary/6709990 2009-11-10T00:00:00Z News & Issues - Illegal Immigrants U.S. Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi, said he&#39;ll watch how the House and Senate differ on handling illegal immigrants. Ortiz said he supports allowing anyone to buy coverage on the exchange with their own money, adding taxpayers ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;orgId=574&amp;topicId=25131&amp;docId=l:1072138504&amp;start=4">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-10:/commentary/6663568 2009-11-10T00:00:00Z News & Issues - Illegal Immigrants U.S. Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi, said he&#39;ll watch how the House and Senate differ on handling illegal immigrants. Ortiz said he supports allowing anyone to buy coverage on the exchange with their own money, adding taxpayers ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;orgId=574&amp;topicId=25131&amp;docId=l:1072138504&amp;isRss=true">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-09:/commentary/6653884 2009-11-09T00:00:00Z State Representative Garnet F. Coleman ... Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (Mercedes); Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee (Houston); Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (Dallas); Congressman Solomon Ortiz (Corpus Christi); Congressman Silvestre Reyes (El Paso) ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.garnetcoleman.com/blog/2009/11/one-house-down-one-to-go.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-09:/commentary/6686612 2009-11-09T00:00:00Z Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion 19 of the Democrats who voted for the Stupak amendment also authorized the United States to invade Iraq (one representative, Ortiz, chose not to vote, which in a time of war, is just as bad as voting &quot;aye.&quot;) .... All of these representatives are<br /><br /><a href="http://legalinsurrection.blogspot.com/2009/11/iraq-stupak-connection.html">Go to article</a>