Open Congress : Blog Articles for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8]

Giffords, Bee debate set in Sierra Vista

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. - US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and Timothy Bee, her challenger in the 8th Congressional District, face off Tuesday evening for their second of three debates.

Go to article

Cost of Uncompensated Care for Undocumented Immigrants Difficult ...

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

Arizona hospitals have called on Congress to continue the program, and the Border Health Care Relief Act, sponsored by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Texas), would extend the funding to hospitals in states along the US border. Sen. ...

Go to article

Giffords camp calls Bee's claims on taxes 'baseless'

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

The campaign of US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Tucson) has responded to a new ad from 8th Congressional District challenger Tim Bee, calling his accusations that Giffords voted to raise taxes on middle class Arizona families "baseless. ...

Go to article

Rep. Giffords collects endorsements from veterans groups

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

REP. GIFFORDS COLLECTS ENDORSEMENTS FROM VETERANS GROUPS. VFW-PAC, Veterans and Military Families for Progress cite Giffordsâ€™ strong support for veterans, military issues and national defense. TUCSONâ€”Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffordsâ€™ ...

Go to article

Tax credit extension brightens solar outlook

2008-10-05T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., introduced a bill earlier this year to extend the credit. That bill never passed, but Thursday she urged the House to pass the bill.â€Solar power is clean, domestic and renewable. ...

Go to article

Giffords changes vote on bailout

2008-10-05T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is among four Arizonan and dozens of other representatives who voted against the original version of a $700 billion financial bailout bill, but changed course and voted in favor of a revised version on Friday.

Go to article

Bailout Vote Switcher Explains Her Reasons

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was one of the lawmakers who switched her vote on the financial bailout package to ensure its passage. The freshman congresswoman says the new version of the bill was better and with a financial crisis ...

Go to article

Bailout Vote Switcher Explains Her Reasons

2008-10-03T23:19:29Z

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was one of the lawmakers who switched her vote on the financial bailout package to ensure its passage. The freshman congressw

Go to article

Bailout Vote Switcher Explains Her Reasons

2008-10-03T21:10:10Z

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was one of the lawmakers who switched her vote on the financial bailout package to ensure its passage. The freshman congressw

Go to article

Bailout Vote Switcher Explains Her Reasons

2008-10-03T20:25:00Z

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was one of the lawmakers who switched her vote on the financial bailout package to ensure its passage. The freshman congresswo

Go to article

Bailout Vote Switcher Explains Her Reasons

2008-10-03T20:25:00Z

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was one of the lawmakers who switched her vote on the financial bailout package to ensure its passage. The freshman congr

Go to article

Raul Grijalva still votes 'no' ...

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Gabrielle Giffords, of course, followed the hoard, like with FISA and voted for an abomination, which she is fully aware is an abomination. Wall Street certainly can't complain that Congress isn't compliant. Here's some of Giffords' ...

Go to article

Bailout Vote Switcher Explains Her Reasons

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was one of the lawmakers who switched her vote on the financial bailout package to ensure its passage. The freshman congresswoman, who is in a tight re-election race, talks about what made her change her ...

Go to article

House: Bailout politics and the NRCCâ€™s first expenditures

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Club for Growth is now up on air on behalf of Rep. Walberg in MI-07, Freedomâ€™s Watch is targeting some select districts, and the NRA is now moving in to 16 House districts, 14 of which are held by Republicans (including FL-24 and CO-04) ...

Go to article

Giffords: Alternative energy tax credits made bailout plan more ...

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Extension of alternative-energy tax credits, added to the US Senateâ€™s Wall Street bailout bill, is making the measure slightly more palatable to some members of the House, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., who announced her ...

Go to article

Representative Giffords defends her vote.

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

CD 8 Representative Gabrielle Giffords is one of the people who switched her vote in favor of the bailout. Her office was nice enough to send out a press release so I am linking to it here. It is a little long but this part stood out to ...

Go to article

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords statement on final recovery bill

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Today, I joined a strong bipartisan majority of my congressional colleagues in voting for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act. This legislation is far from perfect, but the economic crisis confronting our nation demands ...

Go to article

Rep. Giffords secures first major print endorsement of CD8 race

2008-10-02T00:34:40Z

October 1, 2008 For Immediate Release Contact: Eric Swedlund Communications Director Giffords for Congress 520-512-0012 REP. GIFFORDS SECURES FIRST M

Go to article

Dear Ms Giffords

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

Here is the email I am attempting to send to my US Representative, Gabrielle Giffords - AZ 8th. Seems the Write Your Rep feature at House.gov has gone down. Thank you for voting NO on HR 3997! I am writing to urge that you and other ...

Go to article

Arizona Democrats in their own words...

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

I am proud to have the endorsements of Rep. Harry Mitchell, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, and many others. The SOLAR TEAM of SAM GEORGE, SANDRA KENNEDY, and PAUL NEWMAN will achieve a Democratic majority on the Corporation Commission to ...

Go to article