Open Congress : Blog Articles for Rep. Raúl R. Labrador [R, ID-1]

Cook is HBO Mystery Blogger - The Spokesman-Review

2012-07-24T01:00:00Z

Cook worked in North Idaho on the Vaughn Ward campaign for Congress two years ago, a bid that fell short against current U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador. Ward said Cook was a campaign worker for him for nine months, but he ...

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Carbon tax gives conservatives a place to go on climate change ...

2012-07-24T01:00:00Z

Idaho Republican Rep. Raúl Labrador signed a pledge during his campaign to oppose any climate change legislation that resulted in an increase in revenue. But I haven't talked to him about his views on the science.

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Conservatives may concede to avoid government shutdown ...

2012-07-19T01:00:00Z

"This is conservatives saying that we're willing to vote for the 1047 number," said Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Id., in reference to the $1.047 trillion discretionary spending caps set by the Budget Control Act. "This is the number that ...

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Idaho Rep. Raul Labrador's forest bill has a lot going for it | seyden.net

2012-07-06T01:00:00Z

Idaho Press Tribune 7/6/2012. Excerpt: “Idaho Rep. Raul Labrador last month introduced legislation that would allow local Idaho communities to manage some of their own forest land, and he's taking a wise approach in doing ...

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Rep. Labrador joins 72 other congressmen in opposing state ...

2012-07-03T01:00:00Z

Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, has joined 12 senators and 60 other representatives throughout the nation in signing a letter urging governors not to implement health insurance exchanges, calling them “expensive, complex, ...

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Labrador joins DeMint, Bachman urging states to not set up health ...

2012-07-03T01:00:00Z

Idaho Rep. Raul Labrador has joined Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., Rep. Michele Bachman, R-Minn., and a group of other national lawmakers in signing a letter urging all 50 states' governors not to implement health care ...

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Labrador's forest management plan would give Idaho control of ...

2012-06-26T01:00:00Z

Labrador's bill would give states control over large chunks of federal forests to raise money to pay for local roads and schools. By ROCKY BARKER — rbarker@idahostatesman.com. Idaho Republican Rep. Raul Labrador is ...

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GOP picks Mountain Home store owner to replace Semanko - KBOI 2

2012-06-24T01:00:00Z

U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador and public schools chief Tom Luna backed her bid. The last time a woman chaired Idaho's GOP was in the 1970s, when Marjorie Miner of Silverton headed the party. Peterson said among his first ...

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Congressman Raul Labrador to champion the Fast & Furious ...

2012-06-23T01:00:00Z

Here is a link that you can share with friends and family. Getting to the Truth About Operation Fast and Furious Idaho's very own congressman Raul.

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Idaho's Raul Labrador is a proven coward « JourneyAmerica

2012-06-23T01:00:00Z

Idaho's 1st District Congresstional Representative Raul Labrador has scored a zero on the Political Courage Test according to Vote Smart's latest reporting. According to Vote Smarts website, VoteSmart.org, Labrador has ...

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Labrador's grazing bill extending permits passes the House | Voices ...

2012-06-21T01:00:00Z

Idaho Republican Rep Raúl Labrador's “Grazing Improvement Act of 2012” passed the House. The bill, co-sponsored by Democratic Rep. Jim Costa of California, would extend grazing permits from 10 to 20 years. The bill also ...

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Graves: Conversations With Conservatives — Peach Pundit

2012-06-21T01:00:00Z

Participating members in the June 2012 Conversations with Conservatives include: Rep. Raúl Labrador (ID-01), Rep. Jeff Landry (LA-03), Rep. Tim Huelskamp (KS-01), Rep. Jim Jordan (OH-04), Rep. Tom Graves (GA-09), ...

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QUOTES: GOP Lawmakers React to Obama's Assertion of Executive ...

2012-06-21T01:00:00Z

Here's what some of them had to say: Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID): “What we're trying to get to the bottom of now is how for months – over a year – the White House said they had no communications with the Justice Department ...

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Idaho's Labrador: Obama immigration shift 'blatantly political ...

2012-06-15T01:00:00Z

Labrador's news release follows: BOISE—Idaho First District Congressman Raúl Labrador today issued the following statement on President Barack Obama's executive order pertaining to illegal immigrants of particular status: ...

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To STEM Or Not To STEM The Tide of Technology? | Corporate ...

2012-06-12T01:00:00Z

In the House, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Cal) introduced a Democrat-only green card bill and Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) introduced a Republican version of the same bill. The flurry of legislative activity more than suggests a growing belief that ...

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Meet the 112th | Grazing Improvement Act Gets Mixed Reaction

2012-06-11T01:00:00Z

Sponsored by Idaho Republican Rep. Raul Labrador, the Grazing Improvement Act would extend grazing permits from 10 to 20 years. The bill would also codify appropriation language to require renewing grazing permits ...

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Ridenbaugh Press/Northwest » Column's now in Nampa

2012-06-10T01:00:00Z

Representative Raúl Labrador talks about Immigration, Tea Party and Gov. Mitt Romney on Fox News Latino with Juan Williams. idaho political field guide, Now in our bookstore. The first book-length review of Idaho politics in ...

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AUDIT the FED (HR 459) - NH Tea Party Coalition

2012-06-10T01:00:00Z

Rep. David Wu [D-OR1, 1999-2011] (joined May 04, 2011) Rep. Raúl Labrador [R-ID1] (joined May 05, 2011) Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK4] (joined May 10, 2011) Rep. Michael “Mike” Rogers [R-AL3] (joined May 10, 2011) Rep.

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Ridenbaugh Press/Northwest » Column's now in Nampa

2012-06-10T01:00:00Z

Kevin Richert: Labrador's telling vote on nuclear research | Kevin ...

2012-06-09T01:00:00Z

When he supported a bid to slash federal nuclear energy research funding, even at the Idaho National Laboratory, Rep. Raul Labrador showed where he aligns himself in Congress.

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