Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Christopher Bond [R, MO]

China Hub budget stand-off ends

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...been forged around this is like nothing I've ever seen around here." The news came the same day as word that Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond inserted a $500,000 earmark for the project in a Senate budget bill. The bill was passed Thursday, and if the $500,

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Extending the homebuyer tax credit is a mistake

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...-- having been urged to do so by a powerful lobby -- and from the future to the present. "For the vast majority of cases," Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) noted, "the homebuyer tax credit amounted to a free gift since it did not affect their decision to purchase

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Missouri, Illinois officials press for high-speed rail money

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...stimulus funds for high-speed rail that will be awarded starting this winter. But some Missourians worry that Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond's lukewarm support for high-speed rail could diminish efforts in Congress to add billions more for rail projects. B

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Slay calls for public to attend Veterans Parade, to show respect for those killed at Ft. Hood

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...Chesterfield Parkway West. Meeting time is 7:30 p.m. and open to the public. Blunt is seeking to succeed U.S. Sen. Christopher "Kit Bond, R-Mo., who is retiring after next year. For questions, call 636-227-7161 or 636-225-9105 The St. Louis Board of

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$500,000 secured for China-St. Louis trade hub

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...hub in St. Louis in the fiscal 2010 commerce, justice and science spending bill it passed Thursday night. U.S. Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond, R-Mo., a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, pushed for the funding, calling it a “critic

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House extends, expands homebuyer tax credit program

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...is projected to cost the government about $10.8 billion in lost taxes. While the measure passed the Senate by a 98-0 vote, Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., questioned its efficiency in stimulating home sales. “For the vast majority of cases, the homebuyer tax cr

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Congress giving homebuyers a $6,500 tax break

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...is projected to cost the government about $10.8 billion in lost taxes. While the measure passed the Senate by a 98-0 vote, Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., questioned its efficiency in stimulating home sales. "For the vast majority of cases, the homebuyer tax cred

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Akin a headliner at Washington rally -- and on the Web

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...Parkway West. Meeting time is 7:30 p.m. and open to the public. Blunt is seeking to succeed U.S. Sen. Christopher "Kit Bond, R-Mo., who is retiring after next year. For questions, call 636-227-7161 or 636-225-9105 The St. Louis Board of Aldermen meet

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Tax Credit Extended, Some Home Buyers To Get 6500

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...have questioned the credit's effectiveness as a driver of home purchases. Although he voted for the final bill, U.S. Sen Kit Bond (R-Mo.) said, "For the vast majority of cases, the homebuyer tax credit amounted to a free gift since it did not affect the

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Goodman campaign denies 'rumor' he's getting out of congressional race

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...open earlier this year when Blunt announced he would run for the U.S. Senate in 2010 with hopes of succeeding longtime Sen. Kit Bond, who is retiring after next year. Blunt will face state Sen. Chuck Purgason of Howell County and possibly other lesser-k

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Kinder hails GOP victories in Virginia, New Jersey -- ignores New York loss

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

GOP chief of U.S. House fund-raising arm to headline Martin event here

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

Davis resigns from C-Street task force

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...Harriger said Victory Mission decided in 1998 not to honor the agreement after the Midtown association wrote to Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond and asked for federal funding to be cut. That came after staff at The Missouri Hotel did not allow police to act

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Sen. Bond: N.Y. Times CIA Story Spotlights Need for Leak Law

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

The New York Times disclosure that the brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai allegedly is a CIA asset pinpoints the need for new legislation to make it easier to prosecute government employees who leak classified information, Sen. Kit Bond tells

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Health reform bad for nation

2009-10-31T00:00:00Z

...seniors and all children of seniors: I just received a letter from Sen. Kit Bond saying no COLAs (Cost of Living Adjustment) are projected for next year and the following two years! Who's going to pick up the slack? If you're lucky, your kids. Further,

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Parade Of PATRIOT Act Bills Grows Longer

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...Chairman Patrick Leahy. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Chairman Joseph Lieberman and Sen. Christopher (Kit) Bond, R-Mo., joined Sessions in offering the new bill. Sessions said his measure "provides a common-sense and uncontroversial pa

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Parade Of PATRIOT Act Bills Grows Longer

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

Senate Hearing On Climate Bill Heats Up

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

...significant greenhouse gases. When Republicans on the committee describe the bill, however, they use the "T" word. Sen. Kit Bond of Missouri, for example, put it this way: "The businesses that will be hit with this high carbon tax will pass along these

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Senate hearing on climate bill heats up

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

...not emit significant greenhouse gases. When Republicans on the committee describe the bill, however, they use the "T" word. Sen. Kit Bond of Missouri, for example, put it this way: "The businesses that will be hit with this high carbon tax will pass al

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Health care debate comes to Cape today

2009-10-28T00:00:00Z

...Both chambers of Congress are reconciling committee versions of health care reform legislation. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, Sen. Kit Bond and Sen. Claire McCaskill have not voted on the health care measures in committee. Emerson, a Republican, said she is not

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