Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ]

Members of the House Face Uphill Battles for Senate

2012-02-15T23:11:04Z

Representative Jeff Flake, Republican of Arizona, remains favored to take the Senate seat of Senator Jon Kyl, who is retiring. But Mr. Flake now faces a spirited challenge from a former United States surgeon general, Richard H. Carmona ...

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Sen. Kyl to address 'American Sovereignty and Transnational Law' at Pedrik Lecture

2012-02-15T19:14:50Z

U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl will address “American Sovereignty and Transnational Law” in the 16th annual Willard H. Pedrick Lecture at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Kyl will discuss how non-ratified ...

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Senate urged not to ‘squander’ opportunity in Resolution land-swap bill

2012-02-15T08:37:45Z

“It’s time for Congress to put an end to these delays. The people in my state are hurting,” said McCain, who was testifying alongside fellow Arizona Senator Jon Kyl. “This mine’s an economic opportunity that shouldn’t be squandered.

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Cochran and Wicker Join Challenge to Constitutionality of Health Care Reform Insurance Mandate

2012-02-15T01:00:00Z

...Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), Mike Johanns (R-Neb.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), John McCain (R-Ariz.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Ala

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Hatch ‘misspoke’ about Planned Parenthood’s abortion rate

2012-02-15T01:00:00Z

...have received other services, so any statistic along those lines would be skewed. Hatch’s misstep is similar to that of Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., who in a speech on the Senate floor last April said, “If you want an abortion, you go to Planned Parenthoo

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Congress May Skip Payroll Tax Showdown This Time

2012-02-15T01:00:00Z

...something that I thought would really stimulate economic growth, then you don't have to pay for it," said Republican Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona. "But the evidence is pretty clear that these kinds of one-time only or short-term stimulus, they're not really

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Orrin Hatch's spokesman admits he 'misspoke' when lying about Planned Parenthood

2012-02-15T01:00:00Z

...in April, which claimed that 98 percent of Planned Parenthood’s services for pregnant women involve abortions. The hell? First Jon Kyl said it was 90 percent, then Hatch said it was 95 percent, now Hatch's spokesman is saying no no, he meant 98 percen

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Kyl urges doctors to take fight against Medicare payment cuts to Congress

2012-02-15T01:00:00Z

...you like this then please subscribe to the RSS Feed. Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., urged doctors at an American Medical Association conference to take their fight against Medicare reimbursement cuts directly to their elected officials. (Cronkite News Service p

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Geithner: Obama Plan Would End Dozens of Business Tax Breaks

2012-02-15T01:00:00Z

...but expand it for high-tech companies. "Obviously not everyone is going to be playing by the same set of rules," Republican Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona said. Geithner said it was a "fair question." He said the Obama plan would "wipe out a very substantial,

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Sen. Kyl introduces tribal water rights deal

2012-02-15T01:00:00Z

...in exchange for the promise of groundwater delivery projects under legislation introduced Tuesday in Congress. Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl, who has shepherded other key American Indian water rights settlements through Congress, had asked negotiators for the tr

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US Payroll Tax-Break Negotiators Close To Deal

2012-02-14T22:29:18Z

"I wouldn't say there's a deal yet," said Sen. Jon Kyl (R., Ariz.), one of the members of the conference committee putting together the deal. "There's an outline of fairly specific provisions that may be coming together," he said. Kyl said Camp ...

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Orrin Hatch claims abortion is '95 percent' of what Planned Parenthood does

2012-02-14T21:10:34Z

Oh! In the senate playbook we call that "Pulling a Kyl." Last year, on the floor of the Senate, Sen. Jon Kyl famously declared abortion was "well over 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does." It was an assertion so obviously and profoundly ...

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One GOP senator fails to learn from another GOP senator’s embarrassing mistake

2012-02-14T19:51:49Z

As the photo above would suggest, U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch and Jon Kyl are buddies of sorts. They’re both conservative Republicans, and it can’t be said of either of them that this is their first time at the rodeo, politically speaking. They’ve been

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Ariz. senator introduces tribal water rights deal

2012-02-14T19:23:11Z

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl has introduced legislation to resolve the claims of two northern Arizona tribes to water from the Little Colorado River system. Under the plan, the Navajo and Hopi tribes would waive further claims ...

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Congress payroll tax deal likely later on Tuesday: aide

2012-02-14T17:28:39Z

Senator Jon Kyl, a Republican negotiator, told reporters: "I wouldn't say there is a deal yet, but there is an outline of some fairly specific provisions that may be coming together." The tentative deal would be announced, Kyl said, after rank-and-file ...

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AMA ♥ Kyl on Valentine's Day

2012-02-14T13:46:45Z

It's Valentine's Day, and no doubt retiring Republican Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona was feeling the love at the American Medical Association's advocacy conference in Washington. Kyl, the conference's early morning speaker Tuesday, talked much about ...

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Sen. Kyl: Celebrate 100 years of Arizona greatness today

2012-02-14T13:25:16Z

Let’s celebrate that Arizona difference together. Sen. Jon Kyl is the Senate Republican Whip and serves on the Senate Finance and Judiciary committees. Visit his website at www.kyl.senate.gov or his YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/senjonkyl.

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AP Exclusive: Kyl to introduce tribal water deal

2012-02-14T13:18:07Z

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl intends to introduce legislation to resolve the claims of two northern Arizona tribes to water from the Little Colorado River in a deal that has been in the works for decades. Under the plan ...

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Hatch's not-so-factual statement

2012-02-14T13:03:48Z

Last year, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) got into a little trouble with a false ... Kyl's office said his claim was "not intended to be a factual statement." Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) must have missed this story. In a chat with the ...

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AP Exclusive: Kyl to introduce tribal water deal

2012-02-14T12:35:10Z

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl will introduce legislation Tuesday to resolve the claims of two northern Arizona tribes to water from the Little Colorado River. According to draft legislation obtained by The Associated Press, the Navajo and

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