Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Jo Bonner [R, AL-1]

Hurricane Season Returns as Congress Debates Future of Flood Insurance

2012-06-02T23:21:43Z

WASHINGTON, May 28-- Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Ala. (1st CD), issued the following column: June 1, 2012, marks the return of the Atlantic hurricane season and with it predictions of an average number of storms. While Mother Nature often casts such weather ...

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State's first veterans cemetery on schedule

2012-06-02T01:38:55Z

"It's getting done after all these years. It's just taken a lot of teamwork on the part of Congressman (Jo) Bonner's office, Senator (Jeff) Session's office, the Baldwin County Commission and the whole veterans community," Booth said.

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Austal brings suppliers to Washington to build support for LCS program

2012-05-31T13:01:19Z

Murdoch, Program Executive Officer, Littoral Combat Ships, and Congressman Jo Bonner (R-AL) in welcoming the attendees and briefing them on the U.S. Navy's plans for the LCS program, its acquisition plan and providing an overview on program challenges.

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Anti-incumbent fever scarcely in evidence

2012-05-31T01:00:00Z

...Texas failed to dislodge Republican Rep. Ralph Hall. Nor could it engineer the defeat of Reps. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., or Jo Bonner, R-Ala. "It's so hard to find a challenger" in many cases, Ellis said. "It's very difficult to raise the money to do t

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Anti-incumbent fever scarcely in evidence

2012-05-30T21:59:23Z

It spent $240,000 to help Reyes' challenger, Beto O'Rourke, but a $165,000 investment elsewhere in Texas failed to dislodge Republican Rep. Ralph Hall. Nor could it engineer the defeat of Reps. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., or Jo Bonner, R-Ala. "It's so hard

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Alabama political war chests bulging

2012-05-30T06:21:39Z

The parent company of Alabama Power is Bachus’ 15th largest contributor giving him $10,000. In District 1, five term Republican Congressman Jo Bonner of Mobile has raised $873,097. His three largest contributors are Northrop Grumman at $15,000 ...

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Anti-incumbent fever scarcely in evidence in congressional campaigns

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

...in Texas failed to dislodge Republican Rep. Ralph Hall. Nor could it engineer the defeat of Reps. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., or Jo Bonner, R-Ala. "It's so hard to find a challenger" in many cases, Ellis said. "It's very difficult to raise the money to d

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Anti-incumbent fever scarcely in evidence

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

Anti-incumbent fever scarcely in evidence

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

Elections 2012: Despite Costly GOP Efforts, Incumbent Defeats Still Relatively Rare

2012-05-29T19:58:52Z

Senate’s ‘designated curmudgeon’ keeps Boy Scout motto on desk

2012-05-29T17:42:52Z

Bonner — who happens to be the older sister of Rep. Jo Bonner (R-Ala.) — tells the paper, “The Senate has not changed him — and I mean that in the best possible sense. At heart, he’s still an Eagle Scout.”

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Alabama's Jeff Sessions, from Eagle Scout to budget warrior

2012-05-28T07:14:07Z

Among Sessions’ Camden classmates were Kay Ivey, now serving as Alabama secretary of state, and Judy Bonner, the current interim president of the University of Alabama and the older sister of U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile. "The Senate has not ...

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Items with tag “Alabama veterans cemetery”

2012-05-27T07:58:16Z

It's just taken a lot of teamwork on the part of Congressman (Jo) Bonner’s office, Senator (Jeff) Session’s office, the Baldwin County Commission and the whole veterans community," Booth said. "It's going to be good for everybody." Full story

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State veteran's cemetery in Spanish Fort should be ready by Memorial Day 2013

2012-05-27T07:58:16Z

"It’s getting done after all these years. It’s just taken a lot of teamwork on the part of Congressman (Jo) Bonner’s office, Senator (Jeff) Session’s office, the Baldwin County Commission and the whole veterans community," Booth said.

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Americans for Limited Government questions Congressman Fred Upton mailer in letter to House Ethics committee

2012-05-25T09:12:13Z

In the letter to ethics committee chairman Rep. Jo Bonner, Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson questioned the mailings. "I am confident that between the political campaign war chest that a powerful committee chairman can ...

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Will 249,000 jobs be lost due to Obamacare?

2012-05-23T11:44:55Z

Orrin Hatch, says the law is “devastating to small business.” Republican Rep. Jo Bonner of Alabama features a large stack of papers he claims are “job-killing regulations and taxes” in one of his spots. All of this is health-care hooey ...

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Your Word: An Able Warrior

2012-05-22T06:23:58Z

Jeff Sessions and Congressman Jo Bonner in supporting the Gulf Coast. Recognition of Sen. Shelby comes specifically for his successes reaching across the aisles, rivers, desks, dining tables and more to find the delicate balance between business ...

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Ethics Panel Amends Rules at Hastily Called Public Meeting

2012-05-18T17:20:07Z

Ethics Chairman Jo Bonner (R-Ala.) and ranking member Linda Sánchez (D-Calif ... Earlier this week, the committee received a letter from Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) addressing investigations of CBC members.

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Ethics Panel Amends Rules at Hastily Called Public Meeting

2012-05-18T01:00:00Z

...invoked a House rule allowing the panel to convene sooner than normal if there is “good cause” to do so. Ethics Chairman Jo Bonner (R-Ala.) and ranking member Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.) cited clause 2(g)(3)(B) of House Rule XI in announcing a 12:20 p

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Cleaver: ‘Concern’ on ethics probes of black lawmakers

2012-05-17T19:37:19Z

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, chairman of the Congressional Black ... And the Missouri Democrat, in a letter to Reps. Jo Bonner (R-Ala.) and Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), the chairman and ranking member of the Ethics Committee, also demanded that they ...

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