Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-5]

Rep. Brown asks Department of Justice to review shooting of Torey Breedlove

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...Rep. Corrine Brown has formally asked the Department of Justice to investigate the death of Torey Breedlove, a suspected car thief who was killed in a hail of gunfire by Orange County deputies three years ago. Brown's request follows a recently released

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16 Head Start programs to reopen in Jacksonville

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...the remaining eight facilities serve less than 250 children. The reopenings are a result of the collaboration among U.S. Rep Corrine Brown, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, state Sen. Audrey Gibson, the Early Learning Coalition of Duval Cou

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Readers take on guns, taxes, 'sex camp' and more

2013-05-18T01:00:00Z

...of this unarmed young man. ["Rep. Brown: Justice Department should step in on Breedlove shooting"]. I've never been a fan of Corrine Brown but applaud her request for a federal investigation. Bob You know, Bob, I've penned a number of unflattering piece

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Champ & Chump: Corrine Brown & Eric Holder

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...137 shots — inside an occupied apartment complex — to stop an unarmed car-theft suspect has been remarkable. Fortunately, U.S. Rep. Brown, reacting to a damning federal court order in a related civil case, isn't satisfied. Brown is asking the U.S. D

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Rep. Brown: Justice Department should step in on Torey Breedlove shooting

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...questions about the 2010 shooting — 137 rounds fired by Orange County deputies in an occupied apartment complex — U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown's office said she will formally ask Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate. Good for her. After all, there

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U.S. Senate gives boost to fixing Mile Point problems at Jacksonville's port

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...fix, so it’s just a matter of the Army Corps of Engineers getting authorization to do the work. JaxPort and U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Jacksonville, have been working with the U.S. Maritime Administration and Army Corps of Engineers on a backup plan f

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Loan policy forcing some off black campuses

2013-05-05T01:00:00Z

...on thousands of students at historically black colleges, advocates for those schools say. “It’s been devastating,” said Rep. Corrine Brown (D-Fla.) a member of the Congressional Black Caucus. “The loan helped bridge the gap. For students and col

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Pioneering Montford Point Marines are honored in Florida

2013-05-03T01:00:00Z

...the Air Force during the Korean War. He returned to Jacksonville after that and retired from a trucking company. U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, a Jacksonville Democrat, initiated the legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medals to the Marines and found

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Loan program change leads to enrollment drops at historically black colleges

2013-05-02T01:00:00Z

...thousands of students at historically black colleges, advocates for those schools say. “It’s been devastating,” said Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Fla., a member of the Congressional Black Caucus. “The loan helped bridge the gap. For students and colleg

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Pioneering black Marines are honored in Jacksonville, decades later

2013-05-02T01:00:00Z

U.S. Representatives Denham, Brown And Speier Urge States To Raise Awareness About Safe Digging Practices

2013-04-26T01:00:00Z

...and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials – Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) and Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL) – along with Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Healthca

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U.S. Representatives Denham, Brown And Speier Urge States To Raise Awareness About Safe Digging Practices

2013-04-26T01:00:00Z

$17M Church Street makeover finally gets going

2013-04-24T01:00:00Z

...with the rest of the funding coming from city stormwater and wastewater fees, and the Orlando Utilities Commission. U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Jacksonville, landed the federal money in 2005. "If you want people to come and shop and eat, you need to make

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$17M Church Street makeover finally gets going

2013-04-24T01:00:00Z

HUD to close its Orlando and Tampa offices

2013-04-24T01:00:00Z

...phone calls and emails from residents, homeless persons, real estate agents and multifamily-home developers. U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, a Jacksonville Democrat whose district extends into Orlando, said she was infuriated by the move and had never been mor

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ELLIS: Unexpected consequences of ending federal voting oversight

2013-04-19T01:00:00Z

...tempering effect of the Voting Rights Act, then two of Florida’s three protected black districts likely will disappear. Rep. Corrine Brown, who is black, was first elected to the House in 1992. Under the current map, her 5th District encompasses parts

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Rep. Duncan to chair special transportation panel

2013-04-18T01:00:00Z

...are Gary Miller, Calif.; Rick Crawford, Ark.; Richard Hanna, N.Y.; Daniel Webster, Fla.; and Markwayne Mullin, Okla. Besides Nadler, Democrats on the panel will be Corrine Brown, Fla.; Daniel Lipinski, Ill.; Albio Sires, N.J.; and Janice Hahn, Calif....

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New House freight panel to examine modernizing freight transportation

2013-04-17T01:00:00Z

...economy,” he said. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) is the panel’s ranking member. Additional Democrat congressional members are Corrine Brown of Florida, Daniel Lipinski of Illinois, Albio Sires of New Jersey and Janice Hahn of California. Other Republic

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Special House Panel Will Draft Intermodal Freight Strategy

2013-04-16T01:00:00Z

...to name Jerold Nadler of New York to serve as the special panel’s top Democrat. Other Democrats on the committee will be Corrine Brown of Florida, Daniel Lipinski of Illinois, Albio Sires of New Jersey and Janice Hahn of California. Hahn serves as coc

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Corrine Brown: House Republicans ‘stuck on stupid’ in health care battle

2013-04-16T01:00:00Z

...on Monday, including featuring the unusual sight of a sitting member of Congress engaging directly in the issue. U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Jacksonville, spent a day in the halls of the state Capitol and unsuccessfully tried to persuade House Republican

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