Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Jo Ann Davis [R, VA-1]

Out-of-state trash

2008-06-19T00:00:00Z

The new representative from Virginia's 1st District introduced a bill to address an issue that also occupied â€” perennially but unsuccessfully â€” the person ...

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Rep. Wittman hopes to take late Rep. Davis' legislative efforts on ...

2008-06-17T00:00:00Z

The late Rep. Jo Ann Davis had introduced several bills designed to provide some regulatory clout. She fine-tuned her bills and amended others' in hopes of ...

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Va. saw less trash flow in from other states in '07

2008-06-13T00:00:00Z

Wittman is picking up an issue his predecessor, the late Jo Ann Davis, also worked on. Wittman, a former state health department official, ...

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Official US apology awaits

2008-06-12T00:00:00Z

... last year but hasn't reached a floor vote in either the House or Senate. Chief sponsors were Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) and Rep. Jo Ann Davis (R-Va. ...

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Wittman introduces bill letting localities, state set limits on ...

2008-06-11T00:00:00Z

BY CHELYEN DAVIS BY CHELYEN DAVIS When the late Jo Ann Davis represented the 1st District in Congress, she spent years trying to pass a bill to let Virginia ...

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One company turned down earmark

2008-06-09T00:00:00Z

In fiscal year 2008, Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo, RN.J., joined Reps. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, Jo Ann Davis, R-Va., and James Moran, D-Va., in sponsoring a $1.6 ...

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Hill Gears Up for the Race for the Cure

2008-06-03T00:00:00Z

is rallying fellow Members to turn out in record numbers on Saturday for the Race for the Cure to honor the legacy of Rep. Jo Ann Davis (R-Va. ...

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Designation of Northern Neck spotlights history in the shadows

2008-05-28T00:00:00Z

John Warner and Jim Webb recently joined a long-running legislative effort, taken up several years ago by the late Rep. Jo Ann Davis and others, ...

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Virginia Assembly honors actor Charlton Heston

2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

A measure to name a Virginia post office in honor of the late US Rep. Jo Ann Davis was sent to President Bush for his signature last week.

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Doctor challenges wittman

2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

No others have filed as candidates. Wittman won the seat just last December in a special election, held after Rep. Jo Ann Davis died of breast cancer. ...

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GOP activist Paul Jost relocating to Florida

2008-05-03T00:00:00Z

Jost first sought the 1st District congressional seat in 2000, when he lost the party nomination to former US Rep. Jo Ann Davis, R-Gloucester. ...

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Our sorry Congress should apologize to Native Americans

2008-05-02T00:00:00Z

A resolution apologizing to Indians was introduced in 2006 and again in 2007 by Rep. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, who died late last year. ...

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Senate agrees to name post office after late Rep. Davis

2008-04-23T00:00:00Z

Apr 23, 2008 8:58 AM (4 mins ago) AP WASHINGTON (Map, News) - A measure to name a Virginia post office in honor of the late Congresswoman Jo Ann Davis is ...

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Senate approves bill to honor Jo Ann Davis

2008-04-23T00:00:00Z

... has passed a bill naming the main Gloucester post office in honor of former Rep. Jo Ann Davis, Virginia's first female Republican member of Congress. ...

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Senate agrees to name post office after late Rep. Davis

2008-04-23T00:00:00Z

AP A measure to name a Virginia post office in honor of the late Congresswoman Jo Ann Davis is headed to the president's desk. The Senate voted unanimously ...

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Rep. Wittman gets tour of Fort AP Hill

2008-04-22T00:00:00Z

Wittman, a former Virginia delegate, won a special election last December to fill the seat of the late Rep. Jo Ann Davis, who died last fall of breast ...

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For One Lawmaker, April 16 Is Especially Painful

2008-04-16T00:00:00Z

The soft-spoken Republican was elected in a December special election to replace Republican Rep. Jo Ann Davis, who died of breast cancer. ...

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Va. House Agrees to Name Post Office After Late Rep. Davis

2008-04-10T00:00:00Z

... US House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution to name the US Post Office in Gloucester, Va., after the late Representative Jo Ann Davis. ...

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US House OKs naming post office after Davis

2008-04-10T00:00:00Z

... US House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution to name the US Post Office in Gloucester, Va., after the late Representative Jo Ann Davis. ...

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Virginians at the Capitol

2008-04-03T00:00:00Z

Wittman’s congressional office challenged other offices to participate in the breast cancer awareness run in honor of Rep. Jo Ann Davis, who passed away in ...

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