Open Congress : News Articles for Vernon Ehlers

Taxpayers funding reps' rides

2010-12-29T19:00:00Z

The charges include four leased SUVs, ranging from a $630-a-month silver Jeep Patriot for retiring Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, to a $1252 a month ...

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A Farewell to 2010

2010-12-27T19:00:00Z

... As ebullient as an Eskimo after a bear kill. Say goodbye, with a tribute that does not lack pomp For Don Carcieri, Vern Ehlers, Zach Wamp. Good luck to Mike Castle, on the wholenot a bad egg And a less hesitant fare-thee-well to John Shadegg.

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Vote for open gays in the military highlights Vern Ehlers' thoughtful career in Congress

2010-12-25T19:00:00Z

...Breen | The Grand Rapids PressLooking back: U.S. Rep. Vern Ehlers reflects on 17 years in Congress, where his principles sometimes rankled other Republicans. GRAND RAPIDS — U.S. Rep. Vern Ehlers is not exactly a Rush Limbaugh kind of guy. So it was no

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Polpourri for December 26: State representatives David Agema, Justin Amash end session with perfect voting records in Lansing

2010-12-25T19:00:00Z

...the votes they did take,” he said. Search your legislator’s record at MichiganVotes.org. Not everyone is content to let U.S. Rep. Vern Ehlers ride quietly into the sunset. Following the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” in the military, the

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AIP Number 127: House Passes COMPETES Bill and Sends it to the President

2010-12-22T19:00:00Z

...but this $46 billion bill still contains $7.4 billion in new spending." Among those speaking in favor of the bill was Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-MI). Ehlers is retiring from Congress, and he explained his support for the bill as follows "Now, I know some of yo

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2010-12-22T19:00:00Z

US Rep. Vern Ehlers, R-Grand Rapids, voted for repeal. He predicted people will look back in five or 10 years and wonder what all the fuss was about. ...

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2010-12-22T19:00:00Z

Among those speaking in favor of the bill was Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-MI). Ehlers is retiring from Congress, and he explained his support for the bill as ...

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Obama Enters 112th With Little GOP Support For Dream Act

2010-12-22T19:00:00Z

...That group includes Reps. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), Joseph Cao (R-La.), Mike Castle (R-Del.), Charles Djou (R-Hawaii), Vern Ehlers (R-Mich.) and Bob Inglis (R-S.C.). Cao, Castle and Djou are being replaced by Democrats while Mario Diaz-Balart ran un

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Congressman-elect Bill Huizenga says tax cut bill comes at a price

2010-12-16T19:00:00Z

The breakfast was held to honor outgoing Congressmen Pete Hoekstra and Vern Ehlers but they were unable to attend because of the late night tax cut vote in ...

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Polpourri: Rockford court flap gets one last gasp

2010-12-11T19:00:00Z

...of other issues still hanging in lame duck, no one expects to go anywhere soon. That leaves departing members such as Reps. Vern Ehlers, of Grand Rapids and Pete Hoekstra, of Holland, and their staff members scrambling for desk space. Ehlers said last

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Lee to co-chair STEM caucus

2010-12-09T19:00:00Z

He will be the lead Republican on the Caucus following the retirement of Congressman Vern Ehlers (MI-3). “My background is in manufacturing, and one of the ...

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2010-12-09T19:00:00Z

He will be the lead Republican on the Caucus following the retirement of Congressman Vern Ehlers (MI-3). “My background is in manufacturing, and one of the ...

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Camp to head Ways and Means committee

2010-12-08T19:00:00Z

With several older and more established congressmen leaving office at the end of this year — Vern Ehlers, Pete Hoekstra, ...

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Which GOPers Backed the DREAM?

2010-12-08T19:00:00Z

...(R-Hawaii.), Mike Castle (R-Del.), and Bob Inglis (R-S.C.) all lost their re-election bids. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) and Vern Ehlers (R-Mich.) are retiring. The only GOP members to vote for the bill who will be in the next Congress are Ileana Ros-Le

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2010-12-07T19:00:00Z

It insults American workers, American taxpayers, and anyone who believes in the rule of law,” said Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), the incoming Judiciary ...

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Poll: Is the tax deal just what President Obama needs going into 2011 or the ...

2010-12-06T19:00:00Z

US Rep. Vern Ehlers says he expects some in his own Republican caucus to oppose the deal because it would allow the Democrats to claim an accomplishment in ...

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Poll: Is the tax deal just what President Obama needs going into 2011 or the last straw for his Democratic base?

2010-12-06T19:00:00Z

...in Washington. And liberals won't be the only hard sells, reports Grand Rapids' boots on the ground in Washington. U.S. Rep. Vern Ehlers says he expects some in his own Republican caucus to oppose the deal because it would allow the Democrats to claim a

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Wyant's Lowe work to be asset: Snyder pick targets economic growth

2010-12-04T19:00:00Z

Bill McBride, chief of staff to US Rep. Vern Ehlers, R-Grand Rapids, will head the state's Washington office. • Norm Saari, chief of staff to state Sen. ...

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2010-12-04T19:00:00Z

US Rep. Vern Ehlers, R-Grand Rapids, has continued to support the extensions, noting Michigan's 13 percent unemployment rate is among the nation's highest. ...

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Polpourri for December 5: Vern Ehlers' chief of staff, Bill McBride, becomes Governor-elect Rick Snyder's representative in Washington, D.C.

2010-12-04T19:00:00Z

...kept a low profile, but Bill McBride, longtime chief of staff to U.S. Rep. Vern Ehlers, built relationships in the halls of Congress. With that in mind, Gov.-elect Rick Snyder last week named McBride the governor’s liaison in Washington, D.C. Before j

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