Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Jo Ann Emerson [R, MO-8]

USGS, S&T team for quake seminar

2008-07-22T00:00:00Z

Keynote speakers for the event include US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, State Adjutant Gen. Maj. Gen. King Sidwell and SEMA Director Ron Reynolds. ...

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Many still eligible for stimulus payments

2008-07-20T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson last week sent out a news release urging people who have not received stimulus checks and who have not filed a tax return for 2007 to ...

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Huckabee to speak at GOP picnic

2008-07-19T00:00:00Z

Huckabee will be in Cape Girardeau next month for US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson's annual picnic. (Christopher Gannon ~ The Des Moines Register) Former Republican ...

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Law may put end to era of Delta Queen

2008-07-13T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, has joined with lawmakers from districts along the rivers to support the extension. "The Delta Queen is a historic ...

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House bill pitches universal health care

2008-07-10T00:00:00Z

On Wednesday, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., and Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo., added the same provisions to the House version.

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Friends of the World Food Program Honors Congressional Leaders for ...

2008-07-09T00:00:00Z

... and her team -- they lead an organization which is the focus of so much effort by so many talented people," said US Representative Jo Ann Emerson. ...

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Beauty in his wake

2008-07-07T00:00:00Z

When the park tried to remove a remnant band of wild horses, local residents enlisted US 8th District Rep. Jo Ann Emerson and Sen. ...

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Revised flood plains criticized

2008-07-07T00:00:00Z

Bridges said heâ€™s contacted US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Cape Girardeau) who is trying to intervene on residentsâ€™ behalf. Darren Lingle, Director of Emersonâ€™s ...

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Emerson visits Cape; urges use of domestic oil

2008-07-01T00:00:00Z

1, the push is on again for an energy bill. On Monday, US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson addressed a group of supporters, business leaders and civic leaders. ...

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Pork Alert: Interior and Environment

2008-06-30T00:00:00Z

$500000 by House Interior Subcommittee member Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) for methamphetamine prevention in the Mark Twain National Forest. $350000 by Rep. ...

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La Salle Avenue groundbreaking held Thursday on Interstate 55

2008-06-27T00:00:00Z

Kit Bond and Rep. Jo Ann Emerson helped ensure funds for the avenue's construction would be approved. Construction costs were about a million dollars less ...

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Open house for Obama's local office; Carnahan endorses Allen ...

2008-06-26T00:00:00Z

Allen, a Democrat, is seeking the US House seat held by six-term incumbent US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo. Allen, a lawyer from Forsyth, Mo., announced the ...

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Ground broken on La Salle Avenue construction

2008-06-26T00:00:00Z

Jim Talent, US Sen. Kit Bond and US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson helped ensure funds for the avenue's construction would be approved. Construction costs were around ...

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Mo. gets FEMA disaster declaration

2008-06-25T00:00:00Z

Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, said this afternoonâ€™s declaration that she and others had requested would apply to the city of St. Louis and 22 ...

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Beneath peaceful waters

2008-06-22T00:00:00Z

Even some local residents think park service decisions are often influenced by Eighth District Rep. Jo Ann Emerson and her supporters. ...

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A crown of yak

2008-06-14T00:00:00Z

Christopher S. "Kit" Bond and Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, cited by a group called Citizens Against Government Waste for being members of the ...

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Loan rates set for grains and oilseeds, first in new farm bill

2008-06-13T00:00:00Z

On June 5, Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo., asked Schafer to expedite the establishment of the loan rates for wheat because of an extraordinarily weak basis for ...

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USDA announces loan rates for grains and oilseeds, first in new ...

2008-06-13T00:00:00Z

On June 5, Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo., asked Schafer to expedite the establishment of the loan rates for wheat because of an extraordinarily weak basis for ...

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Missouri Republican congressional delegation denounces ad of GOP ...

2008-06-11T00:00:00Z

Kit Bond and Reps. Todd Akin, Roy Blunt and Jo Ann Emerson. Rep. Sam Graves did not sign the statement. A Hulshof aide said he could not be contacted. ...

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Nixon responds to criticism, backs Obama

2008-06-09T00:00:00Z

Allen, who lives in Forsyth, is seeking the seat of incumbent US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau. The 8th District stretches from southeast Missouri ...

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