Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Ed Pastor [D, AZ-7]

Copper exec says ex-congressman issued land-swap threat

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...Hegner also said that Resolution at one point decided not to use Renzi as a sponsor after Gov. Janet Napolitano, Rep. Ed Pastor and other Democrats vowed to oppose any bill he introduced because "they did not want to give Mr. Renzi an election-year win.

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Breaking: Hagel to announce furloughs - Lawmakers: Don’t cut WIN-T - Phone records of journalists seized - Happening today: unmanned carrier launch

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...Ed Markey, and by several members from Arizona, where many of the system’s subcontractors are based, including Democratic Rep. Ed Pastor and Republican Reps. Matt Salmon and Trent Franks. Read it here, for Pros: http://politico.pro/13uIJkx TOP STORY N

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Bill Passed to Ease Air Travel Delays

2013-04-26T01:00:00Z

...the FAA debacle was another reason to replace the sequester. "The solution is a comprehensive removal of sequestration," said Rep. Ed Pastor (D-Ariz.), Latham's counterpart on the subcommittee. "That needs to be done in order that we're not dealing issu

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Congress fixes air travel delays, then heads for airport

2013-04-26T01:00:00Z

...the FAA was being helped. There are other agencies that have to make their cuts and are in a crisis themselves, said Rep. Ed Pastor, D-Ariz., the transportation panels top Democrat. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., opposed the measure, reading a

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FAA Furlough Bill Passes House To Ease Air Travel Delays

2013-04-26T01:00:00Z

Michael Huerta Spars With Congress Over FAA Furloughs, Flight Delays

2013-04-24T01:00:00Z

...Cole to say that probably sequestration is going to continue into 2014, and you all should be prepared for it," added Rep. Ed Pastor (D-Ariz.). The admission came as members of the House Appropriations Committee second-guessed how FAA Administrator Mich

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Immigration reform's future uncertain in U.S. House

2013-04-19T01:00:00Z

...members shied away from revealing how they might vote on the Senate proposal as its details rolled out. Only Democratic Rep. Ed Pastor, dean of the delegation who has served in Washington for 22 years, said he could vote for the Gang of Eight bill based

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Miller: Don’t be fooled by peddlers of ‘Immigration Reform’ Scams

2013-04-02T01:00:00Z

...immigrants,” allowing them to “steal” taxpayer-funded services reserved for Americans. I was amazed that the newspaper printed my reply exposing as ridiculous his refusal to “call an illegal alien an illegal alien.” Does he leave his car unloc

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Was it worth all the expense and lives?

2013-03-20T01:00:00Z

...And they were surprised when he didnt use it. And they were eventually surprised when they couldnt find the WMD. But Rep. Ed Pastor, D-Ariz., said he was skeptical of the Bush administrations claims at the time and now believes the whole argument was ju

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Ten years later

2013-03-19T01:00:00Z

...it. And they were surprised when he didnt use it. And they were eventually surprised when they couldnt find the WMD. But Rep. Ed Pastor, D-Ariz., said he was skeptical of the Bush administrations claims at the time and now believes the whole argument wa

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10 years later, many see Iraq War as costly mistake

2013-03-18T01:00:00Z

...And they were surprised when he didn't use it. And they were eventually surprised when they couldn't find the WMD." But Rep. Ed Pastor, D-Ariz., said he was skeptical of the Bush administration's claims at the time and now believes the whole argument wa

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10 years later, many see Iraq War as costly mistake

2013-03-17T01:00:00Z

LaHood successor search stalls - HSR fight downs MAP-21 funding - McCaskill crafting aviation device legislation - GOP hammers administration on FAA cuts

2013-03-08T01:00:00Z

...homeland security, defense and military construction. THUD has landed with a THUD, in other words. HSR battle may have torpedoed push — During a pen-and-pad with reporters Mikulski was asked why the transportation spending bill wasn't included in her

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Hungry people in Ariz. increased during 2012

2013-03-07T01:00:00Z

...12 months. Those who answered “yes” were described as having a food hardship. More than 30 percent of those living in U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor’s district struggled to pay for food in 2012, according to the report. The 4th Congressional District, which

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212 Members of Congress File Historic Amicus Brief on DOMA Case before U.S. Supreme Court

2013-03-01T01:00:00Z

...Colleen W. Hanabusa Alcee L. Hastings Denny Heck Brian Higgins James A. Himes Rush Holt Michael M. Honda Steven A. Horsford Jared Huffman Steve Israel Sheila Jackson Lee Hakeem S. Jeffries Eddie Bernice Johnson Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. Marcy Kaptur

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Obama talks transpo plan, but Hill wants money - Sequester: Waiting is the hardest part - Lots of corporate jet talk - Airlines oppose carbon tax - Virginia reaches transpo deal

2013-02-21T01:00:00Z

...Read the letter: http://bit.ly/YGHgSd Fanning the flames of speculation: Phoenix political consultant @PaulJLopez: “Rep Ed Pastor on short list for US Secretary of Transportation. Longtime advocate and tireless champion for public transportation. #phx

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Sunlight Reporting Group: Merger of American Airlines, US Airways creates lobbying titan

2013-02-14T01:00:00Z

...Barack Obama, Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Bill Nelson, D-Fla., for American Airlines and Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. and Rep. Ed Pastor, D-Ariz. for US Airways. The Site may contain links to Internet sites that are not operated by Sunlight Foundation. T

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Arizona lawmakers split – sharply – over State of the Union address

2013-02-13T01:00:00Z

...“The emphasis on jobs, I thought that was great, and he was getting back to rebuilding our infrastructure,” said Rep. Ed Pastor, D-Phoenix. “All of us, Democrats and Republicans, realize that our infrastructure is deteriorating.” Pastor, a veter

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She likely won't get a corsage, but Fischer has bipartisan 'date' for State of the Union

2013-02-09T01:00:00Z

...that Fischer shouldn't expect a corsage, however. At least one Iowan is taking part, too. Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa, has asked Rep. Ed Pastor, D-Ariz., to sit with him. Pastor is the top Democrat on an appropriations subcommittee that Latham chairs. Bipar

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Native American Man Tells Anti-Illegal Immigration Protesters Who 'The Real Illegal Immigrants Are' (VIDEO)

2013-02-06T01:00:00Z

...by prioritizing enforcement resources on those who are in the country unlawfully and committing crimes, those who have repeatedly violated our immigration laws, and those who recently crossed our borders illegally. The Court's decision not to strike dow

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