Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Clifford Stearns [R, FL-6]

House GOP: Solyndra probe is like 'pulling teeth'

2012-06-03T22:37:35Z

“I’m not satisfied with the White House’s compliance with the subpoena for documents and records related to Solyndra,” Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, told POLITICO in a statement.

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Stearns: No bonuses for VA bosses while veterans are suffering

2012-06-02T20:51:24Z

U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns is taking aim at the big shots within the Department of Veterans Affairs. The House on Thursday approved a measure offered by the Ocala Republican that would do away with salary bonuses to senior administrators within the VA.

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Stearns: No bonuses for VA bosses while veterans are suffering

2012-06-02T19:18:20Z

Miami Attack May Push Action on ‘Bath Salts’ Ban

2012-06-02T13:49:04Z

“Unfortunately, we still do not have a law nationwide, so we’re seeing this stuff coming across state lines.” Rep. Cliff Stearns, another Florida lawmaker and the third-ranking Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said he feels ...

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Utah’s nuttiest idea of all

2012-06-02T01:00:00Z

...Mitt Romney "doesn’t know what the purpose is" of public lands and presumably would toss them into an Etch-A-Sketch. Rep. Cliff Stearns of Florida has even floated the idea of selling national parks to private interests. Clearly, a primer is in order

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Rep. Cliff Stearns Admits He Believes Women Should Face Criminal Charges for Abortion

2012-06-02T01:00:00Z

...who have abortions, he got Stearns to admit that he'd like to see women face criminal charges for having abortions. Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) unwilling admitted to MSNBC’s Chris Matthews on Friday afternoon that he believed women who receive abortions

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GOP Congressman: Women Who Undergo Abortions Should Face Criminal Charges

2012-06-01T18:15:06Z

Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) unwilling admitted to MSNBC’s Chris Matthews on Friday afternoon that he believed women who receive abortions should face criminal charges. “I think the punishment should certainly be very serious,” he said.

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Dana Milbank: GOP should be careful who it alienates

2012-06-01T05:00:32Z

"We can't let that happen here." Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., claimed that opponents were "positioning the United States as a safe haven for those who cannot legally acquire sex-selection abortion in their own home countries." Democratic Rep.

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New Franks salvos driving more nails into coffin of GOP

2012-06-01T03:20:19Z

GOP Congressman: Women Who Undergo Abortions Should Face Criminal Charges

2012-05-31T19:56:30Z

Congress United Against ITU-Centric Net Governance

2012-05-31T14:27:13Z

Verveer did take some tough questioning from Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) over how much support the U.S. had from other countries for preserving the multistakeholder model. Stearns said he thought the U.S. was 9 votes short. Verveer said there would not be

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Debate heated on sex-selection abortion ban

2012-05-31T01:00:00Z

...that their arguments were on the higher ground. “This is a war on ethics. Woe to you if you vote against this bill,” said Rep. Cliff Stearns, Florida Republican. A vote against the act is a vote in favor of female “gender-cide,” said Rep. Marsha

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Debate heated on sex-selection abortion ban

2012-05-30T21:45:04Z

“This is a war on ethics. Woe to you if you vote against this bill,” said Rep. Cliff Stearns, Florida Republican. A vote against the act is a vote in favor of female “gender-cide,” said Rep. Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee ...

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Vote due on sex-selective abortion

2012-05-30T19:57:41Z

He is encouraging House members to vote in favor of the bill. Also during debate, Congressman Cliff Stearns (R-Florida) pointed to Planned Parenthood's opposition to the bill, saying it does sex-selection abortions in states where it is not prohibited.

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Notes from the PRENDA Debate

2012-05-30T18:03:09Z

Barbara Lee, CA. Rep. Cliff Stearns, FL, clearly shocked that people would not support the bill, spoke about the serious nature of voting against sex selection abortion, regardless of political affiliation. And in truth, the Democrats requested a “no ...

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Hoekstra panders to Birthers in Michigan

2012-05-30T14:06:56Z

Mike Coffman (R-Colo.), Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), and Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.). Two weeks ago, Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) deleted a Birther message from a social media site, and this week, we learned about comments from former Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R ...

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Republican’s abortion bill risks alienating Asian Americans

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

...the three most dangerous words in China and India are ‘It’s a girl,’ ” he said. “We can’t let that happen here.” Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) claimed that opponents were “positioning the United States as a safe haven for those who cannot

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On selling what's priceless

2012-05-30T00:30:53Z

Not stopping at his own state's borders, Florida Rep. Cliff Stearns has floated the idea of selling some of our national parks to private interests. Just think of the possibilities: Utah's Arches National Park could be renamed Golden Arches National Park .

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Americans United For Life: Texas Is Pleasingly Abortion-Unfriendly, But It Could Do Better

2012-05-29T13:03:42Z

At a national level, the AUL backed the push for the feds to investigate Planned Parenthood. Florida Congressman Cliff Stearns has taken that up enthusiastically, if single-handedly, and the investigation provided the Komen Foundation a pretext when they .

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Bold voice shifts fight for women

2012-05-29T01:00:00Z

...Coast. "The goal is to elect pro-women candidates across the country." The website's launch was also two months after Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Ocala, announced a congressional investigation into Planned Parenthood's alleged use of public money to pay for

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