Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Edward Whitfield [R, KY-1]

US Sen. Mitch McConnell focuses on protecting jobs in a post-earmarks Washington

2012-05-31T03:00:02Z

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul was in Paducah on Wednesday, touring the gaseous diffusion plant. Paul, McConnell, U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield and Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear all laid claim to helping broker a deal earlier this month to help keep the plant ...

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McConnell focuses on protecting jobs in Ky.

2012-05-31T01:00:00Z

...leaders. U.S. Sen. Rand Paul was in Paducah on Wednesday, touring the gaseous diffusion plant. Paul, McConnell, U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield and Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear all laid claim to helping broker a deal earlier this month to help keep the plant runn

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McConnell focuses on protecting jobs in Ky.

2012-05-30T19:57:41Z

Unbridled Sport May Not Merit Triple Crown Glory

2012-05-27T20:22:43Z

Attempts at reform are blossoming in several places. Representative Ed Whitfield, Republican, of Kentucky, and Senator Tom Udall, Democrat of New Mexico, are seeking to impose a national ban on performance-enhancing drugs in horse racing.

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Kentucky Election 2012

2012-05-27T19:54:05Z

In Kentucky's 1st District, Republican Rep. Ed Whitfield won re-nomination. Polls opened and functioned with few snags in Jefferson County on Tuesday, but as the day progressed voter turnout appeared to be falling short of expectations, according to the ..

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Bridge reopens ahead of schedule

2012-05-26T10:51:15Z

ranging from the inconvenience of a longer work commute to a potentially life-threatening situation of delayed emergency services or medical care,” U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., said in a statement. “By reopening just before this busy travel holiday .

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Eric Holder’s Gavel, Ed Whitfield, Austin Kiplinger: D.C.

2012-05-25T17:47:37Z

What makes more noise than a motorcycle?” Being from Kentucky, home to the Derby and its annual hat extravaganza, Republican Congressman Ed Whitfield knows good headgear when he sees it. He and Finnish Ambassador Ritva Koukku-Ronde were at the ...

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Eric Holder’s Gavel, Ed Whitfield, Austin Kiplinger: D.C.

2012-05-25T11:21:04Z

Obama campaign adds ‘clean coal' to website after Republican outcry

2012-05-24T23:25:14Z

Kentucky Republican Rep. Ed Whitfield, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Energy Power, criticized the Obama campaign earlier this week for not including coal in its "All of the Above" strategy on the website, calling the

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KY to Get $9 Million Federal Grant for Bridge

2012-05-24T13:31:06Z

U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., announced the grant Wednesday, saying the funds would come from the Emergency Relief Program of the Federal Highway Administration. The span, which carried traffic along U.S. 68 into and from Land Between the Lakes ...

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Coursey reports 6 percent turnout for primary election

2012-05-23T12:42:11Z

With Congressman Ed Whitfield facing no challenger for Kentucky’s 1st District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Republican race for president all but settled on Mitt Romney, GOP voters didn’t have much at stake in Tuesday’s election

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Republicans push for Pilgrim nuclear plant license

2012-05-23T08:17:19Z

and Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., signed the five-page letter ... "As chairman of the committee with oversight of NRC and safe use of nuclear power, I expect Congressman Upton routinely follows issues before the NRC and issues impacting the industry ...

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Republicans push for Pilgrim license

2012-05-23T06:37:06Z

Three U.S. House races in Kentucky will be reruns this fall

2012-05-23T03:02:21Z

In Kentucky’s 1st District, Republican Rep. Ed Whitfield won re-nomination. He will run against Democrat Charles Kendall Hatchett, a real-estate broker from Benton, who was leading James Buckmaster, a doctor from Henderson, 59 percent to 41 percent.

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Ky. congressional matchups set for Nov. election

2012-05-23T01:00:00Z

...He swamped fellow Republicans Patrick Kelly and Curtis Kenimer on Tuesday. In other fall congressional races, Republican incumbent Ed Whitfield will face Democrat Charles Hatchett in the 1st District. Republican incumbent Brett Guthrie will face Democra

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Deal reached to keep Paducah plant going for year

2012-05-23T00:46:21Z

"They have been waiting far too long." U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., who has been pushing legislation since 2007 that would extend the life of the Paducah plant, said the agreement is important for the Paducah workers. "But there is more to be ...

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Hatchett tops Buckmaster in U.S. House race

2012-05-22T23:27:36Z

For the second time since 2010, Democrat Charles Kendall Hatchett of Benton will face incumbent Republican Ed Whitfield of Hopkinsville in the November race for U.S. representative from the First District. "This makes you think that a have-not ...

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Kentucky congressional matchups set for November election

2012-05-22T22:51:49Z

(AP) — Republican Andy Barr has earned the right to a rematch against Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler in this fall’s ... In other fall congressional races, Republican incumbent Ed Whitfield will face Democrat Charles Hatchett in the ...

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3 U.S. House races will be reruns in the fall

2012-05-22T22:08:52Z

Tea party's Massie wins Ky. 4th District GOP race

2012-05-22T19:24:14Z

The incumbent, U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis, is retiring ... In other fall congressional races, Republican incumbent Ed Whitfield will face Democrat Charles Hatchett in the 1st District. Republican incumbent Brett Guthrie will face Democrat David Lynn Williams ..

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