Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Duncan Hunter [R, CA-50]

Rep. Duncan Hunter questions security 'classification inflation'

2013-06-20T01:00:00Z

...don’t really need it, “stands to dangerously expand access to material that should ordinarily be limited,” wrote Rep. Duncan Hunter of California, a Marine combat veteran who sits on the House Armed Services Committee. Mr. Hunter said he was calli

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California Rep. Duncan Hunter wants audit of U.S. secrecy in wake of NSA leak

2013-06-19T01:00:00Z

...don’t really need it, “stands to dangerously expand access to material that should ordinarily be limited,” wrote California Rep. Duncan Hunter, a Marine combat veteran who sits on the House Armed Services Committee. Mr. Hunter said he was calling

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Ft. Rosecrans looks bad this summer

2013-06-18T01:00:00Z

...Cemetery is noticeably yellowed and dry, robbing the historic veterans cemetery of its usual green-hilled grandeur. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, dispatched a letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday asking the VA undersecretary for m

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Soledad cross may get federal protection

2013-06-14T01:00:00Z

...soon have protection in federal law. The shield comes in language inserted into the 2014 Defense Authorization Act by Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine. “This provision creates a foundation in federal law for emblems of belief on war memorials and monument

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Congress sends letters to Kerry, Mexico urging search for Iraq vet

2013-06-12T01:00:00Z

...attention of the United States government and will not be tolerated," the letter read, including the signed support from Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Filemon Vela (D-TX) and Mike Thompson (D-CA). Torres was last seen in La Barranca, Tamaulipas, Mexico on May 1

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Lawmakers Push for More NCLB Waiver Oversight

2013-06-10T01:00:00Z

...Act. In a June 6 letter to Rep. John Kline, the chairman of the House education committee, Reps. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y., and Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., complained that "post-waiver reality is not living up to the pre-waiver assurances that states gave t

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Professional Insurance Agents Thank Rep. Duncan Hunter for Asking Tough Healthcare Questions about Navigators

2013-06-07T01:00:00Z

...June 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) thanks Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) for taking the lead in raising significant concerns regarding healthcare Navigators with the Department of Healt

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Pentagon Needs to Acquire Private Sector Know-how

2013-06-07T01:00:00Z

...process must conform to the flexibility and pace, and encourage the cooperation needed to develop the tools of the future. — Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanista

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Professional Insurance Agents Thank Rep. Duncan Hunter for Asking Tough Healthcare Questions about Navigators

2013-06-07T01:00:00Z

Army hits back in intel battle

2013-06-06T01:00:00Z

...plus human intelligence and the past locations of enemy attacks, among many other data points. Over the past year, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) has waged a campaign against DCGS, drawing attention to the complaints of soldiers in theater and blasting t

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Silver Star request resubmitted for Karzai mission

2013-06-05T01:00:00Z

...intentionally downgraded. For the matter to be considered again, the Army would need to see new information, McHugh told Rep. Duncan Hunter in a Jan. 30 letter. Amerine on May 17 resubmitted the original award recommendation records, along with a letter

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Panel wants to mandate gender-neutral military job standards

2013-06-04T01:00:00Z

...feet, while some conservatives worry the military could be considering establishing different standards for men and women. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., a Marine veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been the chief advocate for requiring gende

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Panel wants to mandate gender-neutral military job standards

2013-06-04T01:00:00Z

...while some conservatives worry the military could be considering establishing different standards for men and women. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., a Marine veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been the chief advocate for requiring gender-neut

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Panel wants to mandate gender-neutral military job standards

2013-06-04T01:00:00Z

Panel wants to mandate gender-neutral military job standards

2013-06-04T01:00:00Z

Congress set to direct Army on battlefield processor

2013-06-04T01:00:00Z

...intelligence data crucial to understanding and identifying the enemy — in this case, Islamic insurgents in Afghanistan. Rep. Duncan Hunter, California Republican and a Marine Corps war veteran, says the system at this stage simply does not work well e

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Military think tanks to review women in combat standards

2013-06-03T01:00:00Z

...been more open. ÂThereÂs not a lot of transparency,Â she said. Critics of opening combat roles for women, such as Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., worry it will lead to lowering standards. Supporters are concerned about the creation of arbitrary standar

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Politics Trumped History on Memorial Day in San Diego

2013-06-03T01:00:00Z

...Navy. Architects of that deal were then-Mayor Jerry Sanders, City Council, ex-GOP Congressman Brian Bilbray and late Duncan Hunter, Sr. and Rep. Darryl Issa. Then too was born the “Mt. Soledad Veterans’ Memorial Association” stewards, led by Willi

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Military think tanks to review women in combat standards

2013-06-03T01:00:00Z

...hasnt been more open. Theres not a lot of transparency, she said. Critics of opening combat roles for women, such as Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., worry it will lead to lowering standards. Supporters are concerned about the creation of arbitrary standar

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Military think tanks to review women in combat standards

2013-06-03T01:00:00Z