Open Congress : News Articles for Benjamin Quayle

'Fiscal cliff' a danger to Arizona defense industry, bases

2012-12-29T01:00:00Z

...spokeswoman Rachel Semmel said. “(But) David has always said sequester is better than no sequester.” However, outgoing Rep. Ben Quayle blasted his fellow Republican freshmen, Gosar and Schweikert, for their stances, in particular Schweikert, who bea

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Top quotes of 2012

2012-12-28T01:00:00Z

...cars at the country club he hangs out at.” — Congressman David Schweikert, speaking about GOP primary rival Congressman Ben Quayle. JULY “Both of them are utopian schemes that I think will have unforeseeable and negative consequences.” — Goldw

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Looks Like Boehner Booted Justin Amash And Tim Huelskamp Off Their Committees As Part Of A Policy Of Payback Against A FreedomWorks Faction

2012-12-27T01:00:00Z

...to help less conservative Republicans. His first example: the Republican primary contest earlier this year pitting Rep. Ben Quayle against Rep. David Schweikert, two House freshmen thrown into the same congressional district after redistricting in Arizo

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Richard (RJ) Eskow: For Wall Street "It's Peace On Earth, Goodwill Toward Remington"

2012-12-25T01:00:00Z

...founder Stephen Feinberg contributed "$100,000 in August to Friends of the Majority, a Republican super PAC; $9,800 to Rep. Ben Quayle (son of Dan); $30,800 to the Republican National Committee in October; $58,500 to the National Republican Senatorial C

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A Good Year for Gun Makers

2012-12-17T01:00:00Z

...to Opensecrets.org. That included $100,000 in August to Friends of the Majority, a Republican super PAC; $9,800 to Rep. Ben Quayle (son of Dan); $30,800 to the Republican National Committee in October; $58,500 to the National Republican Senatorial Commi

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The GOP Committee Purge: Not About Policy, But the "Asshole Factor"?

2012-12-13T01:00:00Z

...Why can't they just go along to get along?" reply to this Amash I get. He's the new "Dr. No." Schweikert? He just beat Ben Quayle in a primary and romped to victory in the general with 62% of the vote. His district was held by a Democrat from 2007-2010.

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Congressional Election Stat Porn-- How The GOP Stole The House In 2012

2012-12-06T01:00:00Z

...incumbents were paired with an incumbent from their own party during redistricting and lost the primary election: Reps. Ben Quayle (R-AZ), Steve Rothman (D-NJ), Don Manzullo (R-IL), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Hansen Clarke (D-MI), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Jas

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Steve Scalise Fails the First Test for Conservatives

2012-12-05T01:00:00Z

...was so blatant and so punitive that there’s no way Scalise could miss it. Behind the scenes, House leaders pushed for Ben Quayle against Schweikert in the Arizona Republican Primary, but they could not beat him. Tim Huelskamp is among the most qualifi

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GOP Rep: Boehner May 'Target' More Conservatives

2012-12-05T01:00:00Z

...Schweikert engendered significant anger amongst elements of leadership during his reelection bid against fellow Republican Ben Quayle. He is also widely considered by leadership to be the source of an embarrassing story this summer about Republican memb

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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Jo Ann Emerson becomes second to announce resignation from House

2012-12-04T01:00:00Z

..."insurgent wingnut" to run as well. • SD-Sen: If Dem Sen. Tim Johnson decides to retire rather than seek re-election, the bench of possible replacements is short, but here's one more name: U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson, who is Tim's son. While it's no

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Boehner purges the wreckers, but the war for the soul of the Republican Party isn't ending

2012-12-04T01:00:00Z

...once last year. And if you follow the House puzzle on a regular basis, you'll recall that Schweikert defeated fellow Rep. Ben Quayle in a redistricting-induced primary earlier this year. The well-connected Quayle was the favorite of House leaders, and J

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Voters pressure Arizona delegation on 'fiscal cliff'

2012-12-04T01:00:00Z

...their decision to voters will be key. “People just want to know what’s going to happen,” said outgoing Republican Rep. Ben Quayle, who said he has been stopped in the grocery store by constituents worried that their taxes will go up. “I have hea

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Conservative purge in the House Republican caucus?

2012-12-04T01:00:00Z

...Schweikart’s problem might be less his votes and more in the way he campaigned against Ben Quayle: Schweikert defeated Rep. Ben Quayle in a contentious GOP primary and was not regarded as leadership’s first choice in that race. Schweikert’s tactic

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GOP cracks whip with committee picks

2012-12-04T01:00:00Z

...the conservative principles that brought him here.” Schweikert won a second term in Congress after defeating fellow freshman Rep. Ben Quayle (R-Ariz.) in a bruising primary over a newly drawn district. All four members had had tumultuous relationships

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GOP Steering Committee Shuffles Conservatives

2012-12-03T01:00:00Z

...quick backlash, with Heritage Action CEO Michael Needham calling Schweikertâs ouster âunthinkable.â Schweikert defeated Rep. Ben Quayle in a contentious GOP primary and was not regarded as leadershipâs first choice in that race. Schweikertâs tactic

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Arizona election adds to debate over redistricting

2012-11-24T01:00:00Z

...that the three districts were configured to give Democrats the advantage. Two incumbent congressmen, Reps. Paul Gosar and Ben Quayle, were so nervous, they jumped to friendlier Republican districts, in Quayle’s case forcing a showdown with another GOP

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Fewer family ties in next Congress

2012-11-23T01:00:00Z

...Jr., who was mayor of Baltimore Mark L. Pryor, son of David H. Pryor, former senator, congressman and Arkansas governor Ben Quayle, son of Dan Quayle, who served in the House and Senate before becoming vice president under George H.W. Bush John Sarbanes

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Letter: Brown is right to reject DREAM Act

2012-11-16T01:00:00Z

...can enroll and stay for a day or two and then drop out. Rep. Steve King is preparing a lawsuit against the edict, and Rep. Ben Quayle introduced legislation in the House, H.R. 5953, to stop the amnesty. To support them, write to your House members and a

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Letter: Commending Scott Brown's vote against DREAM Act

2012-11-14T01:00:00Z

The general and the biographer

2012-11-13T01:00:00Z

...and Steve Southerland (Fla.) will also be returning to Congress, though Southerland had to survive a hard-fought race. Only Rep. Ben Quayle (R-Ariz.) lost his primary after taking the plunge — but he claimed to have only been in the water “for 30 se

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