Open Congress : News Articles for Ann Marie Buerkle

Fiscal Cliff: Boehner must lead House Republicans to a deal

2012-12-28T01:00:00Z

...— should pressure him to do so, as their negotiating position in the new Congress will grow only weaker. Tea party-backed Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle of Onondaga Hill has a role to play, as well. She should use what may be her last vote in Congress to stan

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Working for a better nation

2012-12-23T01:00:00Z

...being the first female to hold this Congressional seat. May God bless our military and our veterans, and may God bless this great nation. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, R-Onondaga Hill, represented the former 25th Congressional District for the past two years

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The Weekend That Was

2012-12-23T01:00:00Z

...to her, but others believe her political career isn’t quite over. Also departing Congress at the end of the month: Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, who says yet another re-match against Congressman-elect Dan Maffei in two years is “certainly one of the optio

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Casting call: New Auburn public access TV station seeks programming

2012-12-23T01:00:00Z

...Gov. Andrew Cuomo at the Executive Mansion Open House. In two interviews Friday, including one with The Citizen, U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle said House Speaker John Boehner's "Plan B" to avoid the … NEW YORK — Imagine walking to work on the streets

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Dan Maffei appointed to serve on House Armed Services Committee

2012-12-20T01:00:00Z

Rep.-elect Dan Maffei addresses supporters Election Day at Pensabenes in Solvay. He is joined by his wife, Abby Davidson Maffei. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today appointed Maffei to the House Armed Services Committee. Dennis Nett/The Post-Stand

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The Rich v. The Rest of Us

2012-12-18T01:00:00Z

Here’s some of the key facts: Representative Chris Gibson, for example: 99% of his constituents are not wealthy. Only about 1% would pay higher taxes if Clinton-era tax rates were restored. But about 20% of his constituents would face cuts if plans to sl

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Rep. Richard Hanna helps lead 120 House members trying to break deadlock on domestic violence bill

2012-12-12T01:00:00Z

...who joined 182 Democrats in voting against the measure because it did not include the strengthened victim protections. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, R-Onondaga Hill, voted to approve the House bill. She said in May that the legislation provided adequate prote

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Final vote count in race for Congress: Maffei defeats Buerkle by 16,000 in NY-24 rematch

2012-12-12T01:00:00Z

...District show the count of absentee and paper ballots favored Dan Maffei, giving him a nearly 16,000-vote victory over Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, according to the state Board of Elections. Maffei won by 6 percentage points, finishing with 143,074 votes (49

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GOP Reps targeted as fiscal cliff approaches

2012-12-10T01:00:00Z

...re-up on Grover Norquist’s taxpayer protection pledge. Not yet targeted by this campaign: departing GOP members Nan Hayworth, Ann Marie Buerkle and Bob Turner — though that’s in the works. “The message for the lame ducks will probably be differe

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Consider this: VAWA hangs fire

2012-12-07T01:00:00Z

...majorities in both houses of Congress. That changed this year, when House Republicans (including outgoing Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, R-Onondaga Hill) put forth a version of VAWA that rolls back protection for Native Americans and immigrants and fails to pr

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Final tab for Buerkle-Maffei rematch: More than $9 million spent on race for Congress

2012-12-07T01:00:00Z

...in October at the WCNY-TV studio in Salina. Mike Greenlar/The Post-Standard Washington -- It didn’t take long for Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle and Dan Maffei to pay off their debts after the most expensive congressional campaign in Central New York history.

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When's the Grover Norquist pledge bonfire?

2012-12-05T01:00:00Z

...the Editor: I would like to thank Mark Weiner for the great news of Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle's move to the basement. All she needs to do on the way out is announce the date of her Grover Norquist Pledge Burning Bonfire. I'm sure she repealed her free heal

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Extending middle class tax cuts would be a nice parting gesture

2012-12-03T01:00:00Z

...the Editor: Our present congresswoman, Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, will be leaving the House in January. Wouldn’t it be a great idea if she got some other members of the GOP together and forced a vote on the Senate bill extending the tax cuts to middle-cl

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Congress may shoot down MEADS missile program developed in Central New York

2012-12-03T01:00:00Z

...closed doors to reconcile differences between the two versions of the bill. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, R-Onondaga Hill, are among House and Senate members who have said they will work to try to restore the money

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Buerkle's Capitol Hill office relocated to basement; Maffei begins transition

2012-12-03T01:00:00Z

...this year, as House members ousted in the election are relocated to temporary cubicles in a basement lunchroom. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle's staff was assigned once cubicle with one computer in the Rayburn building. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Associated Press

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What unites New York and Hawaii in Congress: St. Marianne Cope of Syracuse

2012-11-30T01:00:00Z

...commemorating Mother Marianne and her elevation to sainthood. Hirono said the resolution will be cosponsored by Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, R-Onondaga Hill, and Rep. Richard Hanna, R-Barneveld. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, D-Hawaii, also signed on as a cosponsor.

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Rep. Allen West concedes to Patrick Murphy in tight Florida House race

2012-11-20T01:00:00Z

Rep. Allen West (R-FL) (C) speaks during a news conference with fellow House Republican freshmen (L-R) Rep. Joe Heck (R-NV), Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle (R-NY), Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY). West finally conceded to his opponent Patrick M

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Green candidate hurt Buerkle, not Maffei

2012-11-19T01:00:00Z

...race between Dan Maffei and Ann Marie Buerkle to represent the 24th Congressional District was widely regarded as deadlocked. Democrats feared that Green Party candidate Ursula Rozum would be a spoiler, taking votes from Maffei, thus giving the election

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Burglary at Buerkle campaign office

2012-11-19T01:00:00Z

...N.Y. -- Syracuse Police are investigating a burglary at Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle’s campaign office. It happened Sunday night at 2910 Erie Boulevard East, but wasn't discovered or reported until Monday morning. It was one of four offices burglar

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Suspect burglarizes congresswoman's Syracuse campaign headquarters

2012-11-19T01:00:00Z

...to you by Syracuse, NY – Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, R-Onondaga Hill, lost the election two weeks ago. Now her campaign headquarters on Erie Boulevard East has lost something else. The headquarters and three other offices at 2910 Erie Blvd. E. were burgla

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