Rep. Jeff Flake

Republican  •  6th District, Arizona  •  5th Term  •  Sworn In 2001
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 83%
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11/26/09
REPORT: At Least 40 GOP Lawmakers Fail A Principle Of The 'Purity ...

Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE) to run for the Senate, even though they have bucked conservative orthodoxy in the past. ThinkProgress has conducted an analysis that finds at least 40 current Republican members of Congress have ... Jeff Flake

11/25/09
Free Democracy: REPORT: At Least 40 GOP Lawmakers Fail A Principle ...

National Republicans recruited Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE) to run for the Senate, even though they have bucked conservative orthodoxy in the past. ThinkProgress has conducted an analysis that finds at least 40 current ... Jeff Flake

11/25/09
Weasel Zippers: Awesome: Think Progress Does The Work For The RNC ...

Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Ron Paul (R-TX), and Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) voted against further sanctions against Iran in 2007. Purity Pledge #10) We support the right to keep and bear arms by opposing government restrictions on gun ownership ... On the "Repres

11/25/09
REPORT: At Least 40 GOP Lawmakers Fail The 'Purity Test'

Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE) to run for the Senate, even though they have bucked conservative orthodoxy in the past. ThinkProgress has conducted an analysis that finds at least 40 current Republican members of Congress have ... Jeff Flake

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11/25/09
The American Spectator : A Pence for Your Thoughts

Pence is a great conservative representative, but so is Michelle Bachmann and Jeff Flake. Bachmann suffers the same vitriolic scorn from CINO's and snotty East/West coast elites as Palin and neither would be a good national candidate ...

11/25/09
Immigration Reform: H-1B Restrictions Proposed For Companies That ...

On the other hand, U.S. Representative Jeff Flake (Arizona) has proposed legislation to increase the H1B cap and exempt foreign graduates of U.S. Ph.D. programs from counting toward it. However, the prospects for any immigration-related ...

11/25/09
Texas for Sarah Palin: Ronald Reagan's Legacy: Palinism is Reaganism

Eric Cantor, Jeff Flake, Thad McCotter and Mike Pence were children of that same generation. Michele Bachmann and Jeb Hensarling are a few years older; Paul Ryan and Bobby Jindal a few years younger; yet they are all Reagan's political ...

11/25/09
The Democratic Party - Democrats For Democratic Party Reform ...

“Today, we are cutting our national credit card,” added Heath Shuler, a North Carolina Democrat, as he cut a credit card in effigy in 2007. Republicans applauded the effort and one, Rep. Jeff Flake, Republican, Arizona, stated, ...

11/24/09
Ahem. . . | Babalú Blog: an island on the net without a bearded ...

I question the timing. The Cato Institute invites you to a Capitol Hill Briefing Time to End the Travel Embargo on Cuba featuring Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ)

11/24/09
Jay's Smokers Rights Blog: How to FAX the Senators

Rep. Harry Mitchell (D-5) Fax: 202-225-3263. Rep. Jeff Flake (R-6) Fax: 202-226-4386. Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-7) Fax: 202-225-1541. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-8) Fax: 202-225-0378. Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe (D) 501-682-2345 ...

11/24/09
Fighting fire with funding | The State Press - An independent ...

Although the measure enjoyed bipartisan support, Republican lawmakers representing Arizona, including Rep. Jeff Flake, uniformly voted against the measure. Matt Specht, a spokesman for Flake, said the congressman believes the ...

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11/23/09
Proponents alter immigration bill in face of tough economic ...

“There are some things that will make it harder [than in past years],” said Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), who has co-sponsored legislation on immigration with Gutierrez. “People will look at the unemployment numbers and say; 'Well, ...

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11/23/09
One Old Vet » Economy SHOULD Make Amnesty Tough to Pass

“There are some things that will make it harder [than in past years],” said Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), who has co-sponsored legislation on immigration with Gutierrez. “People will look at the unemployment numbers and say; 'Well, ...

Source: One Old Vet
11/23/09
Matthew Yglesias » Obama to Outlines Emissions Cut Target

For healthcare, the path has been plain for months– forget about regulating private insurers, let them keep on keeping on while we simply expand Medicare (Rep. Pete Stark's remarkable Americare bill does this in such way that'd provide 100% univ

11/23/09
Immigration Backers Fly Solo - Immigration Voice

Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), who co-sponsored bipartisan immigration reform legislation with Gutierrez in 2007 that failed to pass, said he hasn't had any role in crafting legislation this time around. “Why? I haven't had the invitation,” ...

11/23/09
race42008.com » Blog Archive » Arpaio Could Beat Goddard

My choice would be Jeff Flake but there is no way the state GOP puts up an LDS nominee for the 3rd straight time, especially when the last two lost. Bob Hovic Says: November 23rd, 2009 at 5:25 pm. I'd rather Flake stay in the House ...

11/23/09
In Today's News

Rep. Jeff Flake has drafted a resolution that would condemn defense appropriators for failing to protect the dignity of the House in the wake of a lobbying scandal involving the panel's earmarks. The Arizona Republican says his aim is ...

11/20/09
Cuba Travel Ban Lines Drawn - Havana Times.org

Tensions were high as the committee includes the most fervent supporters of normalization of relations with Cuba on the one side: Rep. Jeff Flake and Rep. Delahunt, who are the authors of the so-called “travel for all” bill; Rep. ...

11/20/09
Not Andy Sere: Defeating Tommy Boy

He also supported, along with only a dozen or so other Democrats, privileged resolutions brought forth by Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) to look into the relationship between earmarks and campaign contributions. Those also went nowhere. ...

11/20/09
Dawn Teo: John McCain Could Lose Senate Primary To Tea Party Supporter

Hayworth, who has become an outspoken local hero among immigration-control activists, lost his House seat to Rep. Harry Mitchell (D) in 2006. Since then, Hayworth has promoted the Tea Parties on his radio show and has spoken at Tea .... Congressman Shadde

11/19/09
DownWithTyranny!: House Committee Passes Domestic Partnership Bill ...

Rep. Brian Bilbray's proposed amendment to verify the immigration status of domestic partners proves again that illegal immigration is his one and only issue, whether it is pertinent to the topic or not." Other Democrats were less polite to the .

11/19/09
POLITICO MAFIOSO: Cong. JEFF FLAKE Want Job Growth? Cut Taxes.

JEFF FLAKE Want Job Growth? Cut Taxes. Unemployment continues to rise, and it is painfully clear that the so-called stimulus bill Congress passed earlier this year has failed. In fact, President Obama has called for a summit on jobs ...

11/19/09
Flake denounces defense earmarks - Jonathan Allen - POLITICO.com

Rep. Jeff Flake has drafted a resolution that would condemn defense appropriators for failing to protect the dignity of the House in the wake of a lobbying scandal involving the panel's earmarks. Photo: AP ...

11/19/09
WMICentral - Kirkpatrick earns critical win in fight to eliminate ...

The congresswoman introduced H.R. 2967 with Rep. Jeff Flake in June to eliminate the use of black liquor from the alternative fuels mixture tax credit and she has led the charge to address this new challenge. She wrote a letter to the ...

11/19/09
Front Row Washington » Blog Archive » Cuba travel ban debate ...

Republican Representative Jeff Flake said he was offended by a comment from another witness, Ambassador James Cason, that tourists go to Cuba for “rum, sun, cigars, song and sex.” Cason is a former chief of the U.S. Interests Section in ...

11/19/09
11/19 Meeting

Gathering Signatures for Rep. Jeff Flake This Saturday, November 21 we will be meeting in Mesa to help Rep. Jeff Flake (CD 6) gather signatures to get on the ballet for his 2010 re-election campaign. If you are interested in helping, ...

11/19/09
Flake denounces defense earmarks | Citizens for Responsibility and ...

19 Nov 2009 // Rep. Jeff Flake has drafted a resolution that would condemn defense appropriators for failing to protect the dignity of the House in the wake of a lobbying scandal involving the panel's earmarks. ...

11/18/09
Cuba Travel Brawl in US Congress - Havana Times.org

... of Massachusetts and Republican Jeff Flake of Arizona, as well as Democrat Barbara Lee of California who recently met in Havana with President Raul Castro. Back in February, only two weeks after Barack Obama took office, Rep. ...

11/18/09
Cuba Journal: Sides gear up for fight over U.S. ban on travel to Cuba

and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) has picked up 178 co-sponsors -- approaching the 218 votes needed for passage. With Democrats controlling the White House and holing a significant majority in Congress, proponents say they think their moment has come. ... Rep. Deb

11/18/09
2009's Sexiest Man Alive is....Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp (Peter Kramer/Associated Press) Boo! Once again, People magazine has passed over the U.S. capital's incredible man-flesh in choosing its "Sexiest Man Alive." (Have you seen the chest of Rep. Jeff Flake? ...

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Phone: 202-225-2635
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