Senator Jon Kyl

Republican  •  Arizona  •  7th Term  •  Sworn In 1987
Current Term 2007 - 2012 View All
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10/23/09
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10/23/09
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...Webb, D-Va.; Ed Gillespie, former Bush White House counselor. "Fox News Sunday" - Abdullah; Sens. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.; R. Bruce Josten, executive vice president for government affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Mike Tuffin, o

10/23/09
Strassel: The Chicago Way

Associated Press This summer Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl criticized stimulus dollars. Obama cabinet secretaries sent letters to Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer. ...

Source: Wall Street Journal
10/22/09
Unemployment benefit extension stalls in Senate

...chamber's second-ranking Democrat, said Republicans are demanding votes on unrelated issues such as immigration. Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl, the No. 2 Republican, said his side wants amendments on "stuff that pertains to the subject: How do you pay for it, fo

10/22/09
RE: Jon Kyl

According to Reid, the figure "was pretty reasonable to assume since one of the co-sponsors of this legislation was (Sen.) Jon Kyl (R-Ariz. ...

Source: California Healthline
10/22/09
RE: Jon Kyl

Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) had a tart reply for Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) after Kyl said he doesn't see why he should pay for maternity care when he doesn't need it. ...

Source: WBUR
10/22/09
Who needs maternity care?

I read today in Ellen Goodman's Oct. 3 column a quotation by Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl, “I don't need maternity care,” while arguing against mandating maternity ...

Source: Youngstown Vindicator
10/22/09
RE: Jon Kyl

Sen. Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican and No. 2 Republican Senate leader, recently identified a key issue that is likely to complicate the administration's plan: ...

Source: Washington Times
10/21/09
Health panels weigh age and gender factors

...are not in a position to get additional economic opportunities." But lowering the allowable ratio to 2-1 has other risks, said Sen. Jon Kyl (R., Ariz.). "Without young people in the pool, premiums will go up for us all," he said. Senate and House Democr

10/21/09
Poll: Americans skittish over health changes

...would support it, and 39% are undecided. "It will drive up premiums for people, and it will cost a lot of money," said Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz. "The criticisms people have of it and their inability to see it benefiting them, I think, are all true." Yet Oba

Source: USA Today
10/21/09
Alexander to White House: Don't Create 'Enemies List'

...claim that the incipient White House enemies campaign extends even to Congress. He will suggest that Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) was the victim of a sort of payback, saying that after Kyl suggested the stimulus plan wasnt working, the White h

Source: Roll Call
10/21/09
Poll: Americans skittish over health changes

...would support it, and 39% are undecided. "It will drive up premiums for people, and it will cost a lot of money," said Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz. "The criticisms people have of it and their inability to see it benefiting them, I think, are all true." Yet Oba

10/21/09
Alexander to White House: Don’t Create ‘Enemies List’

...claimed that the incipient White House “enemies” campaign extends even to Congress. He suggested that Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl , R-Ariz., was the victim of a sort of payback, saying that after Kyl suggested the stimulus plan wasn’t working, th

Source: CQ Politics
10/21/09
Medicare 'fix' fails procedural vote in Senate

...Barack Obama wants health-care reform to cost under $900 billion over 10 years and for it to be deficit-neutral. Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, the Senate's No. 2 Republican, said the doctor fixes being taken out of the broader health overhaul bill is a "tran

Source: MarketWatch
10/21/09
Why did McCain and Kyl vote against victims?

Senators John McCain and Jon Kyl voted no. Last week, I asked them why. In return I received a note from a McCain staffer. Nothing from Kyl. ...

Source: AZ Central.com
10/21/09
RE: Jon Kyl

Senate Finance Committee member Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) confers with fellow committee member Sen. Jon Kyl ...

Source: Politico
10/21/09
Jon Kyl Arizona Test Site

A lot of negative descriptions come to mind when I think of Arizona Senator Jon Kyl. Stupid, however, is not one of them. He is a formidable opponent to be ...

Source: ArmsControlWonk.com
10/21/09
Why We Need to Test Nuclear Weapons

President Barack Obama made history last month when he presided over the nuclear nonproliferation summit at the United Nations Security Council. ...

Source: Wall Street Journal
10/20/09
Conrad, Grassley Look to Break Impasse on 'Doc Fix'

...Medicare doctors payments would have on seniors access to doctors, Reid spokesman Jim Manley said, referring to GOP Sens. Jon Kyl (Ariz.) and Orrin Hatch (Utah). Indeed, a Democratic aide accused Republicans of trying to have it both ways arguing that t

Source: Roll Call
10/20/09
5 Conservatives to Watch for 2012 Presidential Race

...lead the conservative populists, perhaps all the way to the 2012 or 2016 presidential campaigns. One is in the Senate: Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl, the GOP whip. One is running for the Senate: Ohio’s Rob Portman, a former House leader who directed former Pre

10/20/09
Norton Boosted by Big-Name Donors in Colorado Senate Race

...who donated to Nortons campaign from their leadership PACs included Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), Minority Whip Jon Kyl (Ariz.) and Sens. John McCain (Ariz.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Susan Collins (Maine), Kit Bond (Mo.), Kay Bailey Hutchison

Source: Roll Call
10/20/09
Dem's attack on Kyl was shameless

Arizona Democratic Party spokeswoman Jennifer Johnson's attacks on Sen. Jon Kyl are not only shameless, they're disingenuous ("Kyl is tuning out his female ...

Source: Arizona Republic
10/20/09
Democrats push for extension of jobless benefits

...demands action now. And it is time for obstructionism to stop being the philosophy of too many Republicans." Minority Whip Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., rejected the Democrats' charges that Republicans are obstructing the bill. Kyl, according to Congressional Quart

Source: MarketWatch
10/19/09
RE: Jon Kyl

On Meet the Press Sunday, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) was asked by host David Gregory if it is "a necessity to tackle the fact that there are more and more ...

Source: Voice of Arizona
10/19/09
Healthcare Battle Heats Up

Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona said, “What they're really good at doing is putting it in a different package, putting a different color ribbon around it and ...

Source: WSAV-TV
10/19/09
Before Arms Pact Expires, US Seeks Ways to Keep Watching Russia

Senators Jon Kyl and John McCain, both Republicans of Arizona, are leading that effort. A senior Republican Senate aide said some members were gearing up to ...

Source: New York Times
10/19/09
Conrad, Grassley Look to Break Impasse on 'Doc Fix'

Jon Kyl (Ariz.) and Orrin Hatch (Utah). Indeed, a Democratic aide accused Republicans of trying to have it both ways — arguing that they agreed to vitiate ...

Source: Roll Call (subscription)
10/19/09
RE: Jon Kyl

Senator Tom Coburn is assessing the field of play that the nuclear option will place both sides on. Senators like Jon Kyl of Arizona are also readying for a ...

Source: Gather.com
10/19/09
Jon Kyl: The Baucus Bill - Health Care Costs and Medicare Cuts

...I encourage you to continue letting your representatives know what you think about this critically important issue.   Sen. Jon Kyl is the Senate Republican Whip and serves on the Senate Finance and Judiciary committees. Visit his website here.  See

10/19/09
RE: Jon Kyl

The Senate Finance Committee recently approved Senator Max Baucus's bill to reform the nation's health-care system. ...

Source: National Ledger

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