Senator Jon Kyl
Republican • Arizona • 7th Term • Sworn In 1987
- 6 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 63 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 15 of 100)
- 140 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 47 of 100) 2 Made Into Law (Ranks 15 of 100)
- Most often votes with:
- Sen. Mitch McConnell
- Sen. Ben Nelson
- Least often votes with:
- Sen. Susan Collins
- Sen. Bernard Sanders
- Votes with party 94%
- Abstains: 1%
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Rising Anti-Compromise Republicans Set to Reshape Senate
In Nebraska, Republican state Senator Deb Fischer -- whose backers include Tea ... a strong opportunity in the Arizona Senate primary for retiring Republican Jon Kyl’s seat. Representative Jeff Flake, backed by the anti-tax Club for Growth ...
Republicans make new offer in student loan stalemate
Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader; and Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate. The movement came after Democrats criticized House Republicans, who had essentially moved away from the issue after passing ...
White House Not Ready to Sign On To New Student Loan Proposal
...to solve this problem." Sen. Mitch McConnell, who along with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl signed the letter Boehner sent, is optimistic Obama will support the new plans. McConnell Spokesman Don Stewart says the Wh
Republicans make new offer in student loan stalemate
...A. Boehner, R-Ohio; House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va.; Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader; and Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate. The movement came after Democrats criticized House Republicans, who h
GOP leaders offer plan to extend student loan rates
...Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virgina and Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl of Arizona. They outlined two possible alternatives for paying for the student loan freeze. In one, the costs of the lowe
Republicans make new offer in student loan stalemate
Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader; and Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate. The movement came after Democrats criticized House Republicans, who had essentially moved away from the issue after passing ...
Political fight over student loans heats up
...House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl of Arizona, the letter presented options for offsetting the nearly $6 billion cost of the bill. They said they drew thei
Republicans make new offer in student loan stalemate
...Boehner(R-Ohio), House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, and Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate. The movement came after Democrats criticized House Republicans, who had
Republicans Broach Options for Breaking Student Loan Impasse
...Speaker John Boehner (left), House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (right), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Whip Jon Kyl laid out two potential compromises on extending a student loan program. House and Senate Republican leaders floated
GOP hopeful teams up with Sheriff Paul Babeu
...law. The Voyles campaign did not respond to a request for comment. Jaime Molera, who was a senior adviser to U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl's 2006 campaign, said joint tickets are common but come with a risk: the other candidate's baggage. "Some people think he (Bab
Analyzing the latest votes in Congress
An opponent, Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., said "it would ultimately result in fewer generic drugs being brought to market and delays in the launch of many of the generic drugs that do go to market" because generic drug makers would no longer have an ...
Flake, Cardon spar over campaign finance accusations
...Senate nomination are sparring over dueling campaign finance complaints. The two men are running for the seat held by Sen. Jon Kyl, who is retiring at the end of his term. Records show their political back-and-forth began in Jan. 18, when a man with a b
Senate candidates Cardon, Flake spar over accusations
Wil Cardon and Jeff Flake have both been hit with complaints related to the financing of their bids to replace the retiring U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz. And both campaigns insist the complaints against their candidate are frivolous and politically ...
VA may have bent the rules for iPads, iPhones
The inspector general also was asked by Sen. Jon Kyl, (R-Ariz.), to evaluate whether the VA’s approach regarding storage of sensitive data without “FIPS 140-2” hardware encryption would meet FISMA requirements. The inspector general ...
Missile Defense: Problems with an Assurance to Russia
In today’s Wall Street Journal, Steven Pifer responded to Senator Jon Kyl’s (R–AZ) op-ed that argued that President Obama should refuse to provide written assurances to Russia that compromise America’s ability to defend itself.
Senator Jon Kyl, sequestration, and the economy
In an article published last evening, Politico outlined how Republican senators are pushing back against the sequestration “cuts” in defense spending that are supposed to begin next year. Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-AZ) included in his ...
Arizona Senate race has personal ties for Mitt Romney
Jeff Flake (Ariz.), the GOP front-runner to replace retiring Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.). Flake has been a prominent surrogate for the former Massachusetts governor, joining him on the campaign trail in Arizona and Iowa and speaking on Romney’s behalf on a ..
GOP Senators: Planned Defense Cuts Would Lead to Recession
...“The whole point here is to try to get some economic growth, job creation, to get out of this recession,” Minority Whip Jon Kyl, R-Ariz. told Politico. “Why would we risk going backward with policy that even CBO says would be the wrong prescriptio
Keynesians to the left of me, Keynesians to the right of me
...Republicans say. It could plunge the fragile U.S. economy back into a recession next year. [...] "Puzzling" was how Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) described Reid's remarks. With CBO's warning, Congress should be looking at every possible option to rene
GOP hits back at Reid on sequester
...and domestic spending. “The whole point here is to try to get some economic growth, job creation, to get out of this recession,” Kyl told POLITICO. “Why would we risk going backward with policy that even CBO says would be the wrong prescription ri
GOP hits back at Reid threat on sequester
Sen. Harry Reid’s refusal to “back off” looming cuts ... “Puzzling” was how Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) described Reid’s remarks. With CBO’s warning, Congress should be looking at every possible option to renew the Bush tax ...
Seeking a Cooperative Missile Shield
Sen. Jon Kyl's "Missile Defense Is Self-Defense" (op-ed, May 15) argument against giving Russia an assurance that U.S. missile defenses are not directed against Russia disregards the fact that such an assurance could open a path to a cooperative NATO ...
What U.S. Civilian and Military Leaders Are Saying About Defense Cuts
(May 14, 2012) Senator Marco Rubio (R–FL), member of the Senate Committee ... in a world that has become much more dangerous.” (May 8, 2012) Senators Jon Kyl (R–AZ), Marco Rubio (R–FL), Kelly Ayotte (R–NH), John McCain (R–AZ ...
Republicans Told Not to Support Pro-Abortion Judicial Nominee
Jon Kyl (Ariz.), and Lindsey Graham (S.C.) voted to send Hurwtiz to the Senate floor. Upset by those votes, the Judicial Action Group delivered a letter co-signed by the leaders of more than 50 conservative and pro-life organizations to Senator ...
Senate committee to investigate charity it suspects may be exploiting veterans
Oct. 26, 2011: Members of the deficit Super Committee meet on Capitol Hill. From left are Sen. Jon Kyl, Sen. Max Baucus, Sen. Rob Portman, and Sen. John Kerry.AP HELENA, Mont. – U.S. Sen. Max Baucus of Montana said Wednesday that the ...
Seeking a Cooperative Missile Shield
...Jon Kyl's "Missile Defense Is Self-Defense" (op-ed, May 15) argument against giving Russia an assurance that U.S. missile defenses are not directed against Russia disregards the fact that such an assurance could open a path to a cooperative NATO-Russia
Daybreak - Arizona's 2012 US senate race
If anyone could pull off an upset in Arizona and give Democrats the seat of retiring GOP Sen. Jon Kyl, it might be Carmona. Until he entered the race last November, both parties looked upon six-term Republican Rep. Jeff Flake as the overwhelming ...
Old Feud Dogs Richard Carmona Senate Bid in Arizona
WASHINGTON, D.C. – If anyone could pull off an upset in Arizona and give Democrats the seat of retiring GOP Sen. Jon Kyl, it might be former Bush Administration Surgeon General Richard Carmona. His biography is a rags-to-riches tale ...
GOP discovers that Mitt could win
...view the race. “I think some of the recent polling gives a lot of confidence to the Republicans, yes,” said Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl of Arizona. At a Senate Republican luncheon last week, three different senators brought up The New York Times
Two Key Points in the New Yorker Article on Arizona's Immigration Politics
...Arizona's politics of immigration and the race for the Senate seat that will be left open by the impending retirement of Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.). "Raging Arizona: How a border state became a battleground" was written by Kalefa Sanneh, who has a talent fo
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