Rep. Jo Bonner

Republican  •  1st District, Alabama  •  5th Term  •  Sworn In 2003
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06/02/12
Hurricane Season Returns as Congress Debates Future of Flood Insurance

WASHINGTON, May 28-- Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Ala. (1st CD), issued the following column: June 1, 2012, marks the return of the Atlantic hurricane season and with it predictions of an average number of storms. While Mother Nature often casts such weather ...

Source: Insurance News Net
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06/02/12
State's first veterans cemetery on schedule

"It's getting done after all these years. It's just taken a lot of teamwork on the part of Congressman (Jo) Bonner's office, Senator (Jeff) Session's office, the Baldwin County Commission and the whole veterans community," Booth said.

Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat
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05/31/12
Austal brings suppliers to Washington to build support for LCS program

Murdoch, Program Executive Officer, Littoral Combat Ships, and Congressman Jo Bonner (R-AL) in welcoming the attendees and briefing them on the U.S. Navy's plans for the LCS program, its acquisition plan and providing an overview on program challenges.

Source: Marine Log
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05/31/12
Anti-incumbent fever scarcely in evidence

...Texas failed to dislodge Republican Rep. Ralph Hall. Nor could it engineer the defeat of Reps. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., or Jo Bonner, R-Ala. "It's so hard to find a challenger" in many cases, Ellis said. "It's very difficult to raise the money to do t

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05/30/12
Anti-incumbent fever scarcely in evidence

It spent $240,000 to help Reyes' challenger, Beto O'Rourke, but a $165,000 investment elsewhere in Texas failed to dislodge Republican Rep. Ralph Hall. Nor could it engineer the defeat of Reps. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., or Jo Bonner, R-Ala. "It's so hard

Source: AP
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05/30/12
Alabama political war chests bulging

The parent company of Alabama Power is Bachus’ 15th largest contributor giving him $10,000. In District 1, five term Republican Congressman Jo Bonner of Mobile has raised $873,097. His three largest contributors are Northrop Grumman at $15,000 ...

Source: Examiner
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05/30/12
Anti-incumbent fever scarcely in evidence in congressional campaigns

...in Texas failed to dislodge Republican Rep. Ralph Hall. Nor could it engineer the defeat of Reps. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., or Jo Bonner, R-Ala. "It's so hard to find a challenger" in many cases, Ellis said. "It's very difficult to raise the money to d

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05/30/12
Anti-incumbent fever scarcely in evidence

...in Texas failed to dislodge Republican Rep. Ralph Hall. Nor could it engineer the defeat of Reps. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., or Jo Bonner, R-Ala. "It's so hard to find a challenger" in many cases, Ellis said. "It's very difficult to raise the money to d

Source: Sify
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05/30/12
Anti-incumbent fever scarcely in evidence

...Texas failed to dislodge Republican Rep. Ralph Hall. Nor could it engineer the defeat of Reps. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., or Jo Bonner, R-Ala. "It's so hard to find a challenger" in many cases, Ellis said. "It's very difficult to raise the money to do t

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05/29/12
Elections 2012: Despite Costly GOP Efforts, Incumbent Defeats Still Relatively Rare

It spent $240,000 to help Reyes' challenger, Beto O'Rourke, but a $165,000 investment elsewhere in Texas failed to dislodge Republican Rep. Ralph Hall. Nor could it engineer the defeat of Reps. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., or Jo Bonner ...

Source: Huffington Post
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05/29/12
Senate’s ‘designated curmudgeon’ keeps Boy Scout motto on desk

Bonner  — who happens to be the older sister of Rep. Jo Bonner (R-Ala.) — tells the paper, “The Senate has not changed him — and I mean that in the best possible sense. At heart, he’s still an Eagle Scout.”

Source: Thehill.com
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05/28/12
Alabama's Jeff Sessions, from Eagle Scout to budget warrior

Among Sessions’ Camden classmates were Kay Ivey, now serving as Alabama secretary of state, and Judy Bonner, the current interim president of the University of Alabama and the older sister of U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile. "The Senate has not ...

Source: Everything Alabama Blog
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05/27/12
Items with tag “Alabama veterans cemetery”

It's just taken a lot of teamwork on the part of Congressman (Jo) Bonner’s office, Senator (Jeff) Session’s office, the Baldwin County Commission and the whole veterans community," Booth said. "It's going to be good for everybody." Full story

Source: Birmingham News
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05/27/12
State veteran's cemetery in Spanish Fort should be ready by Memorial Day 2013

"It’s getting done after all these years. It’s just taken a lot of teamwork on the part of Congressman (Jo) Bonner’s office, Senator (Jeff) Session’s office, the Baldwin County Commission and the whole veterans community," Booth said.

Source: Everything Alabama Blog
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05/25/12
Americans for Limited Government questions Congressman Fred Upton mailer in letter to House Ethics committee

In the letter to ethics committee chairman Rep. Jo Bonner, Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson questioned the mailings. "I am confident that between the political campaign war chest that a powerful committee chairman can ...

Source: MLive.com
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05/23/12
Will 249,000 jobs be lost due to Obamacare?

Orrin Hatch, says the law is “devastating to small business.” Republican Rep. Jo Bonner of Alabama features a large stack of papers he claims are “job-killing regulations and taxes” in one of his spots. All of this is health-care hooey ...

Source: Tucson Citizen
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05/22/12
Your Word: An Able Warrior

Jeff Sessions and Congressman Jo Bonner in supporting the Gulf Coast. Recognition of Sen. Shelby comes specifically for his successes reaching across the aisles, rivers, desks, dining tables and more to find the delicate balance between business ...

Source: Everything Alabama Blog
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05/18/12
Ethics Panel Amends Rules at Hastily Called Public Meeting

Ethics Chairman Jo Bonner (R-Ala.) and ranking member Linda Sánchez (D-Calif ... Earlier this week, the committee received a letter from Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) addressing investigations of CBC members.

Source: Roll Call Online
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05/18/12
Ethics Panel Amends Rules at Hastily Called Public Meeting

...invoked a House rule allowing the panel to convene sooner than normal if there is “good cause” to do so. Ethics Chairman Jo Bonner (R-Ala.) and ranking member Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.) cited clause 2(g)(3)(B) of House Rule XI in announcing a 12:20 p

Source: Roll Call
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05/17/12
Cleaver: ‘Concern’ on ethics probes of black lawmakers

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, chairman of the Congressional Black ... And the Missouri Democrat, in a letter to Reps. Jo Bonner (R-Ala.) and Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), the chairman and ranking member of the Ethics Committee, also demanded that they ...

Source: Politico.com
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05/17/12
Lawmakers, Air Force discuss Maxwell C-130s

Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery ... Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, and Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, didn’t attend. Last week, the House Armed Services Committee included in a defense bill language authored by Roby requiring the Air Force to justify ...

Source: Montgomery Advertiser
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05/17/12
Lawmakers, Air Force discuss Maxwell C-130s

...later to the questions the delegation raised during the closed-door meeting, which Reps. Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, and Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, didnÂt attend. Last week, the House Armed Services Committee included in a defense bill language authored b

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05/17/12
Lawmakers, Air Force discuss Maxwell C-130s

...respond later to the questions the delegation raised during the closed-door meeting, which Reps. Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, and Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, didnt attend. Last week, the House Armed Services Committee included in a defense bill language auth

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05/16/12
Lawmakers, Air Force discuss Maxwell C-130s

Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery ... Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, and Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, didn’t attend. Last week, the House Armed Services Committee included in a defense bill language authored by Roby requiring the Air Force to justify ...

Source: Montgomery Advertiser
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05/14/12
Murphy High inducts four new members into Hall of Fame (Greta Sharp)

Join the Via Health, Fitness & Enrichment Center and the University of South Alabama Center for Generational Studies for the annual meeting and awards luncheon on May 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., featuring U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile ...

Source: Everything Alabama Blog
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05/13/12
How the U.S. can be like Spain; Birmingham's smoking ban; unforgettable Honor Flight (letters)

Congressman Jo Bonner and Sen. Jeff Sessions were there, and Mr. Bonner gave a little dedication address at the Alabama marker. Then we visited the Korean War Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, the famous Iwo Jima flag-raising statue and ...

Source: Everything Alabama Blog
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05/13/12
University of South Alabama awards 1,347 diplomas at commencement (Gallery)

...got a big round of applause -- and the faculty "who provided you with guidance and wisdom." In his commencement address, Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, recalled his own graduation from the University of Alabama 30 years ago as a journalism major. "Your diplo

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05/11/12
Report suggests Owens' trip to Taiwan violated House ethics rules (3rd update)

But Owens spokesman Sean Magers said the congressman filed all the necessary paperwork with ... signed by House Ethics Chairman Jo Bonner and ranking member Linda T. Sanchez. But ProPublica said that although the trip's sponsor was identified as the ...

Source: Adirondack Daily Enterprise
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05/11/12
Drop the Ethics Case Against Waters

The revelation that two former House Ethics Committee staffers secretly leaked materials to Republicans on the Committee and possibly outside the Committee to hammer California Congresswoman Maxine Waters and New York Congressman Charles Rangel ...

Source: Huffington Post
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05/11/12
Report suggests Owens' trip to Taiwan violated House ethics rules (3rd update)

But Owens spokesman Sean Magers said the congressman filed all the necessary paperwork with ... signed by House Ethics Chairman Jo Bonner and ranking member Linda T. Sanchez. But ProPublica said that although the trip's sponsor was identified as the ...

Source: Adirondack Daily Enterprise
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2236 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-4931
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