Rep. Jo Ann Emerson

Republican  •  8th District, Missouri  •  8th Term  •  Sworn In 1996
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 85%
  • Abstains: 1%

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08/02/09
Area car sales up under 'clunkers' program, but dealers say rules ...

... time for our automakers, dealers, parts manufacturers and Americans employed at those businesses," Rep. Jo Ann Emerson said in a written statement. ...

Source: Southeast Missourian
08/01/09
US House quickly approves replenishing

US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, who represents Missouri's 8th District, also voted in favor of the bill. "I hope constituents in our district are able to take ...

Source: News-Leader.com
07/31/09
Emerson comments on riverways plan

...Jo Ann Emerson has told the National Park Service she is concerned new regulations proposed for the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in the central Missouri Ozarks will adversely affect boaters and nearby communities. Restricting activities in the riverw

07/31/09
Emerson comments on riverways plan

Rep. Jo Ann Emerson has told the National Park Service she is concerned new regulations proposed for the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in the central ...

Source: News-Leader.com
07/31/09
S&T tapped for funds in House defense bill

By Staff reports US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (MO-08) announced that the FY 2010 Defense Appropriations bill which passed in the US House of Representatives ...

Source: The Rolla Daily News
07/30/09
Emerson announces 2009 Farm Tour schedule

...Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, announced on Wednesday her schedule for her annual Farm Tour, which will run from Wednesday, August 5th to Monday, August 10th.  Emerson conducts her visits to Southern Missouri producers and value-added businesse

07/30/09
Increasing Postal Deficits Intensify Talks on Solution

Representative Jo Ann Emerson, Republican of Missouri, says cutting overhead and spending less on custom vehicles could also help the Postal Service survive ...

Source: Gadsden Times
07/29/09
RE: Jo Ann Emerson

Representative Jo Ann Emerson, Republican of Missouri, says cutting overhead and spending less on custom vehicles could also help the Postal Service survive ...

Source: New York Times
07/29/09
Pharmacy Exemption for Durable Medical Equipment Gains Momentum

Zach Space (D-OH) and Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO). In other positive developments, House Democratic leaders included similar provisions in their health care ...

Source: DOTmed.com (press release)
07/28/09
RE: Jo Ann Emerson

Rep. Jo Ann Emerson is protesting the distribution of federal stimulus funds for community oriented policing programs in Missouri. ...

Source: News-Leader.com
07/28/09
Springfield police shut out of stimulus money

Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson, who represents the eastern part of the Ozarks, blasted the formula for its bias against rural areas. "Frankly, this is a great ...

Source: KY3
07/28/09
Emerson protests COPS funding

Rep. Jo Ann Emerson is protesting the distribution of federal stimulus funds for community oriented policing programs in Missouri. ...

Source: News-Leader.com
07/27/09
Speak Out 7/27/09

...I didn't do anything to her, and she had to act like that. I thought Cape Girardeau people were better than that. U.S. Rep Jo Ann Emerson's statements on health-care reform are disappointing and unbecoming of a lawmaker who in the past has deservedly re

07/27/09
Ticketmaster / Live Nation merger: 50 members of the House oppose ...

The other bipartisan members to sign Pascrell's letter were: Todd Russell Platts, Jo Ann Emerson, Bob Filner, Tim Holden, Eddie Bernice Johnson, ...

Source: Ticket News
07/27/09
Tick Off All the Right People: Watch NBC's 'The Wanted' Tonight

...light to usually obscured bureaucracies and challenges involved in terrorist-fighting: After a screening at the Capitol, Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, Missouri Republican, said she was upset over the problems that the show exposed. "It's always frustrating to de

07/27/09
TV's 'The Wanted' Out to Grab Terrorists

...to the bureaucratic roadblocks to the pursuit and capture of people linked to terrorism. After a screening at the Capitol, Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, Missouri Republican, said she was upset over the problems that the show exposed. "It's always frustrating to

Source: NewsMax
07/26/09
RE: Jo Ann Emerson

After a screening at the Capitol, Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, Missouri Republican, said she was upset over the problems that the show exposed. ...

Source: Washington Times
07/26/09
Health reform divides lawmakers

Republican Rep. Jo Ann Emerson of Cape Girardeau called the current version of the bill "very problematic" and said she hopes Congress will take the time it ...

Source: News-Leader.com
07/24/09
Late tax payments a pattern for Purcell

... the Cape Girardeau School Board, the Jackson School Board, Cape Girardeau County elected officials, state lawmakers and US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson. ...

Source: Southeast Missourian
07/23/09
RE: Jo Ann Emerson

A letter from Dr. H. Lee Schneider Jr. appeared in this paper Friday, and he raised a number of excellent points about the important ...

Source: Southeast Missourian
07/23/09
Debt explosion

No better term exists to encompass the worst that can happen due to the reckless expansion of federal government and irresponsible ...

Source: Southeast Missourian
07/23/09
Jackson schools, city, MoDOT reach agreement on South Elementary ...

In April, US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson of Cape Girardeau requested funds for the project in the federal budget. The appropriation cleared the subcommittee on ...

Source: Southeast Missourian
07/23/09
RE: Jo Ann Emerson

A letter from Dr. H. Lee Schneider Jr. appeared in this paper Friday, and he raised a number of excellent points about the important ...

Source: Southeast Missourian
07/22/09
Women could help solve the global hunger crisis

The bipartisan Roadmap to End Global Hunger and Promote Food Security Act (HR 2817) co-sponsored by Jim McGovern, D-Mass., and Jo Ann Emerson, R-Ste. ...

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
07/22/09
Whatever Happened to the Party of Lincoln?

I seriously doubt Lincoln would recognize Ensign, Sanford, former Rep. Chip Pickering, Sen. Tom Coburn or C Street house leader David Coe as members of his ...

Source: Daily Kos
07/20/09
RE: Jo Ann Emerson

Mark Sanford; former Rep. Chip Pickering, R-Miss., who allegedly rendezvoused at the C Street House with his mistress, an executive in the industry for ...

Source: Salon
07/20/09
RE: Jo Ann Emerson

Mark Sanford; former Rep. Chip Pickering, R-Miss., who allegedly rendezvoused at the C Street House with his mistress, an executive in the industry for ...

Source: Salon
07/20/09
RE: Jo Ann Emerson

Mark Sanford; former Rep. Chip Pickering, R-Miss., who allegedly rendezvoused at the C Street House with his mistress, an executive in the industry for ...

Source: Salon
07/20/09
RE: Jo Ann Emerson

Mark Sanford; former Rep. Chip Pickering, R-Miss., who allegedly rendezvoused at the C Street House with his mistress, an executive in the industry for ...

Source: Salon
07/19/09
Senate expands hate crimes law

...it. The House defeated an amendment seeking to halve next year's grants for states to upgrade their voting systems. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo., said only 20 percent of the grants for 2008 were awarded, and only 4 percent so far for 2009. "So we have alm

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Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-4404
Fax: 202-226-0326

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