Rep. Trent Franks

Republican  •  2nd District, Arizona  •  5th Term  •  Sworn In 2003
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02/08/12
Jan Brewer: ‘Nasty but exciting’ GOP race

Romney has also garnered the support of Arizona Rep. Jeff Flake. Another Arizona congressman, Trent Franks, endorsed Newt Gingrich last month, after having initially endorsed former candidate Michele Bachmann. The Arizona primary will take place on Feb. 28

Source: Politico.com
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02/08/12
Sue Myrick Retires: So Long, And Thanks For All The Muslim-Baiting

Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC) announced on Tuesday that after 18 ... In October 2009, Myrick joined with thee other House members, Paul Brown (R-GA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), and John Shadegg (R-AZ), to call for an investigation of Muslim interns on Capitol Hill.

Source: TPM
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02/08/12
PRENDA: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Common sense, right? Wrong. PRENDA, the so-called "Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act," proposed by anti-abortion activist Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) is being considered today in the House Judiciary Committee. It would ...

Source: Huffington Post
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02/08/12
Kwasman part of District 11 team

The rookie candidate has received endorsements from Attorney Tom Horne, U.S. Congressman Trent Franks, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Oro Valley Councilman Joe Hornat. Kwasman said he will serve District 11 well because of his background in finance

Source: Northwest Explorer
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02/08/12
Franks endorses McKee in congressional race

BULLHEAD CITY — Fort Mohave general contractor Doug McKee has received the endorsement of District 2 U.S. Rep. Trent Franks, R-Glendale, as McKee vies for the GOP nomination in the 1st Congressional District. “Doug is a man of sterling ...

Source: Mohave Daily News
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02/08/12
Bi-Partisan Members of Congress, Prominent Former Officials Call for Peaceful Resettlement of Camp Ashraf Residents, Removal of the Dissidents from Terrorist List -- Californian Society for Democracy

...member Ted Poe (R-TX). Reps. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX), Dan Lungren (R-CA) and Trent Franks, (R-AZ) also spoke. Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, a Democrat, also spoke in support of those at Camp Ashraf,

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02/08/12
Bi-Partisan Members of Congress, Prominent Former Officials Call for Peaceful Resettlement of Camp Ashraf Residents, Removal of the Dissidents from Terrorist List -- Californian Society for Democracy in Iran

...member Ted Poe (R-TX). Reps. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX), Dan Lungren (R-CA) and Trent Franks, (R-AZ) also spoke. Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, a Democrat, also spoke in support of those at Camp Ashraf,

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02/08/12
Bi-Partisan Members of Congress, Prominent Former Officials Call for Peaceful Resettlement of Camp Ashraf Residents, Removal of the Dissidents from Terrorist List -- Californian Society for Democracy in Iran

...member Ted Poe (R-TX). Reps. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX), Dan Lungren (R-CA) and Trent Franks, (R-AZ) also spoke. Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, a Democrat, also spoke in support of those at Camp Ashraf,

Source: PR Newswire
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02/07/12
Foes Attack Fetal Pain Bill From Two Directions

Rep. Trent Franks has introduced a bill that would bar abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy in the District of Columbia. The National Right to Life Committee has named its top legislative priority for 2012: passing a bill sponsored by an Arizona ...

Source: Roll Call Online
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02/07/12
Foes Attack Fetal Pain Bill From Two Directions

Rep. Trent Franks has introduced a bill that would bar abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy in the District of Columbia. The National Right to Life Committee has named its top legislative priority for 2012: passing a bill sponsored by an Arizona ...

Source: Roll Call Online
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02/07/12
Bi-Partisan Members of Congress, Prominent Former Officials Call for Peaceful Resettlement of Camp Ashraf Residents, Removal of the Dissidents from Terrorist List -- Californian Society for Democracy in Iran

...member Ted Poe (R-TX). Reps. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX), Dan Lungren (R-CA) and Trent Franks, (R-AZ) also spoke. Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, a Democrat, also spoke in support of those at Camp Ashraf,

Source: iStockAnalyst
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02/07/12
House Committee Considers Ban On Race and Gender Specific Abortions

...Monday Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee circulated a memo in support of Rep. Trent Franks’ (R-AZ) cynically named Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act. The proposed bill proposes to ban abortions based on

Source: Care2
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02/07/12
House GOP Memo: "Abortion Is the Leading Cause of Death in the Black Community"

...The memo (PDF) was circulated by Republicans on the House judiciary committee on Monday in advance of Tuesday's markup of Rep. Trent Franks' (R-Ariz.) Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act. MORE Plus MEMO HERE: http://mo

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02/07/12
Morning CheckUp: February 7, 2012

...Republicans will argue that “abortion is the leading cause of death in the black community” to defend the bill from Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), according to a memo obtained by Mother Jones.” [The Hill] Dems concerned about essential health benefi

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02/06/12
Trent Franks's sudden concern for the civil rights of black fetuses gets a mark-up Tuesday

Rep. Trent Franks now has 78 co-sponsors for a bill that would ban abortions performed because of the race or gender of the fetus. First introduced by the Arizona Republican in 2009, the bill died in committee. But the reintroduced version ...

Source: DAILY KOS
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02/06/12
Trent Franks's sudden concern for the civil rights of black fetuses gets a mark-up Tuesday

Rep. Trent Franks now has 78 co-sponsors for a bill that would ban abortions performed because of the race or gender of the fetus. First introduced by the Arizona Republican in 2009, the bill died in committee. But the reintroduced version ...

Source: DAILY KOS
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02/06/12
House GOP To Ban Black Ladies From Going Pro-Choice On Their Fetuses

Would-be aborted black fetuses have found a new friend in Rep. Trent Franks (of Arizona, sigh) and the collected shiny-faced grinners of the House Republican caucus. A clever woods-goblin has planted into these congressmen’s heads the notion that ...

Source: Wonkette (satire)
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02/06/12
Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass team up to save African Americans.

In Trent Franks' wackadoodle world, that is. The Arizona Congressman, easily a finalist for the most Looney Tune fundamentalist in Washington DC, is back with his federal bill outlawing abortions based on the race or gender of the fetus.

Source: DAILY KOS
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02/06/12
Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass team up to save African Americans.

In Trent Franks' wackadoodle world, that is. The Arizona Congressman, easily a finalist for the most Looney Tune fundamentalist in Washington DC, is back with his federal bill outlawing abortions based on the race or gender of the fetus.

Source: DAILY KOS
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02/06/12
Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass team up to save African Americans.

In Trent Franks' wackadoodle world, that is. The Arizona Congressman, easily a finalist for the most Looney Tune fundamentalist in Washington DC, is back with his bill outlawing abortions based on the race or gender of the fetus. Yes ...

Source: DAILY KOS
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02/06/12
House GOP Memo: "Abortion Is the Leading Cause of Death in the Black Community" | Bill Targets Black Women

The memo (PDF) was circulated by Republicans on the House judiciary committee on Monday in advance of Tuesday's markup of Rep. Trent Franks' (R-Ariz.) Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act. Franks' bill, which is also known

Source: OpEdNews.com
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02/06/12
Franks’ campaign account is low, but re-election chances remain high

WASHINGTON – Rep. Trent Franks has a problem that most members of Congress wouldn’t mind sharing: The Glendale Republican is so popular in his district that potential campaign donors don’t think he can lose. That helps explain why Franks ...

Source: Arizona Capitol Times
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02/06/12
House GOP Memo: "Abortion Is the Leading Cause of Death in the Black Community"

...memo (PDF) was circulated by Republicans on the House judiciary committee on Monday in advance of Tuesday's markup of Rep. Trent Franks' (R-Ariz.) Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act. Franks' bill, which is also known

Source: Mother Jones
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02/06/12
House GOP Memo: "Abortion Is the Leading Cause of Death in the Black Community"

...memo (PDF) was circulated by Republicans on the House judiciary committee on Monday in advance of Tuesday's markup of Rep. Trent Franks' (R-Ariz.) Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act. Franks' bill, which is also known

Source: Mother Jones
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02/06/12
House GOP To Ban Black Ladies From Going Pro-Choice On Their Fetuses

...aborted black fetuses have found a new friend in Rep. Trent Franks (of Arizona, sigh) and the collected shiny-faced grinners of the House Republican caucus. A clever woods-goblin has planted into these congressmen’s heads the notion that “abortion i

Source: Wonkette
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02/03/12
Gingrich backers in Congress hold firm

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Trent Franks is on challenging terrain when wooing his congressional colleagues to back Newt Gingrich for president. “The main hesitation with members here, of course, is they want to be on the winning side,” said ...

Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution
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02/03/12
Virginia’s Republican Controlled Senate Committee Rejects Restrictive Abortion Bill

...20-week cutoff upon learning her child would be born with a myriad of health issues that would have ultimately bankrupted her family. Just two weeks ago, however,, Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) introduced similar legislation in Congress. — Fatima Najiy...

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02/03/12
Editorial Board: With abortion measure, Republican ‘mini-mayors’ are at it again

IT WAS JUST two weeks ago that Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) was observing to us the misguided tendency of some of his colleagues to meddle in the local affairs of the District of Columbia. He noted that, as chairman of the House committee with oversight

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02/03/12
Editorial Board: With abortion measure, Republican ‘mini-mayors’ are at it again

IT WAS JUST two weeks ago that Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) was observing to us the misguided tendency of some of his colleagues to meddle in the local affairs of the District of Columbia. He noted that, as chairman of the House committee with oversight

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02/02/12
District residents need their right to choose

A new bill proposed by Arizona Republican Congressman Trent Franks, the “District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act,” aims to prevent women in D.C. from getting abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, claiming that after ...

Source: Georgetown Voice
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