Rep. Gabrielle Giffords

Democrat  •  8th District, Arizona  •  2nd Term  •  Sworn In 2007
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
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11/26/09
Royal to sell new Buicks at Auto Mall

...the Pontiac dealership when GM closed that division in April. Mackey spoke publicly about the loss and talked to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., who backed a congressional bill to make GM and Chrysler, then both in bankruptcy and taking federal

11/25/09
Royal to sell new Buicks at Auto Mall

Mackey spoke publicly about the loss and talked to US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., who backed a congressional bill to make GM and Chrysler, ...

Source: Arizona Daily Star
11/25/09
Taking advantage of the desert sun,

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Dem.-District 8, continues to push solar power. CJ Karamargin, a spokesman for Giffords office, said last week they are ...

Source: Benson News Sun
11/24/09
Coronado sets new target dates for study

... discussed by Deputy Undersecretary of Agriculture Jay Jensen when he visited the area in late October accompanied by US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. ...

Source: Nogales International
11/24/09
RE: Gabrielle Giffords

Raúl Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona's 7th and 8th Districts, to make a commitment toward "hitting [him] back on the karma" for any favors he has ...

Source: The Onion (satire)
11/24/09
Science benefits flow from stimulus

...in specific skills that might keep the researchers employed. During the briefing, organized by the office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., Killick said he was grateful for the stimulus grant but added, "We need not only a one-time injection but an

11/24/09
Giffords Speaks on Stimulus Research

US Representative Gabrielle Giffords spoke Monday afternoon at a presentation of University of Arizona research funded by the American Recovery and ...

Source: Arizona Daily Wildcat
11/22/09
Political notebook : 'Rumpled' Grijalva credited with reviving public option

...J.D. Hayworth in 2006, is in a district that has 40,000 more registered Republicans. To round out the slate: U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Mecum said while all three are vulnerable for voting in favor of the controversial health-care plan, he contends

11/22/09
Political Insider: Paton weighing 2010 race

...told the Insider he has been heavily lobbied to get into the 8th Congressional District contest against Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords,and is "giving it some thought." The race has been seen up to now as Giffords' to lose against little-known R

11/21/09
Rosemont mine timeline pushed back

... discussed by Deputy Undersecretary of Agriculture Jay Jensen when he visited Green Valley in October accompanied by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. ...

Source: Sahuarita Sun
11/21/09
Giffords urges Brewer to take steps to make Tombstone street safer

TOMBSTONE — Residents of this tourist destination are getting support from US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords regarding the installation of lights and ...

Source: Sierra Vista Herald
11/21/09
Political Notebook: GOP leader tags 3 Ariz. congressional seats as vulnerable

...Rep. J.D. Hayworth in 2006, is in a district that has 40,000 more registered Republicans. To round out the slate: U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Mecum said while all three are vulnerable for voting in favor of the controversial health care plan, he conte

11/21/09
Political notebook : 'Rumpled' Grijalva credited with reviving public option

JD Hayworth in 2006, is in a district that has 40000 more registered Republicans. To round out the slate: US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. ...

Source: Arizona Daily Star
11/21/09
Political Insider: Paton weighing 2010 race

Jonathan Paton told the Insider he has been heavily lobbied to get into the 8th Congressional District contest against Democratic US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords ...

Source: Arizona Republic
11/20/09
House of Representatives makes history' now it's on to the Senate

... Affordable Health Care for America Act. Both of Southern Arizona's representatives, Gabrielle Giffords and Raul Grijalva, voted in favor of the bill. ...

Source: Inside Tucson Business
11/20/09
Experts claim U.S. needs partners to maintain space prowess

...on space science cooperation and starting a dialogue on human space flight and space exploration. Subcommittee Chairman Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., plans future hearings on safety issues for human spaceflight and space exploration topics that affect

Source: Florida Today
11/19/09
Green Valley apartments closure draws scrutiny

...sudden closure of a financially troubled senior living complex in Green Valley has prompted U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to ask federal housing regulators to investigate. The Retreat at Santa Rita Springs, 661 W. Calle Torres Blancas, which was financed

11/19/09
US losing its lead in space, experts warn Congress

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., the subcommittee chairwoman, said other nations have seen the benefits of space exploration, but this country is having ...

Source: MiamiHerald.com
11/19/09
Choking The Blue Dogs

Gabrielle Giffords (AZ), Zack Space (OH), or Baron Hill (IN). President Obama received less than 50% in their districts, yet all three supported both ...

Source: CBS News
11/18/09
Stewart L. Udall adds to his legacy

Mark Udall (D-CO); US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Hayes, Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard and Terrence L. ...

Source: KOLD-TV
11/18/09
The National Review: Remaking America, Pelosi Style

Leonard Boswell of Iowa, Jim Cooper of Tennessee, Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, Baron Hill of Indiana, Dennis Moore of Kansas, Patrick Murphy of ...

Source: NPR
11/18/09
Residents show displeasure during Benson Tea Party

... hopeful Andy Goss, who is gathering signatures to get on the preliminary ballot to run against sitting District 8 Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. ...

Source: Benson News Sun
11/18/09
Roadless Bill Roadless Rule Bill: The Timing is Right, So Pass It

Same goes for the House: no support from key Dems in "roadless land states" such as Arizona's Gabrielle Giffords, Ann Kirkpatrick and Harry Mitchell; ...

Source: Flathead Beacon
11/18/09
Giffords calls for investigation into closed senior living facility

GREEN VALLEY, AZ (KOLD) - Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is calling for an investigation into a senior living facility that closed ...

Source: KOLD-TV
11/18/09
RE: Gabrielle Giffords

As a result, US Congressman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) authored the Solar Technology Roadmap Act, which is designed to support domestic research and ...

Source: Examiner.com
11/17/09
The Retreat: Giffords calls for HUD investigation

... Rita Springs on Tuesday, the same day US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords requested an investigation of the project's $27 million federally guaranteed loan. ...

Source: Sahuarita Sun
11/17/09
Checkpoint work hinges on approval from ADOT

Information released Friday night places in doubt an announcement by a spokesman for Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords saying that ...

Source: Nogales International
11/17/09
Blue Dogs Make Sleepy Watch Dogs

... Jim Cooper of Tennessee, Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, Baron Hill of Indiana, Dennis Moore of Kansas, Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania and Zack Space of ...

Source: Wall Street Journal
11/16/09
RE: Gabrielle Giffords

... Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) congratulated National Administration of Space and Aeronautics (NASA) on making TIME's List of 50 Best Inventions of 2009. ...

Source: Space Ref (press release)
11/16/09
Unionist defends Rosemont

A. We've been writing to them: Congress members (Raúl) Grijalva and (Gabrielle) Giffords. We'll probably start writing the Forest Service and the secretary ...

Source: Arizona Daily Star

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