Vernon Ehlers

Republican  •  9 Terms  •  Sworn In 1993
Last Term 2009 - 2010 View All

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12/29/10
Taxpayers funding reps' rides

The charges include four leased SUVs, ranging from a $630-a-month silver Jeep Patriot for retiring Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, to a $...

Source: The Detroit News
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12/27/10
A Farewell to 2010

... As ebullient as an Eskimo after a bear kill. Say goodbye, with a tribute that does not lack pomp For Don Carcieri, Vern Ehlers, ...

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12/25/10
Vote for open gays in the military...

...Breen | The Grand Rapids PressLooking back: U.S. Rep. Vern Ehlers reflects on 17 years in Congress, where his principles sometimes ran...

Source: MLive.com
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12/25/10
Polpourri for December 26: State r...

...the votes they did take,” he said. Search your legislator’s record at MichiganVotes.org. Not everyone is content to let U.S. Rep. Vern...

Source: MLive.com
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12/22/10
AIP Number 127: House Passes COMPE...

...but this $46 billion bill still contains $7.4 billion in new spending." Among those speaking in favor of the bill was Rep. Vern Ehlers...

Source: Space Ref
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12/22/10
RE: Vern Ehlers

US Rep. Vern Ehlers, R-Grand Rapids, voted for repeal. He predicted people will look back in five or 10 years and wonder what all the fu...

Source: The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
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12/22/10
RE: Vern Ehlers

Among those speaking in favor of the bill was Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-MI). Ehlers is retiring from Congress, and he explained his support fo...

Source: Space Ref (press release)
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12/22/10
Obama Enters 112th With Little GOP...

...That group includes Reps. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), Joseph Cao (R-La.), Mike Castle (R-Del.), Charles Djou (R-Hawaii), Vern Ehlers...

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12/16/10
Congressman-elect Bill Huizenga sa...

The breakfast was held to honor outgoing Congressmen Pete Hoekstra and Vern Ehlers but they were unable to attend because of the late ni...

Source: WZZM
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12/11/10
Polpourri: Rockford court flap get...

...of other issues still hanging in lame duck, no one expects to go anywhere soon. That leaves departing members such as Reps. Vern Ehle...

Source: MLive.com
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12/28/10
Robert Naiman: A House That Votes ...

Vern Ehlers will be replaced by Justin Amash (Michigan 3rd, PVI R+6). - Ginny Brown-Waite will be replaced by Rich Nugent (Florida 5th, P...

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12/28/10
A House that Votes for Peace Is Th...

Vern Ehlers will be replaced by Justin Amash (Michigan 3rd, PVI R+6) - Ginny Brown-Waite will be replaced by Rich Nugent (Florida 5th, PV...

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12/27/10
P&R Miscellany: See What I Mean?

... we get four articles on environmental concerns (all of which lean towards a notion that wealth is fixed and the problem is distributi...

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12/27/10
Divre Harav – January 2011 « Embod...

I'm thinking about Representative Justin Amash, who has some pretty big shoes to fill as he takes the seat once held by Vern Ehlers, Paul...

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12/27/10
IN VERSE FROM NATIONAL REVIEW: FAR...

For Florida's fighting new Rep., Allen West. And drink with great gusto, and hoo-ahs aplenty, A Gibson for the colonel who took NY-20. In...

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12/25/10
Info About Argonaut Insurance Co »...

In so doing, he secured about a half-dozen votes from anti-abortion Democrats, led by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI), who previously opposed the...

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12/25/10
wizardkitten: Amash Claims Ignoran...

Not everyone is content to let U.S. Rep. Vern Ehlers ride quietly into the sunset. Following the repeal of “don't ask, don't tell” in the...

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12/23/10
mamie25 - AIP Number 127: House Pa...

Among those speaking in favor of the bill was Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-MI). Ehlers is retiring from Congress, and he explained his support for...

Source: mamie25
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12/22/10
The K.F. Stone Weekly: Get a Life

Only one of them -- Republican Vern Ehlers of Michigan -- voted in favor of the Dream Act. One, Georgia Republican Phil Gingrey, was abse...

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12/22/10
COMPETES bill passes despite Congr...

Among those speaking in favor of the bill was Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-MI). Ehlers is retiring from Congress, and he explained his support for...

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