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June 19, 2008 Out-of-state trash
The new representative from Virginia's 1st District introduced a bill to address an issue that also occupied â perennially but unsuccessfully â the person ...
June 17, 2008 Rep. Wittman hopes to take late Rep. Davis' legislative efforts on ...
The late Rep. Jo Ann Davis had introduced several bills designed to provide some regulatory clout. She fine-tuned her bills and amended others' in hopes of ...
June 13, 2008 Va. saw less trash flow in from other states in '07
Wittman is picking up an issue his predecessor, the late Jo Ann Davis, also worked on. Wittman, a former state health department official, ...
June 12, 2008 Official US apology awaits
... last year but hasn't reached a floor vote in either the House or Senate. Chief sponsors were Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) and Rep. Jo Ann Davis (R-Va. ...
June 11, 2008 Wittman introduces bill letting localities, state set limits on ...
BY CHELYEN DAVIS BY CHELYEN DAVIS When the late Jo Ann Davis represented the 1st District in Congress, she spent years trying to pass a bill to let Virginia ...
June 09, 2008 One company turned down earmark
In fiscal year 2008, Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo, RN.J., joined Reps. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, Jo Ann Davis, R-Va., and James Moran, D-Va., in sponsoring a $1.6 ...
June 03, 2008 Hill Gears Up for the Race for the Cure
is rallying fellow Members to turn out in record numbers on Saturday for the Race for the Cure to honor the legacy of Rep. Jo Ann Davis (R-Va. ...
May 28, 2008 Designation of Northern Neck spotlights history in the shadows
John Warner and Jim Webb recently joined a long-running legislative effort, taken up several years ago by the late Rep. Jo Ann Davis and others, ...
May 05, 2008 Virginia Assembly honors actor Charlton Heston
A measure to name a Virginia post office in honor of the late US Rep. Jo Ann Davis was sent to President Bush for his signature last week.
May 04, 2008 Doctor challenges wittman
No others have filed as candidates. Wittman won the seat just last December in a special election, held after Rep. Jo Ann Davis died of breast cancer. ...
May 03, 2008 GOP activist Paul Jost relocating to Florida
Jost first sought the 1st District congressional seat in 2000, when he lost the party nomination to former US Rep. Jo Ann Davis, R-Gloucester. ...
May 02, 2008 Our sorry Congress should apologize to Native Americans
A resolution apologizing to Indians was introduced in 2006 and again in 2007 by Rep. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, who died late last year. ...
April 23, 2008 Senate agrees to name post office after late Rep. Davis
Apr 23, 2008 8:58 AM (4 mins ago) AP WASHINGTON (Map, News) - A measure to name a Virginia post office in honor of the late Congresswoman Jo Ann Davis is ...
April 23, 2008 Senate approves bill to honor Jo Ann Davis
... has passed a bill naming the main Gloucester post office in honor of former Rep. Jo Ann Davis, Virginia's first female Republican member of Congress. ...
April 23, 2008 Senate agrees to name post office after late Rep. Davis
AP A measure to name a Virginia post office in honor of the late Congresswoman Jo Ann Davis is headed to the president's desk. The Senate voted unanimously ...
April 22, 2008 Rep. Wittman gets tour of Fort AP Hill
Wittman, a former Virginia delegate, won a special election last December to fill the seat of the late Rep. Jo Ann Davis, who died last fall of breast ...
April 16, 2008 For One Lawmaker, April 16 Is Especially Painful
The soft-spoken Republican was elected in a December special election to replace Republican Rep. Jo Ann Davis, who died of breast cancer. ...
April 10, 2008 Va. House Agrees to Name Post Office After Late Rep. Davis
... US House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution to name the US Post Office in Gloucester, Va., after the late Representative Jo Ann Davis. ...
April 10, 2008 US House OKs naming post office after Davis
... US House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution to name the US Post Office in Gloucester, Va., after the late Representative Jo Ann Davis. ...
April 03, 2008 Virginians at the Capitol
Wittman’s congressional office challenged other offices to participate in the breast cancer awareness run in honor of Rep. Jo Ann Davis, who passed away in ...
March 18, 2008 Battling childhood cancer: A fight on three fronts
Rob Wittman, who was elected to the House late last year after former Rep. Jo Ann Davis lost her battle with breast cancer. "I'm encouraged by the support ...
March 16, 2008 Kaine is pressed on transportation issue
Wittman was elected in a special 1st District election in December to succeed the late Jo Ann Davis, and he will be the center of a meet-and-greet on ...
March 13, 2008 Wittman votes for ethics rules changes
Wittman, who took office in December after the death of Rep. Jo Ann Davis, was one of 33 Republicans to break party ranks and support the measure. ...
March 12, 2008 Wittman gains seat on Armed Services Committee
Wittman's predecessor, the late Jo Ann Davis, and her predecessor, Herb Bateman, both served on the Armed Services Committee. Wittman will serve on the ...
March 11, 2008 Wittman wins seat on Armed Services Committee
... here," said Wittman, who won a special election to the seat in December after the death of his predecessor, the late Rep. Jo Ann Davis, R-Gloucester. ...
March 09, 2008 Fuel tanker deal draws fire
The late US Rep. Jo Ann Davis, who had worked closely with NASA Langley, was quick to raise concerns about a potential partnership. ...
March 08, 2008 Tribal leaders express mixed reactions to apology bill [1 min ago]
... DC, this week that he took over the apology bill from Rep. Jo Ann Davis, a Virginia Republican who died last fall from breast cancer. ...
March 07, 2008 More support for Jo Ann Davis post office in Gloucester
Jo Ann Davis. Davis, Virginia's first female Republican member of Congress, died of breast cancer last fall. Her successor, Rep. ...
March 02, 2008 Rookie rep finding his way on the Hill RINGING YOU UP
13, when he was sworn in two days after winning a special election to serve the remainder of a congressional term left empty when Rep. Jo Ann Davis died in ...
March 02, 2008 A scrambled mess of food safety agencies
“As the old saying goes,” Rep. Jo-Ann Davis said at a hearing, “you can’t make this stuff up.” We, through our elected officials, allow this. Are we idiots? ...
