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  • Porter seeks GAO review of new Yucca schedule

    August 08, 2006
    WASHINGTON - Rep. Jon Porter on Monday asked congressional auditors for a second opinion on the Energy Department's new schedule to develop the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site.
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  • Child protection bill passes

    July 26, 2006
    WASHINGTON - The House gave final approval Tuesday to a child protection bill that broadens the ability of school districts to conduct nationwide background checks.
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  • Fighting for Nevada's Economic Future

    May 01, 2006
    Question: What challenges do you confront in representing a state whose economy depends heavily on the gaming industry?
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  • Foreign managers at U.S. airports little risk, officials say

    April 05, 2006
    WASHINGTON - Government officials at a congressional hearing Tuesday downplayed any risk to national security posed by foreign companies managing U.S. airports.
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  • Lawmaker zeroes in on employee, agency needs

    March 24, 2006
    Thirty years ago, Rep. Jon Porter, R-Nev., was playing keyboards for Shadrack, an Iowa rock band. He's still playing keyboards, but now his band mates are four members of Congress who go by the name Second Amendments. The five had an international tour in December - working during the day and playing for troops at night - in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Pakistan and Germany.
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  • New report shows Yucca stuck in old errors, Porter says

    March 24, 2006
    A new report by government auditors released Thursday by Nevada Rep. Jon Porter says Energy Department managers failed to bolster the quality of scientific work at the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project and have resorted to a "costly and time-consuming rework" to fix problems.
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  • 'High threat' funds sought

    March 10, 2006
    WASHINGTON - Nevada officials on Thursday began the process of trying to reclaim for Las Vegas a place on the government's "high threat" list for homeland security grants.
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  • Aim of bill to cut errors

    February 21, 2006
    Nevada residents who injure themselves while vacationing elsewhere in the United States should not have to struggle with completing a medical history questionnaire before receiving treatment in an emergency room, Rep. Jon Porter said Monday.
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  • Bill proposed in response to killing of police officer

    February 10, 2006
    WASHINGTON - The slaying of a Las Vegas police officer last week might prompt Congress to consider mandatory sentences for killers of police officers for the second time in a year.
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  • Porter says Pakistanis appreciate U.S. aid

    January 04, 2006
    WASHINGTON - The United States is winning friends in politically unstable Central Asia by helping rescue Pakistanis hit by a devastating earthquake last fall, Rep. Jon Porter, R-Nev., said Tuesday.
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2008

  • AN OPEN LETTER TO SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI

    08/04/08

    House Republicans are continuing to fight on the House Floor for increased production of American Energy. So far not a single Democrat has cared enough to come back to Washington to deal with this crisis. Congressman Porter calls on Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democrat Congress, to bring us back into session so that Congress can vote on proposals that will increase American-made energy.

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  • PORTER ANNOUNCES UPCOMING "MOBILE OFFICE" HOURS

    08/01/08

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