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Drake Votes Against $700 Billion Intervention in Financial Markets, Calls for Strict Oversight and Permanent Solutions
Oct 3, 2008
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U.S. Representative Thelma Drake (R-VA) today voted against the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. The bill passed the House 263-171. Drake released the following statement:
“This is without question a very difficult vote on the most important domestic issue facing our country. Let me b...
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Drake Calls on Congress to Return to Washington Until a Bipartisan Solution is Reached
Sep 29, 2008
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U.S. Representative Thelma Drake (R-VA) today released the following statement:
“Today, a bi-partisan majority of the US House rejected the Congressional Leadership/Bush Administration’s Wall Street bailout plan. I joined a majority of House members who voted to reject the false choice prese...
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Drake Disappointed in Lack of Democrat Support for Bipartisan Energy Bill
Sep 17, 2008
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U.S. Representative Thelma Drake (R-VA) today expressed her disappointment in the lack of Democrat support for the Abercrombie-Peterson bipartisan energy bill (H.R. 6709). Last night in the House of Representatives, debate concluded on H.R. 6899, Nancy Pelosi’s energy bill and the House Republicans ...
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Drake Honors the Victims of September 11th
Sep 11, 2008
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U.S. Representative Thelma Drake (R-VA) today released the following statement on the 7th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001:
“Today is a solemn occasion where Americans across the nation pause to remember the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks. I stood with th...
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Drake Receives Highest Honor from the Military Coalition
Sep 9, 2008
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U.S. Representative Thelma Drake (R-VA) today received an Award of Merit from the Military Coalition, an influential consortium of 35 military and veterans groups, the highest award the group bestows. In a press release, the Military Coalition said that Drake was recognized for “championing legislat...
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Back in DC Fighting for Comprehensive Energy Solutions
Aug 20, 2008
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This morning, I arrived in Washington, DC ready to join my Republican colleagues in their revolt on the House floor. At the end of July, 212 members, including myself, voted to stay in Washington until the House passed a comprehensive, “all of the above” energy solution. Unfortunately, 213 Democrats...
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Taking the Energy Fight to the House Floor
Aug 20, 2008
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I just got off the House floor after speaking with visitors from all over the country. It was a completely unique experience in my almost 4 years representing the Second District. I had the opportunity to speak to citizens from all over the country, who were sitting on the House floor while my colle...
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Live from the Capitol- Bringing the Energy Debate to Living Rooms Across America
Aug 20, 2008
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Following the conversation on the floor with citizens from all over the country, I joined my colleagues Reps. Phil English, Ed Royce, Bill Shuster, Thaddeus McCotter, and Darrell Issa at a press conference in the Capitol. Since Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats turned off the lights and shut C-SPA...
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Drake Secures Funding for New Fire Station at Naval Station Norfolk
Aug 1, 2008
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U.S. Representative Thelma Drake (R-VA) sponsored a provision in the 2008 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill that passed the House today. The measure will fund the creation of a new fire station at Naval Station Norfolk. The bill passed in the House includes $9,960,000 in...
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Drake Calls on Majority Leadership to Convene a Special Session on Energy
Aug 1, 2008
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U.S. Representative Thelma Drake (R-VA) today called on Speaker Pelosi and the Democrat Leadership to call a Special Session to pass comprehensive solutions to the energy crisis. Drake released the following statement:
"The families and businesses in Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore have suff...
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