News List

  • ***Press Statement*** Rohrabacher Agrees With Port of Los Angeles' Decision To Cancel Chinese Scanner Contract
    Jan 23, 2009  - Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (CA-46) has issued the following statement on the Port of Los Angeles’ decision to cancel the contract of Chinese scanning units for port security manufactured by Nuctech Company, based in Beijing, China: “I opposed the port’s original decision to use Chinese equipment... More
  • IBD: Duty, Honor, Country
    Jan 20, 2009  - Justice: We've seen pardons for terrorists and international fugitives. Border Patrol guards Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean didn't get one for defending their country and doing their job, but they should have. Maybe it was because the pardon process was so tainted by his predecessor that Presiden... More
  • ***PRESS RELEASE*** Rohrabacher: Our Prayers Have Been Answered
    Jan 19, 2009  - Today Congressman Dana Rohrabacher released the following statement regarding President Bush’s decision to commute the sentences of imprisoned Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean: “Our prayers have been answered! This is not just a day of celebration for the families but it is a vi... More
  • Newsmax: "Rohrabacher Went to Mat for Jailed Agents"
    Jan 19, 2009  - Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., never gave up -- even in the eleventh hour -- from seeking a commutation of sentence for jailed former Border Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. On literally his last day in office, President Bush gave the relief that Rohrabacher and many others had so diligently... More
  • Congressmen Ask Prosecutor of Ramos, Compean to Sway Bush on Clemency
    Jan 15, 2009  - House members who want the release of two ex-Border Patrol agents sentenced to more than a decade in prison for shooting a Mexican drug smuggler tried a new tactic to push for clemency in the final days of the Bush administration. On Wednesday, they called on U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton, the fed... More
  • U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton: In His Own Words
    Jan 14, 2009  - --- The following are several public statements made by U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton acknowledging the sentences for the agents are in fact harsh. 1.) “It becomes a debate about punishment…I have a lot of sympathy for those who say, look, punishment is too high, you know, 10 years. I agree. Punish... More
  • ***PRESS RELEASE*** Rohrabacher: Time Is Short, Mr. Sutton. Let's Right The Wrong
    Jan 14, 2009  - Today, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher called upon U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton to officially support commutation for unjustly imprisoned Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. During the press conference, Rep. Rohrabacher highlighted several public statements made by Mr. Sutton acknowledging the... More
  • THE HILL: Frustrated GOPers urge Border Patrol agent pardons
    Jan 14, 2009  - Several House Republicans on Wednesday vented their frustration with President Bush’s inaction to pardon ex-Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting a drug smuggler. “Just to note that the president is determining what his legacy would be,” said Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.). “I would say t... More
  • 10 congressmen urge clemency for agents: 'Time is short, Mr. President. Let's right the wrong'
    Jan 14, 2009  - Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., today called on U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton to support a commutation in sentence for imprisoned Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. "Mr. Sutton, we are asking you to look into your heart as a prosecutor and advise the president to commute the sen... More
  • Lawmakers implore Bush to free ex-border agents
    Jan 14, 2009  - With just six days left of the Bush presidency, Rep.Dana Rohrabacher and a group of a dozen House members, including Rep. Ed Royce, held a press conference today to again implore the president to pardon or commute the sentences of the two ex-border patrol agents in federal prison for shooting a flee... More