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11/16/07
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth), Vice Chair of the Republican Conference, today released the following statement in response to Department of Defense Secretary Robert Gates' comments that if Congress does not pass a war supplemental quickly, he will have to begin laying off employees and shutting down U.S. military bases. The House passed a measure Wednesday that provided funding for the missions in Iraq and Afghanistan with language calling for the immediate withdrawal of our troops in Iraq and a ‘goal' of all combat troops being withdrawn by December 15, 2008. The Senate voted down the same measure.
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10/29/07
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-TX) applauded today's passage of CJ's Home Protection Act, a bill requiring manufactured and mobile homes to be equipped with weather radios. Granger was an original sponsor of the bill along with Reps. Brad Ellsworth (D-IN), Spencer Bachus (R-AL) and Dennis Moore (D-KS).
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01/04/08
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth), Vice Chair of the Republican Conference, released the following statement today about the delay in passage of the 12 Appropriations bills, especially the MilCon-VA bill.
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01/04/08
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth), Co-chair of the Congressional Turkey Caucus and Vice Chair of the Republican Conference, today issued the following statement following the House Committee on Foreign Affairs markup of H.Res.106, a resolution that would label the deaths of Armenians more than 90 years ago during the Ottoman Empire as "genocide."
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01/04/08
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth), Vice Chair of the Republican Conference, today issued the following statement following a press conference this morning with Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee Joe Barton (R-TX) and Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Nathan Deal (R-GA), announcing the Republican SCHIP extension proposal.
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01/04/08
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth) spoke to over 220 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans from 43 states and over 350 Gold and Blue Star Families who traveled to Washington to show their support for our troops in Iraq and their mission. The event, organized by Vets for Freedom, was held at the Upper Senate park at 3 p.m. and was a bi-partisan event.
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01/04/08
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth) today released the following statement on the Anniversary of September 11, 2001.
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01/04/08
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth), Vice Chair of the Republican Conference, today released the following statement following the testimonies of General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker to Congress.
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01/04/08
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth), Vice Chair of the Republican Conference, today issued the following statement in response to the ad MoveOn.org ran in this morning's New York Times.
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01/04/08
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth), Vice Chair of the Republican Conference, today released the following statement after learning of the death of her friend and former colleague, Jennifer Dunn.
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01/04/08
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth) released the following statement following the news of Congressman Paul Gillmor's (OH-05) sudden passing.
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01/04/08
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth), Vice Chair of the Republican Conference, today released the following statement after voting against H.R. 3159, the Tauscher Troop Readiness Bill.
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01/04/08
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth), Vice Chair of the Republican Conference, today made the following statement in response to House Majority Whip James Clyburn's comments in a Washington Post interview yesterday that if General Petraues gave a positive progress report on Iraq to Congress in September, "it would be a problem for us."
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01/04/08
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth), Vice Chair of the Republican Conference, today met with President Bush and other female Republican House Members to discuss the situation in Iraq. Granger released the following statement after the meeting.
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01/03/08
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth) made the following statement regarding the announcement of an increase of 51.5 percent in homeland security funding for North Texas.
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01/03/08
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth), Vice Chair of the Republican Conference, issued the following statement after the release of the National Intelligence Estimate today.
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01/03/08
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth) announced that the Defense Department intends to open a new Commissary store at Naval Air Station - Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth today. The new store will provide grocery items to the thousands of active, reserve, guard and retired military personnel and their families who call the Fort Worth area home. The store will be operated by the Defense Commissary Agency and is expected to open sometime before December of this year.
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01/03/08
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth) issued the following statement after voting with the House Republican Conference to adopt a resolution expressing its opposition to the Senate immigration bill:
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01/03/08
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth) today introduced legislation along with Reps. Brad Ellsworth (D-IN), Dennis Moore (D-KS), and Spencer Bachus (R-AL) to require manufactured mobile homes to be equipped with weather radios to warn residents of severe weather.
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01/03/08
Washington, D.C. - This morning, Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth) paid tribute to a heroic group of World War II veterans at a ceremony on Capitol Hill. "The Monuments Men," as they are known, were tasked with recovering priceless pieces of art from the Nazis.
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01/03/08
Five members of Congress who represent Tarrant County will hold a joint "Academy Day" on Saturday, April 21, 2007 to give students who are interested in attending one of the five U.S. Military Service Academies an opportunity to learn about the schools and how to apply.
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01/03/08
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth), Vice Chair of the Republican Conference, today released the following statement in response to the released testimony of terrorist mastermind Khalid Sheikh Muhammad.
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01/03/08
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth), Vice Chair of the Republican Conference, today released the following statement in response to Congressman Jack Murtha's (D-PA), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, plan to cut funding for the mission in Iraq.
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01/03/08
Congresswoman Kay Granger (TX-12) gave the following remarks on Iraq and the War on Terror on the House floor this morning. To view her address, you can click on the video links below.
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01/03/08
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth), Vice Chair of the Republican Conference, today issued the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its January forecast.
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01/03/08
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth), Vice Chair of the Republican Conference, recently formed the Anti-Terror Caucus, along with Reps. Sue Myrick (R-NC), Bud Cramer (D-GA), and Ben Chandler (D-KY) to educate Members about the threat of terrorism at home and abroad. The first Caucus meeting was held last week, and the second meeting was held this morning.
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01/03/08
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth), Vice Chair of the Republican Conference, today released the following statement in response to the passage of the Energy Bill (H.R. 6).
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01/03/08
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth), Vice Chair of the Republican Conference, today issued the following statement in support of Rep. Sam Johnson's (R-TX) bill that would prohibit Congress from cutting off funding for troops currently on the battlefield.
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01/03/08
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth), Vice Chair of the Republican Conference, today criticized Democrats for voting against Republican efforts to protect workers and business owners alike when increasing the minimum wage.
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01/03/08
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth), Vice Chair of the Republican Conference, tonight released the following statement in response to President Bush's address to the nation in which he outlined his new Iraq strategy.
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01/03/08
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Republican Conference Vice Chair Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth) issued the following statement today regarding the beginning of the 110th Congress.
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01/03/08
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth), Vice Chair of the Republican Conference, today released the following statement in response to Democrats' voting to exclude Small Business Health Plans from their legislative agenda.
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