Jeff Flake | Congressman Arizona’s Sixth District

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  • Congressman Flake Releases Statement Regarding Subpoenas to Attorney General and Department of Justice Officials for Fast and Furious Information
    Oct 12, 2011  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today released the following statement on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s issuing of subpoenas to Attorney General Eric Holder and additional Department of Justice (DOJ) officials for documents related ... More
  • Congressman Flake Reacts to Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano’s Likely Selection as DHS Secretary
    Nov 20, 2008  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today reacted to reports that Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano is likely to be selected by President-Elect Obama to serve as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “Given the role that DHS performs in borde... More
  • Exclusivity Provision First Introduced in Congress by Schiff and Flake Included in New FISA Compromise Legislation
    Jun 19, 2008  - Today, Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) welcomed the inclusion of language declaring the “exclusivity” of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) as a legal basis for surveillance for intelligence gathering purposes. The bipartisan legislation, the Foreign Intelligen... More
  • Congressman Flake Offers Motion for Secret Session
    May 10, 2007  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today offered a motion to send the House of Representatives into a secret session in order to debate details of several earmarks included in the Intelligence Authorization bill. The motion was defeated 207-217. A list of ear... More
  • Transparency Legislation Introduced by Congressmen Flake and Weiner Included in Homeland Security Authorization
    May 9, 2007  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today was pleased that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authorization bill included legislation he has introduced with Congressman Anthony Weiner of New York. The provision in the DHS authorization bill mirrors the ... More
  • Congressman Flake Offers Amendments to Cut Questionable DHS Programs
    Mar 27, 2007  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today offered two amendments to the Rail and Public Transportation Security Act. One amendment would prevent an increase in the number of puppies that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) can breed under the Pupp... More
  • Congressman Flake Criticizes Decision to Add Extraneous Spending to War Funding
    Mar 9, 2007  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today criticized the Democrats’ decision to add more than $10 billion in extraneous items to the supplemental spending bill to fund operations in Iraq. “I hope that the Democrats reconsider their decision not to put forward ... More
  • Congressmen Flake and Schiff Troubled By PATRIOT Act Abuse
    Mar 9, 2007  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s 6th District, and Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff, who represents California’s 29th District, were deeply troubled today by reports of abuse of PATRIOT Act powers by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). An audit by the Justice Depa... More
  • Congressmen Flake and Schiff Respond to Administration's Concession that NSA Program Must Operate Under FISA
    Jan 17, 2007  - Congressmen Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) today reacted to the Bush Administration’s announcement regarding the Terrorist Surveillance Program (TSP). “I’m pleased that the Administration is finally conceding that the TSP needs to operate under FISA, but it is still unclear whether this mo... More
  • Congressman Flake Opposes the Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act
    Sep 28, 2006  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today made the following statement in opposition to the Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act: “Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 5825. In 1978, Congress passed a seminal piece of legislation called the For... More