Jeff Flake | Congressman Arizona’s Sixth District

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  • Congressman Flake Applauds House Passage of Free Trade Agreements
    Oct 12, 2011  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today applauded the passage of the United States Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Acts with the countries of Colombia, Panama, and South Korea (H.R. 3078, 3079, and 3080, respectively). “These agreements will allow t... More
  • Congressman Flake Praises Department of Transportation’s U.S./Mexico Trucking Proposal
    Jan 7, 2011  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today praised the Department of Transportation’s proposal to resolve the issue of cross-border long-haul trucking between the United States and Mexico. “This proposal is a good starting point toward honoring our existing tra... More
  • Congressmen Flake, Kind, Ryan, and Frank Send Letter to President Obama Regarding U.S.-Brazil Trade Dispute
    Apr 23, 2010  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, along with Democratic Congressmen Ron Kind of Wisconsin and Barney Frank of Massachusetts and Republican Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, sent a letter to President Obama urging him to resolve the U.S.-Brazil trade disput... More
  • Congressman Flake Calls for Lifting of Cuba Travel Ban at House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing
    Nov 19, 2009  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today reiterated his call to lift the ban on Americans traveling to Cuba. The House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing this morning examining whether it was time to lift the ban on Americans traveling to Cuba. ... More
  • Congressman Flake Sends Letter to President Obama Urging Him to Reconsider Decision to Impose Tariff on Chinese Tires
    Sep 15, 2009  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to President Obama asking him to reconsider his decision to impose a 35% tariff on tire imports from China. “Imposing tariffs on imports will, at best, prolong this recession,” said Flake. “At wor... More
  • Congressman Flake: U.S. Should Not Precondition Change in Cuba Policy on Action By Cuban Government
    Apr 29, 2009  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, ranking member of the National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee, today cautioned that a change in U.S. policy toward Cuba should not be preconditioned on action by the Cuban government. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s National Securit... More
  • Congressman Flake Applauds Obama Administration’s Lifting of Cuban-American Travel Restrictions
    Apr 13, 2009  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today applauded the Obama Administration’s lifting of restrictions on Cuban-American travel and remittances. “One would expect the Cuban government to tell its citizens where they can and can’t travel, but for our go... More
  • Congressman Flake Calls for Change in Cuba Travel Policy
    Apr 2, 2009  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today joined with other members of the Cuba Working Group to call for a change in the U.S.’s policy of prohibiting Americans to travel to Cuba. Congressman Bill Delahunt of Massachusetts and Congressman Flake have in... More
  • Congressman Flake Introduces Legislation on Mexican Trucks
    Mar 19, 2009  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today introduced legislation to bring the U.S. into compliance with the North American Free Trade Agreement by continuing the U.S./Mexico Cross-Border Land Transportation Demonstration Program. H.R. 1611 would repeal languag... More
  • Congressman Flake Votes Against Deeply Flawed Farm Bill
    May 14, 2008  - Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today voted against the farm bill. Despite record high commodity prices, Congress has squandered an opportunity to make any significant reforms in federal agriculture policy. “This farm bill is bad policy on several fronts,”... More