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HUGE RECOVERY GRANT BOOSTS SECURITY AT ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL
Jul 6, 2010
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Congressman Alan Grayson (FL-8) announced today that Orlando International Airport will receive a $7.5 million grant to improve security. The money comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Congressman Grayson said, “Orlando relies on tourism, and our tourism is dependent on...
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THE WAR IS MAKING YOU POOR
Jun 10, 2010
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The War is Making You Poor - Antiwar.com
Posted By Justin Raimondo Complain, complain, complain – that, it seems, is what anti-interventionists often seem content – or, rather, condemned – to do. The world is in a bad state, and getting rapidly worse, this guy is evil, that one is a tool – all righ...
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GRAYSON: “THE WAR IS MAKING YOU POOR”
May 21, 2010
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Congressman Alan Grayson (FL-08) introduced a landmark bill last night, called the “War Is Making You Poor Act”. The bipartisan bill does three things:
1) It limits the amount of funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,
2) It eliminates the federal income tax on the first $35,000 of every...
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GRAYSON'S TAX DAY MESSAGE
Apr 15, 2010
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On Tax Day, Congressman Alan Grayson, (FL-8), in conjunction with fellow Members of Congress and Brave New Foundation, emphasizes that people are losing jobs because of the exorbitant amount of money spent on the war in Afghanistan.
Congressman Grayson said, “Millions of people are being taxed simp...
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CONGRESSMAN GRAYSON: SPARE MORE TROOPS FROM PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE
Mar 10, 2010
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Congressman Grayson today highlighted a sad side effect of the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. 15 percent of American troops return home with permanent brain damage. That means 7,500 of the 50,000 troops sent as part of the latest troop surge will suffer a similar fate. The information come...
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CONGRESSMAN GRAYSON DELIVERS NEW FEDERAL FUNDS IN 2009
Jan 29, 2010
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(En Espanol)
We proved in 2009 that hard work pays off. I fought for and received nearly $12 million in targeted federal funding. That’s a 500% increase over last year!
My staff and I went through the federal budget literally line-by-line to find ways to direct more federal money to the 8th...
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LET'S TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES, FOR A CHANGE
Jan 8, 2010
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During our successful campaign for Congress, many people told me that we simply can no longer afford the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. America can no longer afford to spend billions, and countless young lives, guaranteeing the wellbeing of the Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds, when millions of people her...
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GRAYSON MEETS WITH TROOPS IN IRAQ TO SHOW SUPPORT
Dec 18, 2009
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Congressman Alan Grayson thanked our troops for their service during a recent official trip to Iraq and Kuwait. Representative Grayson and the other members of a Congressional Delegation (CODEL) made stops at Camp Victory in Baghdad and a military base in Balad, Iraq.
Congressman Grayson said, “...
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Alan Grayson: Afghan war 'futile'
Dec 15, 2009
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(Published in Politico, 12/15/2009)
Florida Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson said Tuesday that the war in Afghanistan is “futile” and vowed to vote against the Pentagon’s appropriations bill to protest President Barack Obama’s decision to send more U.S. troops there.
"This is an 18th century stra...
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GRAYSON: 'END THE WAR, MEET OUR OWN NEEDS'
Dec 15, 2009
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Congressman Alan Grayson urged his colleagues to oppose the war in Afghanistan this morning. In a speech on the floor of the House, he read a petition against the war signed by more than 100,000 people. Congressman Grayson wants Congress to stop President Obama’s planned escalation of the war in A...
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