Press Releases
Feb 28, 2013
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber today joined with a bipartisan majority in the House to reauthorize the Violence Against Woman Act, of which Barber is a cosponsor, sending it to the president for his signature.
Feb 27, 2013
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber today again called for a bipartisan solution to halt the sweeping, across-the-board budget cuts known as sequestration that are scheduled to go into effect Friday.
Feb 26, 2013
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TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber is inviting Southern Arizona high school students to submit artwork for the annual Congressional Art Competition called An Artistic Discovery 2013.
Feb 25, 2013
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TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber has strongly protested the U.S. Postal Service’s decision to end the processing of mail in Tucson, saying it will have “a disproportionate impact on the people who live and operate businesses in Tucson and Southern Arizona.”
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Feb 21, 2013
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TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber will join several local leaders tomorrow in highlighting the devastating impact that automatic, across-the-board budget cuts will have on Southern Arizona and the local economy.
Feb 19, 2013
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TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber will travel to Nogales today to tour the busy Mariposa port of entry with Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware, chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Feb 15, 2013
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber today questioned expert witnesses on reports of problems with management and management priorities in the Department of Homeland Security.
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Feb 15, 2013
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TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber will present four service awards and medals on Saturday to a World War II veteran, one day after the veteran celebrated his 89th birthday.
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Feb 14, 2013
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber has been appointed to the House Committee on Small Business, giving him a key role in which to advocate for businesses in Southern Arizona.
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Feb 14, 2013
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TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber will hold the 60th Solar Power 101 workshop on Tuesday with a look at the solar installations at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
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Feb 12, 2013
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber this evening sat with his Republican colleague, Congressman Matt Salmon of Arizona, as he listened to the president’s State of the Union speech.
Feb 7, 2013
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber, vice chair of the congressional Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, today reaffirmed his support for the Second Amendment and common-sense efforts to combat gun violence such as background checks, limits on high capacity magazines and improvements to mental health care.
Feb 6, 2013
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation that will make firearms trafficking a federal crime and impose stronger penalties for “straw purchasers” who buy guns for convicted felons and others who are prohibited from buying guns on their own.
Feb 6, 2013
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber today voted to support bipartisan legislation requiring the president to annually outline a plan for how and when the federal budget would be balanced.
Feb 5, 2013
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TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber’s office worked for nearly five years to help a constituent collect more than $83,000 in Social Security disability payments that had wrongly been denied.
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