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Aug 29, 2014
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TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber today issued the following statement on Monday’s observance of Labor Day:
Aug 27, 2014
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Congressman works with Republican and Democratic colleagues in telling EPA that one-size-fits-all approach is unacceptable
TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber worked with his Arizona colleagues in Congress – Republicans and Democrats – in urging the head of the Environmental Protection Agency today to meet with executives from Arizona Electric Power Cooperative before imposing new emissions regulations.
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Aug 27, 2014
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Congressman, who has fought to keep the A-10 flying, says funding is an investment in our A-10 and EC-130 crews
TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber today announced that an additional $7.9 million has been awarded to continue training A-10 and EC-130 crews at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and Moody Air Force Base in Georgia.
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Aug 26, 2014
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TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber today issued the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General released its final report on scheduling and other issues at the Phoenix VA Health Care System:
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Aug 25, 2014
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber today issued the following statement on new Border Patrol regulations issued on Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime:
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Aug 22, 2014
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Congressman urges Southern Arizonans to make their voices heard the last three days of open comment period
TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber has led the effort with his Arizona congressional colleagues ¬¬– Republicans and Democrats – to tell U.S. Army officials that possible personnel cuts at Fort Huachuca would harm national security and cause serious damage to the Southern Arizona economy.
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Aug 21, 2014
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Congressman says it is unreasonable to expect Sierra Vista residents to travel 300 miles
TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber today told the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service it is important that it hold a public meeting in Cochise County before making a final decision on whether to expand habitat for the endangered Mexican gray wolf into the county.
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Aug 21, 2014
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Congressman applauds work to expand education opportunities for PCC’s Hispanic students
TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber today welcomed an announcement of a federal grant of nearly $525,000 to Pima Community College to help the college improve its services to Hispanic students.
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Aug 20, 2014
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Congressman notes that funding will allow Cochise County to keep runways and taxiways safe
TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber today welcomed a $100,000 federal grant to the Bisbee-Douglas International Airport that will allow Cochise County to buy a badly needed sweeper to keep runways at the historic airport safe.
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Aug 19, 2014
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Nonpartisan organization says only three other members in the 435-member House stand up to party leadership more than Barber
TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber is the most independent Arizonan in Congress and only three other members of the 435-member House vote against their party leadership more than Barber, according to a nonpartisan evaluation of congressional votes.
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Aug 18, 2014
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Congressman urges Southern Arizonans to participate in public comment period to push back against Army proposal to cut up to 2,700 jobs at fort
TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber, who has led the fight against a preliminary Army proposal to cut up to 2,700 jobs at Fort Huachuca, today reminded Southern Arizonans they have only one more week to register their opposition to the proposal.
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Aug 15, 2014
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Congressman will continue donations throughout 2014; stresses that members of Congress should play by the same rules as all Americans
TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber and his wife Nancy donated to three Southern Arizona charities money that the federal government spent to subsidize the congressman’s health insurance premiums.
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Aug 12, 2014
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Congressman says those who serve our nation should never struggle to find a place to live
TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber today welcomed an announcement that two Southern Arizona organizations will receive more than $2.2 million to help homeless veterans and their families.
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Aug 11, 2014
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Congressman also will tour local IBM facility and visit patients at a dialysis center
TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber tomorrow will address a meeting of the D-M 50 about his continuing fight to save the A-10, protect D-M and Southern Arizona’s military installations and industry. Barber also will tour IBM’s local operations and visit with patients at a local dialysis center.
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Aug 8, 2014
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Congressman also will meet with members of the Military Officers Association of America
TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber will be in Green Valley on Monday to speak at a United Community Health Center celebration and later to attend a meeting of the Military Officers Association of America.
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Aug 7, 2014
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Congressman will be at Northwest Side charter school early tomorrow and give opening remarks at EEF event downtown
TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber tomorrow will greet students returning to classes at a Northwest Side charter school and later speak at an event held by a nonprofit organization the supports students in the Tucson Unified School District.
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Aug 7, 2014
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Congressman’s proposal to expand scholarship for veterans’ families is included in law
TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber today issued the following statement after President Obama signed into law a broad bipartisan package of reforms to veterans’ health care. Also included in the legislation is an expansion of a scholarship for spouses of veterans for which he had advocated.
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Aug 7, 2014
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Congressman says grant will protect fort from encroachment and reduce water use on nearby land
TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber today welcomed an announcement that Fort Huachuca has received a $4 million federal award to protect the fort from encroaching development and reduce water use on nearby land.
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Aug 6, 2014
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Congressman’s event tomorrow continues a week of visits to local businesses
TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber tomorrow will continue his tour of local businesses, speaking at the Tucson operations of a company that manufactures mounting systems for solar panels.
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Aug 5, 2014
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Congressman is named AbilityOne Congressional Champion, will receive award in ceremony tomorrow
TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber tomorrow will be presented with the AbilityOne Congressional Champion award in recognition of his efforts to support employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
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Aug 5, 2014
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Congressman is taking services to where people live and work
TUCSON – A representative from U.S. Rep. Ron Barber’s office will be in Bisbee, Benson and Douglas within the next week to meet with residents having problems or concerns with federal agencies.
Aug 4, 2014
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Congressman will join his Arizona colleague, Rep. Trent Franks, at Tucson event and also in Sierra Vista later tomorrow
TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber, who represents an area that includes two Southern Arizona military installations, tomorrow will attend a demonstration of the sophisticated cockpit of the new F-35 fighter and travel to Sierra Vista for a discussion on the status of Fort Huachuca.
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Aug 2, 2014
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Congressman returns to Southern Arizona for August district work period
TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber on Monday will tour a large solar facility on the grounds of the University of Arizona Science and Technology Park as he returns to Southern Arizona for the August district work period.
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Aug 1, 2014
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Congressman is angry that ‘martial law’ procedure was used to force quick vote on hastily assembled legislation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber today voted against legislation that he said would do nothing to make the border more secure or fix the humanitarian crisis in which a large number of unaccompanied children entered the country illegally.
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Aug 1, 2014
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Congressman joins colleagues in telling Boehner that the number of pending issues ‘is growing by the day’
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber joined with 71 of his colleagues in urging House leaders not to leave Washington without addressing several important issues.
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Aug 1, 2014
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Congressman is taking services to where people live and work
TUCSON – A representative from U.S. Rep. Ron Barber’s office will be in Benson and Douglas in the upcoming weeks to meet with residents having problems or concerns with federal agencies.
Aug 1, 2014
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Congressman says legislation is badly needed to address deteriorating roads in Southern Arizona and nationwide
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber voted yesterday to approve a $10.9 billion measure that will extend highway transportation and mass transit funding until May 2015 – legislation that will help address the condition of Southern Arizona roads as well as roads and bridges across the country.
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