Chinese food, of all things, is helping to bridge the partisan congressional divide over the war in Iraq.
A dozen or so Democrats and Republicans huddled for dinner Monday night in the second-floor dining room of Hunan Dynasty on Capitol Hill to chart a four-point plan that would help the lawmakers present voters with some bipartisan […]
Entries Tagged as 'Rep. Jo Ann Emerson'
Moderate Dynasty
September 20th, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: Rep. Jo Ann Emerson · Iraq War · Rep. Roy Blunt
Emerson Discusses Issues Related to Home Buying Industry
September 14th, 2007 · No Comments
Jo Ann Emerson (center) gathers with area Realtors after a luncheon discussion Wednesday at Rosener’s Restaurant. - Paula Barr | Daily Journal
By Paula Barr
PARK HILLS – Sub-prime lending rates and escalating rates of adjustable mortgages have led to a spike in forfeitures in the housing market, a problem that Congress is struggling with, U.S. Rep. […]
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Emerson Learns About Biofuels at UMR
August 28th, 2007 · No Comments
U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson visited UMR today to hear about research into renewable, economical and environmentally-friendly biofuels. UMR is conducting research on microalgae (more info on algae as a potential source of oil here and here) and jatropha in addition to other sources of biodiesel. Above, Emerson got a demonstration of how smokescreens could […]
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Unpaid Courthouse Cleanup Tab
August 15th, 2007 · No Comments
Psst….McCaskill staffers. Notice how Rep. Emerson’s chief of staff Lloyd Smith demonstrates good constituent service. You’ll be amazed how the proletariat appreciates being listened and responded to.
By: CJ Cassidy
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Business owners expect to get stiffed on the job every now and then, but at the federal level?
A local […]
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Emerson Supports Drug Reimportation
August 7th, 2007 · No Comments
“I would prefer to stand up for my constituents in Missouri as opposed to the pharmaceutical companies keeping competition and low prices out of this country.”
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) Read more…
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Emerson Seeks to Ease Cuba Trade Restrictions
July 31st, 2007 · No Comments
By David Rogers
Anti-Castro lawmakers are delighted by a House vote last week rejecting efforts to ease restrictions on financing for U.S. agricultural exports to Cuba.
The 245-182 vote quashes speculation that the new Democratic Congress will change U.S.-Cuban policy substantially. “The message is very clear,” said Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R., Fla.). “There will be no […]
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