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• Nunnelee For Congress Release - Where are the jobs?

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  Nunnelee For Congress Release - Where are the jobs? Tupelo, MS… Congressman Travis Childers voted for President Obama and Nancy Pelosi’s $787 billion stimulus package saying it would create 9000 jobs in the First Congressional District. Recently he claimed it’s ‘working.’ But the number of unemployed people in North Mississippi continues [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:49pm EST
  

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• Harper aide says Democratic policies hurtful to U.S. families

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  Harper aide says Democratic policies hurtful to U.S. families Evan Gardner, a field representative for 3rd Congressional District Rep. Gregg Harper, R-Pearl, conveyed the congressman's views on health care legislation, cap and trade legislation and President Barack Obama's deficit spending Wednesday morning to a small crowd at the Brookhaven-Lincoln County Chamber [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:53pm EST
  

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• Congressman Childers Announces Disaster Relief Designation for All First District Counties

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  Congressman Childers Announces Disaster Relief Designation for All First District Counties Washington, DC – Congressman Travis Childers (MS-01) today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to designate nearly all Mississippi counties – including all 24 counties in the First Congressional District – as disaster areas, providing much-needed relief to [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 9:55pm EST
  

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• Pic. Item - Taylor votes against health care bill, but says it had good points

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  Pic. Item - Taylor votes against health care bill, but says it had good points POPLARVILLE — In a town hall meeting here on Friday, Congressman Gene Taylor charged the insurance companies colluded after Katrina and that they should have their anti-trust exemption revoked by Congress. Taylor, who represents the fourth district, [...]

  Posted: November 15, 2009, 8:02pm EST
  

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• Local Democrats Plan To Protest Childers’ Healthcare Vote

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  Travis Childers will be in Oxford tomorrow night for a fundraiser. However, some local Democrats are planning on showing up to voice their displeasure with the First District Congressman. Merrill Nordstrom, vice-chair of the local Democratic committee, said: “I’m disappointed in his vote. I hope he can redeem himself when [...]

  Posted: November 12, 2009, 3:11pm EST
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• Rep. Cao (R-LA) from New Orleans was lone Republican vote for the House health care bill

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  One interesting footnote to ex-congressman Jefferson and his corruption:  In the last election, his presence on the ballot produced a Republican congressman, Ahn Cao,  in an extremely safe Democratic district.  Yesterday, Ahn Cao was the lone Republican vote for the House health care bill.   Here’s Cao’s explanation of his [...]

  Posted: November 08, 2009, 10:41am EST
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• Childers holds at least 50 meetings leading to no vote on healthcare

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  Childers holds 50 meetings leading to no vote on healthcare Since the beginning of 2009, Congressman Travis Childers (MS-01) has held more than 50 meetings and events about health care reform with constituents, organizations, and businesses in order to give the people he represents an opportunity to share their ideas and [...]

  Posted: November 08, 2009, 3:56am EST
  

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• CHILDERS - “While I could not vote for today’s bill …”

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  CHILDERS - "While I could not vote for today’s bill ..." Washington, DC – Congressman Travis Childers (MS-01) released the following statement regarding his vote on the House health care reform bill, H.R. 3962: “Today’s vote represents just one step in a long process. The Senate still has to act on [...]

  Posted: November 08, 2009, 3:52am EST
  

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• Oh Well

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  Oh well.  So much for using the issue of health care against Sen. Nunnelee.  Congressman Travis Childers has now come out against the health care reform legislation proposed by the House Democratic leadership.  Down the toilet go my ideas of using health care to upend the Nunnelee campaign (see previous posts).  [...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 8:40am EST
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• Congressman Childers to vote no on House health care reform bill

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  Here’s his statement, from the Daily Journal story:

  Today, millions of hard-working Americans are suffering from soaring premiums that are increasing seven times faster than wages. Our country needs health care reform, and there is no one who wants to see the implementation of successful reform and lower premiums for [...]

  Posted: November 05, 2009, 9:29am EST
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• Democrat Travis Childers says he’ll vote no on health care

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  Democrat Travis Childers says he'll vote no on health care Washington, DC – Congressman Travis Childers (MS-01) released the following statement regarding his upcoming vote on the House health care reform bill, H.R. 3962: “Today, millions of hard-working Americans are suffering from soaring premiums that are increasing seven times faster than' [...]

  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:26pm EST
  

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• NJ / VA Elections' Impact in Mississippi

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  Majority in Mississippi asks whether last night's elections have an impact on the reelection of Congressman Travis Childers in the First District. The post concludes, "What we knew before has not changed: the voters are conservative, they have a history of supporting local Democrats and national Republicans, and want" [...]

  Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:20pm EST
  by AnnEllisSimmons

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• Harper will host a TeleTown Hall

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  Harper will host a TeleTown Hall Congressman Harper will host a TeleTown Hall in Oktibbeha, Winston, Noxubee & Hinds Counties tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. Eastern/7:00 p.m. local to discuss how a government takeover of health care would increase premiums for private policy holders and push heavy unfunded mandates to states [...]

  Posted: November 02, 2009, 10:35pm EST
  

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• Harper will host a TeleTown Hall

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  Harper will host a TeleTown Hall Congressman Harper will host a TeleTown Hall in Oktibbeha, Winston, Noxubee & Hinds Counties tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. Eastern/7:00 p.m. local to discuss how a government takeover of health care would increase premiums for private policy holders and push heavy unfunded mandates to states [...]

  Posted: November 02, 2009, 5:35pm EST
  

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