Dan Lungren

Members Of Congress Speak Like High School Sophomores

The Huffington Post | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: 112th Congress, Video, Sunlight Foundation, Congress Speech Patterns, Dan Lungren, SAT Words, Mick Mulvaney, SAT Test, Politics News

The sophistication of federal lawmakers' speech patterns is on the decline, with members of Congress now talking, on average, at the level of high sch...

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GOP Candidate's Past Could Rock Key Race

AP | JERI CLAUSING | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Arizona Senate Race, Jeff Flake, Dan Lungren, Jason Altmire, Jon Kyl, John Thune, Dan Coats, Video, Politics News

Since his first House campaign a dozen years ago, would-be Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake has worked diligently to cast himself as a conservative gadfly, wil...

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'Extremely Partisan' GOP Impeding Progress On Cybersecurity Bill, Democrat Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity, Dhs, Dan Lungren, Cybersecurity Legislation, Cyberattack, PRECISE Act, Hackers, Technology News

As the House prepares to vote next week on landmark legislation to protect the nation's computer systems, Republicans have stripped a key provision fr...

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Two More 'Tea Party 10' Targets Named

The Huffington Post | Michael McAuliff | Posted 04.04.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A progressive push to defeat 10 Tea Party-affiliated Republicans has named its two newest targets Wednesday, with the addition of GOP Ho...

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Can We Get the Government Out of Our Exam Room?

Ami Bera, MD | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Congress, Ami Bera, Darrell Issa, Contraception, Doctors, Oath of Office, Dan Lungren, Patients, Blunt Amendment, Health Care, Women's Rights, Birth Control, Birth Control Mandate, Contraception Mandate, Women's Health, 112th Congress, Politics News

Members of Congress take an oath when they are sworn in as elected leaders. They swear to uphold the Constitution, and to defend it against all enemies. But nowhere in their oath of office are they required to protect the medical health and well-being of their constituents.

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Spanish-Language Ads To Target Mandatory E-Verify

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: E-Verify, Video, Undocumented Immigrants, United Farmworkers of America, California Republicans, Immigration, America's Voice, Guest Workers, Farmworkers, Dan Lungren, Service Employees International Union, Elton Gallegly, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Spanish-language ads will target Republican congressmen from California for their support of a federal employment eligibility program ca...

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Republican E-Verify Bill Faces Growing Internal Opposition

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: E-Verify, Undocumented Immigrants, Lou Barletta, Lamar Smith, E-Verify Bill, Tea Party Nation, Immigration, Dan Lungren, Undocumented Workers, Zoe Lofgren, Steve King, Elton Gallegly, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A House Republican bill that would require businesses to screen for undocumented immigrants is facing a growing bloc of opposition -- ev...

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House Bill Pushes For Green Homeowners Plan

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Nan Hayworth, Politics News, Pace Protection Act, Pace, Pace Protection Act 2011, Green News, Business News, Homeowners, Property Assessed Clean Energy, Mike Thompson, Dan Lungren, Green Energy, Green News

Private homeowners relish the freedom to refurbish their homes as they please. With that freedom comes the onus of financing the cost of those changes...

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Threats To Members Of Congress Hard To Calculate

Roll Call | Daniel Newhauser | Posted 07.17.2011

Read More: Russ Feingold, John McCain, Congress, US Capitol Police, Threats, Fbi, Barack Obama, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Jim-Costa, Peter Welch, Congress Threats, Health Care Reform, Jim Bunning, Gabrielle Giffords, Mike Simpson, Dan Lungren, Politics News

One came from a high school student who was goofing off on the school computer during civics lessons. Another from a man angry over an automated call....

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Debating Cutlery? Can't We Do Better?

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: House of Representatives, Ronald Reagan, Alternative Energy, Compost, Green the Capitol, Nancy Pelosi, Jimmy Carter, White House Solar Panels, 1979 Energy Crisis, Dan Lungren, Green News

In a move that can only be described as picayune and small-minded, a program designed to make the House cafeteria greener has been eliminated.

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House Moves To Repeal Tax Filing Requirement

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tax Requirement, Taxes, House of Representatives, Tax Filing, Dan Lungren, House Tax Requirement, Politics News

WASHINGTON — An unpopular tax filing requirement for businesses tucked into the new health care law would be repealed under a bill overwhelmingl...

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Dan Coats, Senator-Turned-Lobbyist, Headed Back To Senate With Business Victories

The New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google, Senate, Ge, John Thune, Dan Coats, Cooper Industries, Indiana, Elections 2010, Election 2010, Republican, Gop, Doris Matsui, Dan Lungren, Tea Party, Evan Bayh, Politics News

As part of the Republican wave in this year's midterm elections, Mr. Coats will join the Senate again and is seeking a coveted spot on the Finance Com...

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Karl Rove and Dan Lungren

Ami Bera, MD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Karl Rove, California, Dan Lungren, 2010 Elections, American Crossroads, Ami Bera, Campaign Finance, Elections 2010, Politics News

It's not surprising that Big Oil is protecting Dan Lungren -- he's taken $84,950 from oil and gas companies, then does their bidding in Congress, voting to give Big Oil $2.6 billion in tax breaks.

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Spiked

Ami Bera, MD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pensions, Politics, California Election, California, Dan Lungren, Ami Bera, Politics News

Over the last year, I've had thousands of conversations with voters across northern California. I've talked with farmers in the rural foothills of Cal...

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GOP House Candidates Endorse Draconian, Social Security-Cutting Proposal

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Robert Hurt, Dick Armey, Paul Ryan Roadmap, Dan Lungren, 2010 Elections, Paul Ryan, Paul Ryan Budget, Elections 2010, Politics News

UPDATED: Additional GOP candidates supporting Ryan's plan have been included below. -- While many House Republicans in leadership positions have...

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Dan Lungren, California Congressman, Gets Pulled Over By Police During Live Radio Interview (AUDIO)

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) was abruptly torn away from a live radio interview Friday when a policeman pulled him over and told him to hang up the pho...

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Happy Independence Day

Ami Bera, MD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Patriotism, Fourth of July, Dan Lungren, Independence Day, Ami Bera, Politics News

Happy Independence Day! On this day, 234-years ago, the leaders of what would become the United States declared independence from England.

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The Gulf Between Us and Dan Lungren

Ami Bera, MD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California 3rd District, Joe Barton, Dan Lungren, Los Angeles News

Dan Lungren is out of touch. That's the only way to explain why Dan stood silent in Congress while Rep. Joe Barton, offered an apology to BP. Dan's silence speaks volumes about who he's working for.

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Threats Against Congress Members Increase Threefold Amid Health Care Reform Passage, Debate

Washington Post | Sari Horwitz and Ben Pershing | Posted 05.25.2011

Anger over the health-care overhaul has led to a nearly threefold increase in recent months in the number of serious threats against members of Congre...

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Dems Target 12 Republicans On Stimulus

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

CNN reports that a dozen House Republicans are targeted in a new House Democratic political campaign that criticizes them for opposing the $787 billio...

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In the Battle for a Progressive Congress

Norman Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dana Rohrabacher, House of Representatives, Progressive Democrats of America, Take Back Red California, Democracy for America, Single-Payer Healthcare, Congress, Republicans, Dan Lungren, Democrats, Bill Durston, Rothenberg Political Report, Politics News

Moving a progressive agenda on Capitol Hill will require more than defeating Republicans. It will require electing strong progressives like Bill Durston.

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2008 California CD-03 General Election:
Lungren (R-i) vs Durston (D)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2008, Active, Art Tuma, Bill Durston, Dan Lungren, Dina Padilla, General, House, Pollster, Politics News

CA-03: Lungren vs Durston

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