Ed Whitfield

House Democrats Seek To Subpoena Koch Industries Over Keystone XL

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Keystone Approval, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Video, Koch Brothers, Lee Terry, Keystone Permit, Keystone XL Pipeline, Ed Whitfield, Koch Industries, Henry Waxman, Solyndra, State Department, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Green News

WASHINGTON -- House Democrats took the political offensive on Keystone Wednesday, seeking to probe connections between the multi-billion dollar projec...

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White House Doubles Down On Pledge To Defend Clean Air Act

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: White House, Smog, Epa, Ed Whitfield, Environment, Air Quality, Obama Administration, TRAIN Act, Air Pollution, Clean Air Act, Green News

WASHINGTON -- The White House on Wednesday threatened to veto legislation that would delay the implementation of certain air quality standards by furt...

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Democrats Probe Koch's Interest In Oil Sands Pipe

Reuters | Posted 07.21.2011

Read More: Fred Upton, Bobby Rush, Koch Oil Pipeline, Koch Bros, Ed Whitfield, Koch Brothers Oil Pipeline, Henry Waxman, Koch Brothers, Koch Bros Oil Pipeline, Politics News

Democratic U.S. lawmakers have asked Congressional panels to look into whether Koch, an energy company led by brothers who are powerhouses in conserva...

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Ed Whitfield Admits His Allegiance to the Industry

Heather Taylor-Miesle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congressman, Clean Air Act, Epa, Energy Subcommittee, Kentucky, Emphysema, Ed Whitfield, National Journal, E&e Daily, Green News

I have news for Congressman Whitfield -- the industries crying out for your help didn't elect you. The people elected you.

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Dirty Air Extremism in Congress

David Hawkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Air Act, Climate Change, Climate Science, Epa, Carbon Pollution, Global Warming Deniers, Global Warming, Legislation, Jim Inhofe Global Warming, Jim Inhofe, Fred Upton, Ed Whitfield, Green News

Thousands of other scientists have concluded that global warming pollution threatens our health and welfare. And Congress responds, "No it doesn't, and we have the votes to prove it!"

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When Man's Best Friend is the Best Medicine

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Puppies Behind Bars, US Soldiers, Military, New York Times, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Service Dogs, Ptsd, Washington Humane Society, Veterans, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Al Franken, Ed Whitfield, Ron Klein, Tamar Geller, Politics News

I often think about the hardship and trauma that America's soldiers experience in serving our country, whether in Iraq, Afghanistan, or in some other ...

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Slippery Slope: Three Members Of Congress Hosting Ski-Trip Fundraisers This Weekend

Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vail-Colorado, Diane-Degette, Ed Whitfield, Bob Bennett, Diana DeGette, Park City-Utah, Lobbyblog, Fundraising, Skiing, Politics News

The upcoming weekend will be a big one for ski trip fundraisers. According to invitations received by the nonpartisan Sunlight Foundation, three legis...

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Helping Vets, Pets, and Primates

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Military, Pets, National Defense Authorization Act, Primates, Al Franken, Ed Whitfield, Service Dogs, Robert Byrd, Johnny Isakson, Animal Research, Ron Klein, Animals, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Defense Appropriations, Politics News

Congress took two steps in recent days on animal issues, as part of its larger bills related to the Department of Defense and military spending.

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Healing Heroes and Helping Hounds

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wounded Warrior, Military, Al Franken, Shelter Dogs, Guide Dogs, Service Dogs, Ed Whitfield, Ron Klein, Animals, Dogs, Disabled Veterans, Veterans, Tamar Geller, Green News

Operation Heroes and Hounds is a way to support the men and women who served our country, and give a second chance to the animals who ended up in shelters through no fault of their own.

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Obstructionist Lawmakers Harm Animals and the Economy

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Thad McCotter, Raul Grijalva, Nick Rahall, John Campbell, Tax Dollars, John Boehner, Wild Mustangs, Dan Burton, Wild Horses, Ed Whitfield, Virginia Foxx, Fiscal Responsibility, Elton Gallegly, Steve King, Politics News

If they were truly concerned about the economy, self-described fiscal conservatives like Boehner, Bishop, and King should have been the first to line up today in support of the mustang legislation.

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Putting a Stop to Pay-Per-View and Pay-to-Kill Hunting

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: u.s. Sportsmen's Alliance, Safari Club, National Rifle Association, Steve Cohen, Hunting, Internet Hunting, Ed Whitfield, Canned Hunting, Brad Sherman, Animals, Wildlife, Green News

The Sportsmanship in Hunting Act would ban the remote shooting of live animals over the Internet and the trophy shooting of exotic mammals held captive inside fenced enclosures.

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Is Your Representative Opposing Escalation in Afghanistan?

Norman Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

Last week, some members of Congress sent President Obama a letter that urged him to "reconsider" his order deploying 17,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan. But the list of signers was awfully short.

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