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Senator. Kit Bond | Missouri Political News Service - Part 11

Entries Tagged as 'Senator. Kit Bond'

TipLine: Bond’s In State Director Fired?

October 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

An email to the Missouri Political News Service over the weekend proclaims that long time Bond aide Jason Van Eaton, was unexpectedly terminated as Senator Bond’s in state director. The email went on to say that the staff was told of Van Eaton’s departure in a hastily arranged conference call near the end of the […]

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C-Span Video: Sen. Bond on Chinese U.S. Investment

October 17th, 2007 · No Comments

“In no way did the sale (Dubai World Ports deal) jeopardize our national security. Rather, it would have enhanced our security and would have been a great benefit to our economy.”  Sen. Bond, Vice Chairmain of the Senate Select Committee on Inteligence, discusses National Security Risks and Chinese investments. He delivers the keynote address at a recent […]

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An Open Letter to Kit Bond

September 28th, 2007 · No Comments

While we’re not too pleased with Sen. Bond and the other Republican Senators voting for the S-CHIP legislation yesterday, there may be other factors involved with his vote- such as helping Matt Blunt next year in his race against Jay Nixon. Bond’s vote comes on the heels of the governor unveling his uninsured health plan this week. […]

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Pork for Bicycle Paths

September 26th, 2007 · No Comments

In this Club for Growth video, Senator Kit Bond is on the Senate floor defending pork projects for bicycle paths by opposing an amendment by Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) to remove such earmarks. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/KxFlnJiahYE” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Senators Seek to Nix Controversial Joint Cargo Aircraft Provision

September 19th, 2007 · No Comments

By Roxana Tiron Sens. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) are planning to introduce an amendment to the 2008 defense authorization bill to strike a provision that would transfer full control of the Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) program to the Air Force, removing any Army jurisdiction. McCaskill and Pryor, who have support for their […]

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Kit Bond Podcast Interview on American Security & Preparedness

August 9th, 2007 · No Comments

Bond pictured with Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton podcast United States Senator Kit Bond of Missouri joins Bill Clinger, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Chautauqua Institution, in a conversation about America’s security and preparedness. He talks about why he thinks America has been implementing the wrong plan in Iraq, why he thinks […]

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Bond Tours US 67 Projects

July 31st, 2007 · No Comments

  U.S. Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond discusses road projects with area officials on the bridge of the Fairgrounds Interchange. From left to right: Farmington Mayor Jeannie Roberts, Bonne Terre City Manager Larry Barton, Bond, Mark Shelton of Missouri Department of Transportation, Park Hills City Administrator John Kennedy, Desloge City Administrator Greg Camp and State Sen. […]

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Bond Praises Committee Passage of Alzheimer’s Bill

July 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Bill Funds Effort to Fight Alzheimer’s and Increase Resources & Research Senator Kit Bond announced yesterday that the Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Act of 2007 (S. 898) passed the full Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. Bond co-sponsored the comprehensive legislation with Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) to increase federal resources to fight Alzheimer’s disease. “Alzheimer’s […]

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Huffington Post: “Bond Continues Misleading Constituents About Iraq”

July 24th, 2007 · No Comments

By Bob Geiger If Missouri really does pride itself on being “the show-me state,” you have to wonder how long it’s going to be before Missourians demand that Senator Kit Bond (R-MO) show them the truth. Bond, who has been one of George W. Bush’s most ardent rubber-stampers ever since the Supreme Court handed Bush […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Iraq War · Senator. Kit Bond

Sen. Bond on Fox News Sunday

July 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Senator Bond was a guest this week on Fox News Sunday with his fellow Senate Intelligence Committee member Democrat Evan Bayh of Indiana. Bond is vice chair of the powerful committee. Also appearing on the show was Homeland Security Director Fran Townsend. See video here.

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