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  USATODAY.com - Former Ariz. congressman Bob Stump dies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Stump died Friday at a Phoenix long-term care center of myelodysplasia, a rare blood disorder, said Lisa Atkins, his longtime chief of staff.
Stump, a Republican, was a strong conservative and a consistent supporter of increased spending on the military and veterans.
Stump was elected to the House as a Democrat in 1976.
www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2003-06-22-stump_x.htm   (363 words)

  
 US Navy Memorial Foundation 2003 Tributes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Stump, a native of Arizona, was born in 1927.
Stump served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 1959 to 1967 and then in the state Senate until he was elected to Congress in 1976.
Stump also sponsored legislation and was a leading advocate for the construction of a World War II memorial on the National Mall.
www.lonesailor.org /2003/stump.htm   (308 words)

  
 All Immigration Votes of Representative Bob Stump
Stump voted AGAINST H RES 365 which was brought up and passed in a new form in March of 2002.
Rep. Stump voted on the floor of the House AGAINST a motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. a four-month extension of the Section 245(i) amnesty.
Rep. Stump signed a letter to Speaker of the House Hastert opposing any reinstatement of Section 245(i), an expired immigration provision that allows certain illegal aliens to pay a $1,000 to adjust their status and stay in the country.
profiles.numbersusa.com /improfile.php3?DistSend=AZ&VIPID=41   (3138 words)

  
 H.R. 190: Remove Citizenship of American-Born Babies
In his own introduction of H.R. 190 to the House of Representatives, Rep. Stump reiterated this point: "there is no constitutional requirement to confer citizenship to the U.S. born children of illegal aliens.
Clearly, Stump and FAIR are interested in this issue of citizenship because they wish to stem what they see as an inappropriate tide of illegal immigration.
Stump's starkly laid out his priorities in remarks to the Arizona Republic on May 25, 2001: "I don't know what the answer is. I'm more interested in trying to stop them than doing more to help them.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/congress_watch/72721/2   (448 words)

  
 HONORING BOB STUMP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
I think in the entire time that Bob Stump served in the Congress he had one press conference, and that was the press conference where he announced that he was switching from a Democrat to a Republican.
Bob Stump came to the office every morning at about 5 a.m., and he would open all the mail.
We will miss Bob Stump, but we are grateful for the time that we had with him, and we are grateful for his service to his country and to the veterans of this Nation.
www.washingtonwatchdog.org /public_lands_test/documents/cr/03/jy/09/cr09jy03-110.html   (822 words)

  
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PHOENIX — Former Rep. Bob Stump, who represented Arizona in Congress for 26 years and served as chairman of the House committees on armed services and veterans affairs, has died at age 76.
Stump, a Republican, was one of the most conservative members of Congress and a consistent supporter of increased spending on the military and veterans.
Stump is survived by his wife, Nancy; a daughter, Karen Stump; two sons, Dr. Bob Stump and Dr. Bruce Stump; and five grandchildren.
www.navytimes.com /print.php?f=1-292925-1962121.php   (487 words)

  
 KAET: HORIZON: public affairs program: transcripts: April 26, 2002
The reason he gave was his health concerns, and he wouldn't disclose what the exact problem was, but Bob Stump has given less than a handful of press conferences over the years.
Bob was just sort of out there and his idea was he does stuff quietly.
One, she's endorsed by Bob Stump; two, she knows the district really well; and three she knows the people with the PACs, political action committees, so she can raise cash really fast.
www.kaet.asu.edu /horizon/transcripts/2002/april/apr26_2002.htm   (4327 words)

  
 Death of a Patriot: former Rep. Bob Stump, R-AZ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
In a nutshell, that was the Bob Stump I remembered upon learning that the chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and then the House Armed Services Committee from 2000-02 had died of a blood disorder June 20 in Phoenix.
In 1958, Democrat Stump was elected to the state house of representatives and a decade later, he won a seat in the state senate.
In 2000, Stump was the lone Arizonan member of Congress not to endorse John McCain for President, preferring to remain neutral.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/944367/posts   (578 words)

  
 ASU West Bob Stump Endowed Chair   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Bob Stump Endowed Chair in Cultural History will enable the campus to expand its ongoing efforts to document the rich culture of the Southwest – the place where Bob Stump lived and served.
Bob Stump’s family is requesting that individuals and organizations wishing to make a contribution in his honor direct their gifts to the Bob Stump Endowed Chair in Cultural History at ASU West.
Stump was an ASU alumnus who in 2002 received an honorary doctoral degree at the main campus.
westcgi.west.asu.edu /publicaffairs/publicrelations/news/prstump0603.html   (435 words)

  
 phoenixnewtimes.com - News - THE STEALTH CONGRESSMAN
Montgomery and Stump are, in the Arizonan's words, "as close of friends as any guys in the Congress." Montgomery is chairman of the Veterans Affairs Committee; Stump is the committee's ranking minority member.
Once Bob Stump sought and won a seat in the Arizona Legislature in 1958, however, he was hooked.
Stump says he splits his time in the state between the farm--his official address inside District 3--and a residence "in town," meaning central Phoenix, outside District 3.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com /Issues/1993-10-13/news/feature_full.html   (4362 words)

  
 KAET: HORIZON: public affairs program: transcripts: January 7, 2003
Bob Stump has retired as representative of Arizona's third congressional district, as it was before district lines were redrawn in 2002.
In this role, Bob has ensured the well-being of the men and women who have followed in his footsteps and who so honorably serve our nation in far away places today.
They were dirty and it was going to be a while before they were going to be cleaned, and you know Bob, and anybody who knows him, he is very neat and tidy and organized, and they were filthy.
www.kaet.asu.edu /horizon/transcripts/2003/january/jan7_2003.htm   (3945 words)

  
 Bob Stump dies - Service VFW Magazine - Find Articles
Former House VA Committee Chairman Bob Stump died June 20 of a blood disorder.
Stump chaired the VA Committee from 1995 to 2000 and the House Armed Services Committee from 2000 to 2002.
Stump was a leader in reforming VA health care eligibility rules.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0LIY/is_11_90/ai_106763540   (150 words)

  
 Campaign accounting bungled
Atkins, of Litchfield Park, was Stump's chief of staff for most of his 26 years in Congress and ran unsuccessfully in the 2002 Republican primary to succeed him.
After Stump died in June 2003, his campaign account donated $75,000 to a drive to endow a Bob Stump Chair in Cultural History at ASU's West campus.
In the midst of The Republic's inquiries, Atkins said Stump's widow, Nancy, decided the long-dormant funds in Stump's account should be divided among three of his favorite groups: Project Challenge, which provides high school equivalency education for at-risk youths; the Challenger Space Center; and the 4-H organization, whose youth programs include agricultural themes.
www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/news/articles/0520stump0520.html   (1717 words)

  
 phoenixnewtimes.com - News - THE STEALTH CONGRESSMAN
Earlier this year, Stump demonstrated his bluntness to his colleagues on the House Armed Services Committee, which was working on the 1994 Department of Defense Authorization Act.
But Hurwitz's tale may be heartening to those who know that at this point, there's just one thing that could prevent Bob Stump from ascending to the position of senior member of the Arizona congressional delegation: his defeat.
Stump acts bored by such talk, though he says he takes every race seriously.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com /issues/1993-10-13/news/feature_5.html   (887 words)

  
 Bob Stump Endowed Chair
“Bob Stump is an American hero and an Arizona icon,” says Carol Poore, vice provost of institutional advancement.
Stump, a Phoenix native, is an ASU graduate and U.S. Navy World War II combat veteran.
Among the Stump Chair contributors to date are organizations including Arizona Public Service Co., Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Salt River Project, as well as individuals including Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the Honorable John Rhodes, Charles and Kay Thompson, Tom and Diane McCarthy, and Larry and Joan Jarnigan.
www.west.asu.edu /publicaffairs/publicrelations/insight/issues/200302/bobstump.htm   (409 words)

  
 VVA Press Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
"Bob Stump was one of Congress's strongest and most effective supporters of veterans," said VVA national President Thomas H. Corey.
Stump began his congressional career as a Democrat in 1976, and switched his party affiliation in 1982 after voting to support President Ronald Reagan's tax-cut bill.
In recent years he was a strong supporter of the effort to construct the World War II Memorial on The Mall in Washington.
www.vva.org /PressReleases/2003/pr03-18.htm   (223 words)

  
 TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE BOB STUMP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Bob Stump was my first friend in Congress.
It was no doubt during this time that Bob acquired his life-long respect for the men and women who serve our Nation in uniform.
Only last October, Bob's portrait was unveiled at the Armed Services Committee and placed up on the wall where it belongs--among the other great leaders who have chaired the Committee through the years.
www.washingtonwatchdog.org /public_lands_test/documents/cr/03/jn/25/cr25jn03-28.html   (514 words)

  
 Bob Stump   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Bob is a skilled coach of management and union leaders on their unique responsibilities for bringing about successful change.
Bob has led workshops and made presentations on preparing professionals and organizations for the future, the changing power bases of middle managers, and the scope and process of organizational change.
He has been active in several professional associations and has assisted in the design and management of several national conferences for the American Society for Training and Development.
www.coreroi.com /stump.htm   (267 words)

  
 Project Vote Smart - Representative Stump - Interest Group Ratings
2003 On the votes that the Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Stump voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.
2003-2004 On the votes that the Arizona Contractors Association considered to be the most important in 2003-2004, Representative Stump voted their preferred position 70 percent of the time.
2004 On the votes that the Sierra Club, Grand Canyon Chapter considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Stump received a grade of F (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F).
www.vote-smart.org /issue_rating_category.php?can_id=MAZ47693   (1172 words)

  
 Statement on Congressman Bob Stump
Congressman Bob Stump lived a distinguished life of service as a World War II Veteran, an Arizona State Legislator and a United States Congressman.
He was a gifted leader who remained true to his principles and made an indelible mark on those who were fortunate enough to know him.
As one of the few Members of Congress who served as Chairman of both the House Veterans' Affairs Committee and the Armed Services Committee, he was admired for his tireless efforts on behalf of the men and women in uniform.
www.whitehouse.gov /news/releases/2003/06/20030624.html   (117 words)

  
 Poynter Online - Forums
And who could forget Rep. Bob Stump's premature announcement of Bob Hope's death from the floor of the House of Representatives in June 1998?
Armey handed a printout of the story to Stump, chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee and the main sponsor of a resolution that made Hope an honorary veteran last year.
Stump's announcement was carried live by C-SPAN television and quickly picked up by news organizations.
poynter.org /forum/view_post.asp?id=10879   (210 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "Bob Stump": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
See all pages with references to Bob Stump.
Lane Evans of Illinois and Bob Stump of Arizona, a close friend of mine...
Bob Stump, a five-term congressman from Arizona's third district, thought he had a better claim to succeed his friend Barry Goldwater.
www.amazon.com /phrase/Bob-Stump   (270 words)

  
 ASU Insight West - February 2002
When fully funded, the Bob Stump Endowed Chair will enable ASU West to attract a nationally known scholar to a faculty position that will build on the campus’s existing strength in the field of cultural history.
Stump previously served in both houses of the Arizona Legislature.
“Bob Stump embodies the qualities of leadership and service to community that we wish to instill in our students, as they prepare to become the leaders of tomorrow,” says Elaine Maimon, campus CEO and provost.
www.west.asu.edu /publicaffairs/publicrelations/news/iwfeb.html   (2119 words)

  
 Workforce ATM
THE FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT, DATED NOVEMBER 17, 1997, BY REPRESENTATIVE BOB STUMP, CHAIRMAN, HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS.
Bob Stump (R-AZ), Chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, pronounced the year's work a success for many of the nation's nearly 25 million veterans.
The VA Committee also expects completion of work on improvements to veterans' federal hiring preference laws, and action on Medicare subvention legislation, whereby VA would be reimbursed by the Department of Health and Human Services for treatment of Medicare-eligible veterans.
www.icesa.org /articles/template.cfm?results_art_filename=Stump.htm   (320 words)

  
 VA Mourns Passing of Former Rep. Stump - Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
"Bob Stump was a true friend of veterans," said Principi.  "In the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, he always advocated for increased health care services and better financial benefits, including education assistance for troops leaving service."  
Stump retired from Congress in January after representing Arizona for 26 years in the House of Representatives.  He chaired the Veterans’ Affairs Committee from 1995 to 2000 and then the Armed Services Committee.  
Principi credited Stump with playing a major role in helping VA reform its health care eligibility rules and in allowing VA's health care system to keep the money it collects from third-party insurers.  
www.va.gov /OPA/pressrel/PressArtInternet.cfm?id=632   (240 words)

  
 George W. Bush: Statement on Signing the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 - ...
George W. Bush: Statement on Signing the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 - December 2nd, 2002
Today I have signed into law H.R. 4546, the "Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003." The Act authorizes the funding necessary to protect the United States and advance its interests abroad.
In particular, it authorizes the resources necessary to continue the war against terrorists of global reach, to equip and train our Armed Forces for success in combat, and to support the members of the Armed Forces and their families with a substantial and fully merited increase in basic pay.
www.presidency.ucsb.edu /ws/print.php?pid=64047   (550 words)

  
 Who Deserves An Arlington Burial: Representative Bob Stump
Who Deserves An Arlington Burial: Representative Bob Stump
The families of Americans who lost their lives in military service deserve our commitment to maintaining that purpose in the centuries to come.
Bob Stump (R-Ariz.) is the chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee and a World War II combat veteran.
www.arlingtoncemetery.net /stump01.htm   (1234 words)

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