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  Congressman David Dreier
Dreier said GOP unity has lead to lobbying reform legislation stronger than the bill introduced by Democrats, a clean supplemental spending bill for our troops in harms way, and the exposure of Democratic broken promises to run a more open and honest Congress.
Dreier’s amendment was approved along with lobbying legislation that largely resembled a bill he championed in the previous Congress, The Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, H.R. The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, H.R. 2316, was approved with bipartisan support, 396 - 22, with one member voting present.
Dreier said the impending wildfire season should serve as a reminder to all California residents to be prepared and take important steps to protect their homes and property.
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  David Dreier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dreier was a major player in helping elect Arnold Schwarzenegger in California's 2003 recall election, and is a frequent guest on the political talk show circuit.
Locally, Dreier is well known for supporting local institutions such as the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Metro Gold Line, and advocates for transportation improvements such as railroad grade separations and highway expansion.
In the midst of the controversy, Dreier voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment on September 30, 2004.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/David_Dreier   (1488 words)

  
 The Raw Story | Anti-gay congressman David Dreier, said gay, 'lived with male chief of staff'
Brad Smith, Dreier’s chief of staff with whom he is said to have lived, is paid an unusually high salary relative to the chief of staffs of other powerful congressmen, including Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert.
Dreier's 2000 challenger has also said she was aware Dreier was living with Smith.
Dreier, a Christian Scientist, also voted for the original Defense of Marriage Act in 1996 and a measure that banned gays from adopting in Washington, D.C. He has a 92 percent favorability rating from the Christian Coalition, and was elected with Ronald Reagan in 1980.
www.rawstory.com /exclusives/byrne/david_dreier_outed_brad_smith_gay_920.htm   (1008 words)

  
 Irregular Times Rating and Contact Information for Representative David Dreier of CA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Dreier has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would provide more information to the public about contacts between lobbyists and politicians, and which would slow down the revolving door of politics in which politicians move into cushy corporate jobs after they retire in exchange for favors.
Dreier has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would put an end to the practice of "extraordinary rendition," in which Bush Administration officials send people into the custody of certain nations, knowing full well (some would say intending) that they will be tortured there.
David Dreier has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would keep members of the Federal Communication Commission from using their appointed positions to censor cable, satellite or internet programs they consider to be indecent.
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 Seth in CA (for the summer) » David Dreier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
U.S. Representative David Dreier won the nomination as the “victim” of the “sacrifice.” John and Ken also designated a Democratic Congressman, Joe Baca, to be “sacrificed” in the general election.
Dreier’s “guest worker” plan would let the 20 million people here illegally continue to reside, work and have families here and then irrationally expect them to voluntarily return to their home country after several years or allow them to remain indefinitely.
David Dreier announced Wednesday that he will not vote for the Senate’s version of immigration legislation, breaking ranks with the White House and bolstering his image as a hard-liner on the border.
blogs.law.harvard.edu /sethinca/tag/politics/david-dreier/page/2   (2107 words)

  
 ESR | October 17, 2005 | In defense of David Dreier
David Dreier is a public face for a set of popular reforms that made the operation of the House of Representatives vastly more open and fair.
Dreier is also a supply-side superstar and a staunch free-trader, serving as the point person in the Republican leadership on trade issues.
Dreier's main policy economic weakness is on pork spending, having been tainted by the same earmark trichinosis that infects most of the House GOP.
www.enterstageright.com /archive/articles/1005/1005dreier.htm   (594 words)

  
 CNN Transcript - Evans, Novak, Hunt & Shields: Rep. David Dreier and Mayor Susan Golding Discuss the GOP Super Tuesday ...
David Dreier, a former college administrator, was elected to Congress in 1980 and now is a member of the House Republican leadership as chairman of the important House Rules Committee.
DREIER: Well, the interesting thing is, just two weeks ago, Al, we in fact took one of the core parts of that $792 billion tax cut from last year and passed it with 48 Democrats joining us, and that was the elimination of the marriage tax penalty.
DREIER: No, he really isn't, because what we've seen is we've got massive federal involvement today, and Governor Bush's plan is to move it away from Washington by having the testing done by local school districts, having it established there, then he raised the issue in the debate Thursday night of accountability.
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 Our Campaigns - Candidate - David Dreier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Dreier has been a leader in trade and technology issues, which he sees as the keys to California's economic resurgence as well as the building blocks of America's current and future economic prosperity and global leadership.
Dreier's bill increases the number of available of immigration visas to address the short term crisis, while doubling the visa fee and using the increased funds to tackle the long term issue of educating more Americans to fill the positions.
The Dreier reforms streamlined committee staff by one-third, made Congress compliant with all anti-discrimination and workplace safety laws, promoted fiscal responsibility through the use of honest budget numbers, eliminated proxy voting in all House committees, created term-limits for committee chairman and opened committee meetings to the public and press.
www.ourcampaigns.com /CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=766   (1165 words)

  
 David Dreier - Congresspedia
David Dreier's official website was rated by citizen researchers in February 2007 as part of a survey by the Sunlight Foundation.
While Dreier was not the originator of the complaint, and disavowed orchestrating the complaint, many political analysts suspected Dreier's involvement as an attempt to muzzle two critical talk radio hosts.
Locally Dreier is well known for supporting institutions such as the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Metro Gold Line, and advocates for transportation improvements such as railroad grade separations and highway expansion.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=David_Dreier   (1700 words)

  
 Seth in CA (for the summer) » David Dreier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
She and two radio hosts gave Dreier hell on immigration, and during the campaign she publicly “came out”; and challenged Dreier to do the same.
David Dreier, R-Calif., who has led GOP lobbying efforts in the House, said at the time he hoped to pass a bill by the end of February.
As of May 17, Dreier had spent $645,800 in a race that pits him against Sardo and Melvin, both of whom say illegal immigration is their reason for running.
blogs.law.harvard.edu /sethinca/tag/politics/david-dreier   (2578 words)

  
 About Congressman David Dreier
David Dreier was first elected to Congress in 1980 on a platform of free markets, limited government, strong national defense, and personal freedom.
Dreier was born on July 5, 1952, in Kansas City, Missouri, where he remains active in his family’s real estate investment firm.
In 2006, Dreier authored bold and comprehensive legislation to reform lobbying and ethics laws, which passed the House in May. The reform package included stronger penalties for breaking the rules, online public access to lobbyist disclosures, and more rigorous ethics training in Congress.
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 The Next Hurrah: "Is David Dreier Gay?" Crosses Into the Mainstream
Dreier, citing his votes in support of stem-cell research and against a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
Dreier doesn't seem particularly closeted, and he lives a nice lifestyle (even paying his presumed partner more to be his chief of staff than any other chief of staff on the Hill.
Dreier's silence on his fellow Republicans' hatred is worse than that of the press.
thenexthurrah.typepad.com /the_next_hurrah/2006/01/is_david_drier_.html   (1660 words)

  
 NWV Exclusive -- Another Conservative Republican Outed as a Homosexual
According to LA Weekly, conservative Republican Congressman David Dreier not only engages in sodomy, they cite a recent interview done by John Byrne, also a homosexual, that he was living with his Chief of Staff, Brad Smith during the 2000 election cycle.
Dreier who represents San Gabriel Valley, is the very powerful chairman of the House Rules Committee, chairman of the California Republican House delegation, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, co-chairman of Californians for Bush and was chairman of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's transition team.
While Dreier pushes for what he feels is his reelection trump card, some of his constituents who participated in a "Fire Dreier" rally, also state they will refuse any national ID card and that the federal government cannot order employers not to hire anyone based on this legislation.
www.newswithviews.com /NWVexclusive/exclusive48.htm   (716 words)

  
 The GOP Auction House: David Dreier of California
Dreier voted against allowing millions of Americans to save their hard-earned dollars on prescription drugs by re-importing them from Canada, even though these were U.S. made and patient safety was ensured.
Dreier voted to continue awarding contracts to Halliburton even if the Pentagon's own audit processes found that more than $100 million of their contractor's costs in Iraq were unreasonable.
Dreier opposed expanding access to the military's TRICARE health insurance program to thousands of Reservist and National Guard members, even though 20 percent of all Reservists do not have health insurance, and 40 percent of Reservists aged 19 to 35 lack health coverage.
dccc.org /houseofscandal/members/DavidDreierCA-26.html   (695 words)

  
 David Dreier | Congress votes database | washingtonpost.com
David Dreier has missed 7 votes (1.7%) during the current Congress.
David Dreier has voted with a majority of his Republican colleagues 95.2% of the time during the current Congress.
View David Dreier's 2005 official financial disclosure statement, which describes the sources, types and amounts of income earned in 2005.
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 Vote Record and Cosponsorship Rating for Representative David Dreier of CA in the 109th Congress
Dreier failed to vote "no" on the Tyranny Act, H.R. Rep. Dreier swore a solemn oath of office to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.
Rep. Dreier failed to vote against the reauthorization of the Patriot Act, empowering the Bush administration to continue to dismantle American liberties and erect a Big Brother edifice in their place.
Dreier voted YES on the Tyranny Act, H.R. Rep. Dreier swore a solemn oath of office to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.
irregularnews.com /house/DreierCA26.html   (2384 words)

  
 Extreme sacrifice Congressman David Dreier
David is second to none in blowing the greatest amount of gas while accomplishing the least amount of REAL forward progress in securing our borders and dealing with the millions of illegal aliens, criminals and terrorists who have invaded our country.
David, while blowing the gas of “Lobbying Reform” is working with the Republican Party leadership and Carl Rove to turn control of the House of Representatives over to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
David Dreier, true to his nature, blows gas to deflect attention from the real issue by calling for hearings rather than demanding immediate action by the President.
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 CNN.com - Transcripts
Congressman David Dreier of California is a member of the House Republican leadership, instrumental in the passage of NAFTA, permanent normal trade relations with China, fast track trade authority for the president, also one of the co-founders of the U.S.-Mexico Congressional Caucus.
DREIER: What I'm saying is that we are seeing increased growth in Mexico and I believe that NAFTA is helping the economy of Mexico.
David, this was supposed to be a winding down of violence.
transcripts.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0402/19/ldt.00.html   (7298 words)

  
 Republican David Dreier Introduces National ID Card Legislation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
That's why we urge Congress to strongly oppose a proposal by Rep. David Dreier, R-Calif., that would require all workers to have what his Web site describes as a Social Security card with their picture on it.
His proposal came in response to an effort by a local radio show to throw him from office for what the hosts say is his support for high illegal immigration.
In the 1970s, Dreier was an intern with the younger Goldwater.
www.infowars.com /print/ps/nationalid_legislation.htm   (463 words)

  
 Upland Chamber of Commerce | Our Congressman David Dreier
David Dreier came to Congress with a vision promoting individual liberty, economic opportunity, personal responsibility, limited government and security both at home and abroad.
Dreier has been a leader in trade and technology issues, which he sees as the keys to California's economic resurgence as well as the building blocks of America's current and future economic prosperity and global leadership.
Dreier has received ten successive Golden Bulldog awards from the Watchdogs of the Treasury and Taxpayer's Best Friend awards from the National Taxpayers Union for his votes to curb Federal spending and reduce taxes.
www.uplandchamber.org /asp/Site/GovernmentResources/Congressman   (438 words)

  
 DeLay Successor Less Combative, New House Maj. Leader David Dreier A Conservative Moderate - CBS News
Dreier maintains a reliably conservative voting record on economic issues and follows the lead of Republican leaders.
Dreier remains among Schwarzenegger's top Capitol Hill allies, and on the governor's trips to Washington the two smoke cigars together in Dreier's Rules Committee office in the Capitol.
"David Dreier is a reasonable conservative who represents his party and the governor in a very thoughtful and credible manner," said Rob Stutzman, Schwarzenegger's deputy chief of staff for communications.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/09/28/politics/printable888404.shtml   (618 words)

  
 David Dreier News - Topix
News on David Dreier continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
On May 10, House Rules ranking member David Dreier concluded his remarks on a special rule for the Iraq supplemental spending bill by saying, "I'm going to urge defeat of the previous question, and when we...
I edit the David Dreier News pages on Topix when no humans are available to help.
www.topix.net /us-house/david-dreier   (606 words)

  
 Boi From Troy » David Dreier in Crosshairs
Dreier must also be on the lookout for those who are gunning for him from the right.
Dreier’s opponent in the race at least has the guts to put “I will protect rights for gays, lesbians, transgender, transsexual and bisexual persons” on her website.
To be clear, Hustler sent one letter to Dreier requesting an interview, another letter to several newspaper editors requesting elaboration of editorial policy on interviewing Dreier and a generic statement clarifying Hustler’s interest in the Congressman, which falls within a larger story about the GOP, the consevative agenda and sexual freedom.
www.boifromtroy.com /?p=2887   (6042 words)

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