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  Irregular Times Rating and Contact Information for Representative Ed Whitfield of KY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Whitfield 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.
Ed Whitfield 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.
Ed Whitfield has not yet cosponsored H.J. Res 37, which would amend the United States Constitution to simply state the following: "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
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 USATODAY.com
Ed Whitfield captured his House seat from Tom Barlow in 1994 as part of the Republican Revolution that changed the balance of power in Congress.
Whitfield is a former Democrat who served a single term in the Kentucky House in the mid 1970s.
Opponents have tried to portray Whitfield as a carpetbagger, since he spent about a decade before coming to Congress working outside Kentucky as a railroad official, including several years as a lobbyist for CSX Corp. Whitfield's opponents also have tried to paint him as too far to the right to represent the old Democratic district.
www.usatoday.com /news/politicselections/CandidateProfile.aspx?ci=202&oi=H   (390 words)

  
 CNN.com - Transcripts
WHITFIELD: Well Ed Schultz you are certainly giving these families and a number of other families a lot of hope by encouraging others to open your home like you have.
WHITFIELD: The Audubon Aquarium of the Americas is one of the biggest tourist attractions in New Orleans and one of the most respected aquariums in the world.
WHITFIELD: And that life support, they were able to keep going through the use of some generators that you all had there.
edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0509/11/sun.02.html   (6085 words)

  
 News-Record.com Staff Blogs: The Inside Scoop: Whitfield lining up campaign: Whitfield lining up campaign   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
GREENSBORO – Ed Whitfield, a compassionate working man of vision, principle and action, is seeking the District 2 City Council seat with the assistance of a diverse team of community workers and the support of district residents who want to improve the quality of life for all of Greensboro.
Whitfield, who for the past 27 years has made his living as a second-shift electronics technician for Lorillard Tobacco Co., began a lifelong continuum of community activism and service as a youth member of the NAACP in the 1960s.
Dismissed by one local commentator as a "60s radical," Whitfield embraces the legacy of one of the most powerful social movements of the world's history and uses its best lessons in his work, which is aimed directly at building a better future.
blog.news-record.com /staff/scoopblog/archives/2005/08/whitfield_linin.html   (590 words)

  
 WHITFIELD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Whitfield is a town located in Manatee County, Florida.
Out of the total people living in poverty, 8.3% are under the age of 18 and 6.6% are 65 or older.
Whitfield is a town located in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/WHITFIELD   (1161 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Ed Whitfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
But Rep. Ed Whitfield, R-1st District, sided with the Democrats and initially voted for the motion, one of 16 Republicans initially counted as being with the Democrats.
Whitfield said one of his concerns was that the programs overseen by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on which he serves, would have to come up with $2.2billion over the next five years in cuts or new revenue to offset permanent tax cuts.
Whitfield switched at the leadership's request, he said.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ed-Whitfield   (1524 words)

  
 Congress Subpoenas Jockeys' Guild President - bloodhorse.com
Whitfield first requested the information in an April 20 letter, in connection with an ongoing investigation by the subcommittee concerning the adequacy of on-track accident insurance for jockeys and the absence of such injury-related health insurance for many exercise riders and backstretch workers.
Whitfield's last letter stated the subcommittee staff had persistently asked for additional material and discussed "major deficiencies" in the Guild's document production with Guild general counsel, Lloyd Ownbey, but there was little improvement.
Whitfield further wrote the subcommittee staff concluded after visiting the Guild's offices during the week of July 18, and interviewing the Guild's chief financial officer, Gevork Asatryan, that the Guild has not provided numerous relevant documents, including e-mails.
news.bloodhorse.com /viewstory.asp?id=30111   (445 words)

  
 Ferdinand Family Line to Continue Through Purchase of Mares | bloodhorse.com
Whitfield, along with his wife, Connie, vice-chairman of the newly created Kentucky Racing Authority, purchased Flagstone Ferdie, out of the Secretariat mare Secretariat Flag, for $1,300 at the 2004 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale.
The Whitfields said they were friends of the Keck family and wanted to purchase the mares as a way to honor the late champion.
Whitfield said he and his wife are very interested in the horse industry and are looking to become more involved.
www.bloodhorse.com /articleindex/article.asp?id=20565   (391 words)

  
 AQHA -- KENTUCKY CONGRESSMAN LAUNCHES PROBE OF JOCKEYS' GUILD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.), the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, sent a letter on Wednesday to Guild president and chief executive officer L. Wayne Gertmenian requesting documents and information about the Guild’s medical insurance policies for jockeys, exercise riders and other stable area workers.
When the costs exceeded that amount, Whitfield said Birzer assumed he was protected by the Guild's accident insurance policy, which covered claims up to $1 million.
But Whitfield said Birzer discovered later that the Guild had chosen not to renew its policy in 2002, without informing Birzer or other riders.
www.aqha.com /racing/news/miscellaneous/05stories/jockeysguildprobebykycongressman.html   (390 words)

  
 SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Ed Whitfield
Ed Whitfield, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's subcommittee on oversight and investigations, announced that the committee would hold hearings on gas prices Wednesday in Washington.
Ed Whitfield, Secretary of State Trey Grayson, state Rep. Steven Rudy of LaCenter and state party chair Darrell Brock are joining Fletcher from the GOP..
Ed Whitfield, R-Ky, proposed legislation, HR 297, that would repeal the appropriations rider and restore the original language of the 1971 bill and HR 503, which would ban outright the slaughter of horses.
politics.surfwax.com /files/Ed_Whitfield_Kentucky.html   (1658 words)

  
 Ed Whitfield: Republican Sheep   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The House GOP leadership, however, was concerned that the so-called "pay-as-you-go" provision could hinder future tax cuts and opposed the Democrats' motion.
Republican leaders, however, worked the floor to change their colleagues' votes, and held the vote open for 23 minutes beyond when the time for voting officially expired.
But he said he is convinced there will have to be some creative thinking among lawmakers, because he views the chances of the Senate and the House agreeing on a pay-as-you-go formula to be remote.
www.biology.eku.edu /KOS/whitfieldvoteswitch.html   (288 words)

  
 New Page 0   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Ed has worked closely with conservative activists, business leaders and elected officials all across South Carolina.
I have known Ed for over a decade and have known him to be a leader, devoted to the same conservative principles that inspired me to consider my own candidacy for Secretary of State.
Ed and I share the same vision for South Carolina and I am confident that he will be not only our next Secretary of State, but one in which all South Carolinians can be proud.
www.schotline.com /mcMullen0205.htm   (270 words)

  
 Congressional Subcommittee Requests Guild Documents | bloodhorse.com
U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, sent a letter to Jockeys' Guild president Dr. Wayne Gertmenian April 20 questioning the leadership and management of the Guild and the use of its resources on behalf of its members.
Whitfield also asks Gertmenian if he authorized the removal of assets from the Guild's Disabled Jockeys' Fund.
Whitfield's subcommittee is part of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and has jurisdiction over five Cabinet-level departments and seven independent agencies.
www.bloodhorse.com /articleindex/article.asp?id=27732   (217 words)

  
 GOP.gov - Whitfield Lands Another $8.4 Million For LBL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Congressman Ed Whitfield secured another $8.4 million for Land Between the Lakes (LBL) when the House passed the FY 2005 Interior Appropriations bill by a vote of 334 to 86 on Thursday evening.
In the six years since Whitifled and Sen. Mitch McConnell ensured enactment of the LBL Protection Act that transferred management of LBL from TVA to the Forest Service, Whitfield has secured a total of $48.1 million for LBL operations.
Whitfield said he asked for the funds because the Forest Service, while maintaining all the previously existing services at LBL at less cost than TVA, is still in the process of finalizing their new management plan.
www.gop.gov /item-news.asp?docId=59961   (326 words)

  
 GARDENING : Annuals & Perennials : The Dahlia: Drama Queen of the Flower World : DIY Network
Ed Whitfield, for example, will prepare the soil and spray the plants, as well as shove stakes in the ground.
The Whitfields began growing dahlias four years ago, thanks to seeing the plants at a flower show.
One of the parts Whitfield loves most is sharing the flowers.
www.diynet.com /diy/gf_annuals_perennials/article/0,2029,DIY_13831_2275626,00.html   (706 words)

  
 New energy czar tells delegation he knows Paducah plant's needs - By Joe Walker
McConnell, Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Southgate, and Rep. Ed Whitfield, R-Hopkinsville, held a brief teleconference with reporters after the meeting in Washington, D.C. All have been intensely involved in plant budgetary matters, and criticized Abraham's predecessor, Bill Richardson, when they felt funding was inadequate and projects were lagging.
Whitfield said Abraham was educated on issues such as Paducah plant operator USEC Inc.'s long-term contract to buy uranium blended down from dismantled Russian nuclear warheads, and how that affects USEC's business.
He, McConnell and Whitfield led legislation to pay workers and surviving families up to $150,000 for plant-related illness or death.
www.state.nv.us /nucwaste/news2001/nn11079.htm   (559 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
ED WHITFIELD (Extensions of Remarks - June 12, 2000)
Speaker, although I was on the House floor throughout the proceedings for consideration of H.R. 8, the repeal of the federal estate tax, on Friday, June 9, 2000, I was not recorded as voting on that issue.
I am disappointed that my vote was not recorded because I have always and continue to be in favor of repeal of the federal estate tax.
lobby.la.psu.edu /027_Estate_Tax/Congressional_Statements/Thomas/H_Whitfield_061200.htm   (120 words)

  
 Archives: Story
Congressman Ed Whitfield visited Logan County Saturday, pledging his support for the South Central Kentucky Drug Task Force recently spearheaded by Logan County Law Enforcement.
Whitfield noted that every year since 1999 funding has been obtained for communities to battle drugs.
Whitfield said in the beginning year, $1 million was allocated from the Justice Department and sent through the Pennyrile Task Force.
www.newsdemocratleader.com /articles/2004/03/30/news/news01.txt   (1157 words)

  
 Lawmakers to meet Turkish-Cypriot leaders - Boston.com - Washington - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., will lead a delegation to northern Cyprus next week in an effort to show support for the Turkish-Cypriot population on the divided island and improve U.S. ties with Turkey.
Whitfield, co-chairman of the Turkey Caucus, will fly directly into northern Cyprus with two other congressmen to visit with Turkish-Cypriot leaders.
The trip is a step toward ending the isolation of Turkish Cypriots and marks the first time U.S. congressmen have flown directly into northern Cyprus since the 1980s, said Thomas Weston, a U.S. ambassador who was the special coordinator for Cyprus until August.
www.boston.com /news/nation/washington/articles/2005/05/24/lawmakers_to_meet_turkish_cypriot_leaders?mode=PF   (248 words)

  
 DOE's worker proposal attacked - By Joe Walker
In a letter to be sent today to Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, Whitfield, R-Hopkinsville, said the draft "fails to meet" the law's intent to ensure that people exposed to workplace toxins are compensated by DOE contractors "without a legal battle."
Whitfield's letter, expected to be signed by other lawmakers, complains that the draft rule:
In writing Abraham, Whitfield said the Energy Department still has not responded to a March 27 letter from him and eight other members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee asking 22 detailed questions about the regulations.
www.state.nv.us /nucwaste/news2002/nn11688.htm   (598 words)

  
 CNN.com - Transcripts
FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Identity theft is a serious and growing problem in the United States.
ED MIERZWINSKI, U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP: Well, the credit card companies and the credit bureaus that are offering free -- quote/unquote -- "free credit report" teaser services for a couple of months because they want you to sign up for $80 or $100 a year programs to look at your credit report.
WHITFIELD: So what would be your advice to consumers on how might they be able to protect themselves, when they're hearing about all these options, about insurance, if your advice is -- don't necessarily get go out and get a separate insurance policy though, what kind of questions do they need to ask?
cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0209/01/sm.13.html   (1165 words)

  
 Murray Ledger & Times Your Home Town News Source
Doctors at the Murray Woman's Clinic told U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield they feel rising malpractice premiums and lessening Medicare reimbursements threaten practices like theirs.
Whitfield, R-Ky., said he knows medicine, particularly obstetrics/gynecology, is a risky specialty that could benefit from an overhaul of the health care system.
Whitfield said he is cautiously optimistic the Senate will send the bill to President Bush, despite trial lawyer lobbyists who rival those in support of the malpractice legislation.
www.murrayledger.com /articles/2005/08/05/top_story/news01.txt   (418 words)

  
 Ed Whitfield - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Ed Whitfield - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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Congressman Ed Whitfield has announced the inclusion of $1.6 million in transportation funding for Logan County in the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (TEA-LU).
It was part of $16 million set aside for Kentucky's massive First District, which Whitfield represents in Washington.
The funding is for improvements to upgrade and repair railroad lines running through Logan County, explained Jeff Miles of Whitfield's office.
www.newsdemocratleader.com /articles/2005/03/18/news/news07.txt   (576 words)

  
 Whitfield Meets Turkish Parliament Speaker Arinc And Turkey-u.S. Friendship Group
ANKARA (AA) - U.S. delegation headed by Ed Whitfield, the co-chairman of the Turkey Caucus at the U.S. House of Representatives, met Turkish Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc and members of Turkey-U.S. Interparliamentary Friendship Group on Tuesday.
Stressing that their visit to TRNC was an initiative to lift isolations over Turkish Cypriots, Whitfield said that concrete proposals were presented in their meetings, adding that they have made a clear call to Greek Cypriot leader Tassos Papadopoulos about the issue.
Whitfield said that their activities about Cyprus issue will continue in the United States as well.
www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=42998   (238 words)

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