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Let Them Eat Cake (Magic Valley Mormon)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:47:00 GMT

From my old Senator, Mike Crapo of Idaho: "The driving distances between places in our state as well as limited public transportation options mean that many of us don’t have any choice but to keep driving and paying those ever-increasing prices for fuel." It is this reality that drives my anger at the "let them eat cake" conservationists barely containing their glee at higher gas prices....

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AFFORDABLE ENERGY, BETTER FUTURE (The Conservative Voice Columns)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:21:13 GMT

Guest opinion submitted by Idaho Senator Mike Crapo

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Physician Hospitals of America Applauds Congress on Passage of Supplemental Appropriation (PR News Wire )

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:56:00 GMT

... for the strong support from Members of Congress like Sam Johnson, Joe Barton, Jon Kyl, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison. These Members and countless others have seen the value our members bring to their communities and understand the importance of continuing to encourage physician owned and directed hospital care."

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CRAPO MAKES STRONG CASE FOR COUNTY PAYMENTS (The Conservative Voice Columns)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:26:07 GMT

Washington, DC - Idaho Senator Mike Crapo highlighted the potential impact on Idaho communities of a failure to extend county payments on the floor of the U.S. Senate today when he spoke of the need to continue the County Payments program. Crapo joined colleague Senator Larry Craig and other Senators in filing an amendment to a supplemental spending bill that if enacted would continue...

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IDAHOANS ON ENERGY: RUNNING ON EMPTY (The Conservative Voice Columns)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:36:26 GMT

Guest opinion submitted by Idaho Senator Mike Crapo

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Why the Idaho GOP is worried...or should be. (DennisMansfield.com)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:02:00 GMT

... for the next November General Election. The question is: who will dominate the other side? In ID, Mike Simpson was never on the Chenoweth/Sali/conservative side. Neither was Larry Craig. Mike Crapo was on the sidelines, but not really a leader among the social conservatives, though he is a good and decent man and a friend of mine. Dirk Kempthorne never truly publicly embraced...

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Veep NW? (Ridenbaugh Press)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:41:50 GMT

... but all three have disqualifiers: Larry Craig’s issues are obvious enough to need no restating; Mike Crapo has had health issues; and Oregon’s Gordon Smith is running for re-election (and, were he to withdraw, his seat would most likely fall to a Democrat). House members are rarely picked, and none of the Northwest’s jump out as having the powerhouse skills and broad support to turn...

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States’ Rights: Climate Divide Is More About Region Than Party (Environmental Capital)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:51:44 GMT

... of two senators from the American West. On the surface, Washington’s Maria Cantwell and Idaho’s Mike Crapo are far apart. She’s a Democrat who voted for the bill, with reservations. He’s a Republican who voted against it, with relish. But both senators had similar hometown concerns about the bill: Their region generates most of its electricity from hydroelectric power, and the bill...

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Craig, Crapo Critical of Climate Security Act (NewWest.Net Politics)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:53:00 GMT

Idaho Republican Senators Larry Craig and Mike Crapo both had something to say today about the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act, on which the Senate voted to continue debate. Who Cares About Global Warming Anyway? by: Senator Larry Craig If you remember Al Gore’s Oscar-winning movie and his visit to Boise, you might be shocked to learn how the Democrat-led Congress actually handled...

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NW senators split on climate bill (Seattle Times)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:24:46 GMT

... bring it up for a vote. The measure fell 12 votes shorts of the 60 votes need to end debate.Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, voted to continue debate, while fellow Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig was absent and did not vote. A spokeswoman said Craig opposed ending debate on the bill, which Craig says would raise power and fuel bills that are already historically high.Democratic Sen. Patty...

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Call and Urge Sen. Crapo To Vote Against Global Warming Bill (Right Mind)

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:05:58 GMT

Please call the office of Sen. Mike Crapo (Sentate Switchboard: 202-224-3121) and politely urge him to vote against the Lieberman-Warner cap-and-trade bill. We Don't Need a Climate Tax on the Poor - WSJ.com Townhall.com::Our Own Oil Cartel::By Terence Jeffrey Greens' stranglehold on Congress Townhall.com::Hurricane Lieberman-Warner::By Brent Bozell III China Starts Oil Drilling Off Florida...

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Both sides target Smith on global warming (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:52:00 GMT

... in voting to continue debate on the bill, but remains undecided on the overall legislation. Sens. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., also voted to move the bill to the floor but are undecided on the bill itself.Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, opposes the bill and voted against bringing it to the floor.Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., was absent Monday and a...

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Wild Sky event has unlikely guest (Seattle Pos)

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:54:01 GMT

... conservation proposals through the Senate. She sought help from GOP colleagues, including Sens. Mike Crapo of Idaho and Gordon Smith of Oregon, to limit Senate floor debate.A couple of remarks helped pry loose the bill. Rey had told a House committee that President Bush could sign the Wild Sky legislation if it reached his desk.And Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, a timber industry ally,...

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PROTECTING OUR KIDS--ONLINE (The Conservative Voice Columns)

Thu, 29 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT

by Guest commentator Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) - The Internet is the centerpiece of our Information Age. It brings the world to our fingertips and takes us thousands of miles away at the click of a mouse.

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SEN. CRAPO LAUDS PASSAGE OF ONLINE SAFETY MEASURES FOR CHILDREN (The Conservative Voice Columns)

Sat, 24 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Two measures, co-sponsored by Senator Mike Crapo, that increase safeguards for children using the Internet passed the Senate this week by unanimous consent.

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HALLOWED GROUNDS (The Conservative Voice Columns)

Fri, 23 May 2008 16:00:00 GMT

Guest opinion submitted by Idaho Senator Mike Crapo

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Senate passes war-aid bill (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Fri, 23 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Reid had been skeptical of adding dozens of items favored by the Appropriations Committee to Bush's war request. But the panel's plan contained so many smaller items favored by senators in both parties - including money for Gulf Coast hurricane recovery, NASA and additional food- and drug-safety inspectors - that even GOP conservatives such as Larry Craig and Mike Crapo of Idaho rebuffed...

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Senate Deals Defeat to Bush on Iraq War Spending (ABC News)

Fri, 23 May 2008 06:22:28 GMT

But the committee's plan contained so many smaller items favored by senators in both parties — including money for Gulf Coast hurricane recovery, NASA, and additional food and drug safety inspectors — that even GOP conservatives such as Sens. Larry Craig and Mike Crapo of Idaho rebuffed the White House. The duo were strong supporters of $400 million to subsidize schools in rural counties...

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Senate packs billions in add-ons to war bill (Houston Chronicle)

Fri, 23 May 2008 05:38:54 GMT

... additional food and drug safety inspectors — that even GOP conservatives such as Larry Craig and Mike Crapo of Idaho rebuffed the White House. The duo were strong supporters of $400 million to subsidize schools in rural counties hit hard by declines in timber revenues.The bill also contained $490 million for grants to local police departments, $451 million to repair roads damaged...

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Senate OKs war-funding bill with billions added (Baltimore Sun)

Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

... additional food and drug safety inspectors - that even GOP conservatives such as Larry Craig and Mike Crapo of Idaho rebuffed the White House. The duo were strong supporters of $400 million to subsidize schools in rural counties.The bill also contained $490 million for grants to local police departments, $451 million to repair roads damaged by natural disasters, $200 million for the...

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