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Representative Dan Benishek's Public Statements

Dan Benishek
Full Name: Dan Benishek
Office: U.S. House (MI) - District 1, Republican
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Judy; 5 Children
Birth Date: 04/20/1952
Birth Place: Iron River, MI
Home City: Crystal Falls, MI
Religion: Catholic

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May 17, 2013 Letter to The Honorable Jack Lew, Secretary of the Treasury - IRS Targeting Washington, DC
May 16, 2013 Gillibrand, Collins, Boxer, Johanns, Benishek, Gabbard, Begich, Blumenthal, Coons, Franken, Hirono, Mikulski, Pryor, Schatz, Shaheen, Rockefeller, Feinstein, Hanna, Sinema, Joined by Service Members Victimized by Sexual Assault in Announcing Bicameral Legislation Reforming Military Justice System Washington, DC
May 7, 2013 Dr. Benishek Authors Bill to Protect Access to Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Washington, DC
May 2, 2013 Letter to Secretary LaHood - Preventing Closures of Air Traffic Control Towers Unknown
April 29, 2013 Dr. Benishek Endorses Effort to Support Northern Michigan Farmers Washington, DC
April 26, 2013 Dr. Benishek Comments On Bill To Restore Air Traffic Control Operations Washington, DC
April 25, 2013 Letter to Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security - Abandon Cross-Border Fee Proposal Unknown
April 19, 2013 Letter to Chairman Frelinghuysen and Ranking Member Kaptur - FRIB at Michigan State University Washington, DC
April 16, 2013 Letter to The Honorable Chuck Hagel, Secretary of Defense - Bipartisan Group in Pushing Pentagon on VA Claims Backlog Washington, DC
April 16, 2013 Letter to Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Moran of the Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Washington, DC
April 5, 2013 Letter to Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Huerta - Air Traffic Control Tower Closures Washington, DC
March 29, 2013 Letter to Julius Genachowski Chairman U.S. Federal Communications Commission - Canadian and Mexican Broadcaster Frequencies Dearborn, MI
March 28, 2013 Letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget Jeffrey Zients - Rural School Funding Unknown
March 22, 2013 Dr. Benishek: "Washington Regulators Are Killing Jobs Here in Northern Michigan" Washington, DC
March 21, 2013 Establishing a Select Committee to Investigate the Benghazi Attack Washington, DC
March 21, 2013 Dr. Benishek Supports Budget Plan to Control Wasteful Washington Spending Washington, DC
March 15, 2013 Bill Introduced In House and Senate To Improve Veterans Groups Access To Surplus Federal Property Washington, DC
March 14, 2013 Letter to Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Bob Perciasepe - Releasing Livestock Producers' Information Washington, DC
March 14, 2013 Letter to Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Huerta - Local Contract Control Tower Closures Washington, DC
March 13, 2013 Dr. Benishek Leads Congressional Hearing to Improve Veterans' Care Washington, DC
March 5, 2013 Dr. Benishek Leads Bipartisan Effort on Addressing Veterans' Suicide Washington, DC
March 1, 2013 Dr. Benishek On Sequestration: "Washington Is Once Again Not Doing Its Job" Washington, DC
Feb. 21, 2013 Dr. Benishek Leads Bipartisan Effort to Protect Northern Michigan Harbors Washington, DC
Feb. 5, 2013 Letter to President Barack Obama - Keystone XL Pipeline Washington, DC
Jan. 31, 2013 Dr. Benishek Named To Key Agriculture Subcommittees Washington, DC
Jan. 29, 2013 Dr. Benishek Introduces Bill To Ensure Veterans Receive Their Benefits Faster Washington, DC
Jan. 16, 2013 Dr. Benishek: "Mr. President: Attacking the Second Amendment is Not the Answer" Washington, DC
Jan. 15, 2013 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 Washington, DC
Jan. 9, 2013 Dr. Benishek Authors Bill To Protect Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Washington, DC
Jan. 4, 2013 Dr. Benishek Comments on DEQ's Decision Not To Approve The County Road 595 Project Washington, DC
Jan. 3, 2013 Dr. Benishek Sworn Into Second Term As First District Congressman Washington, DC
Jan. 2, 2013 Dr. Benishek Supports Effort To Block Congressional Pay Raises Washington, DC
Jan. 1, 2013 Dr. Benishek Votes In Support Of "Fiscal Cliff" Compromise Washington, DC
Dec. 21, 2012 House of Representatives Passes Dr. Benishek's Bill To Name Munising Post Office Washington, DC
Dec. 20, 2012 Dr. Benishek Named As Chairman of House Veterans' Subcommittee on Health Washington, DC
Dec. 13, 2012 Dr. Benishek: "Mr. President: Let's Reduce Wasteful Spending, Instead of Raising Taxes" Washington, DC
Dec. 12, 2012 Dr. Benishek: "Health Care Law's Taxes Will Hurt Northern Michigan" Washington, DC
Dec. 10, 2012 Dr. Benishek: "Great Education Means More Jobs For Northern Michigan" Houghton, MI
Nov. 30, 2012 The Need for Tax Reform Unknown
Nov. 30, 2012 Dr. Benishek Supports Effort To Increase American Innovation And Competiveness Washington, DC
Nov. 29, 2012 Cassidy Proposes Drug Shortage Solutions Washington, DC
Nov. 26, 2012 Dr. Benishek: "Now Is The Time For Real Tax Reform" Washington, DC
Oct. 23, 2012 Dr. Benishek Honored as Guardian of Small Business by NFIB Traverse City, MI
Oct. 15, 2012 Government Should Not Fund Abortions Traverse City, MI
Oct. 11, 2012 Anniversary of Pro-Veterans Legislation Traverse City, MI
Oct. 11, 2012 Dr. Benishek: "Education Key To Job Growth In Northern Michigan" Marquette, MI
Oct. 10, 2012 Dr. Benishek Fights to Protect Paper Mill Jobs in Northern Michigan Washington, DC
Oct. 5, 2012 Dr. Benishek Comments on September Unemployment Report Washington, DC
Oct. 4, 2012 Dr. Benishek Discusses Protecting Northern Michigan Jobs in Elk Rapids Elk Rapids, MI
Oct. 3, 2012 Dr. Benishek: "Costly Federal Regulations Kill Job Growth in Northern Michigan" Sagola, MI

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