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Representative Samuel 'Sam' Farr's Public Statements on Military Personnel

Full Name: Samuel 'Sam' Farr
Office: U.S. House (CA) - District 20, Democratic
First Elected: 1993
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Shary; 1 Child: Jessica
Birth Date: 07/04/1941
Birth Place: San Francisco, CA
Home City: Carmel, CA
Religion: Episcopalian
Date Title Location
March 20, 2013 Letter to The Honorable Chuck Hagel, Secretary of Defense - Military Tuition Assistance Unknown
May 31, 2012 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 Washington, DC
June 29, 2011 Grijalva Joined By Broad Cross-Section of Members of Congress In Praising Yesterday's First Ever Senate Hearing on The DREAM Act Washington, DC
June 27, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Barack Obama, President of The United States of America Washington, DC
June 21, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Barack H. Obama, President of the United States Washington, DC
May 31, 2011 Local Military Funding Moves Forward Washington DC
March 30, 2011 Reps Farr, Jenkins to Co-Chair Defense Communities Caucus Washington, DC
Oct. 13, 2010 Letter to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Washington, DC
July 28, 2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 Washington, DC
July 10, 2009 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2010 Washington, DC
May 19, 2009 Hearing Of The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs And Related Agencies Subcommittee Of The House Appropriations Committee - The Department Of Air Force Budget Washington, DC
May 13, 2009 Hearing Of The Subcommittee On Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, And Related Agencies Of The House Appropriations Committee - Veterans Affairs Department Washington, DC
May 12, 2009 Hearing Of The Homeland Security Subcommittee Of The House Appropriations Committee- Homeland Security Department Washington, DC
April 23, 2009 Hearing Of The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, And Related Agencies Subcommittee Of The House Appropriations Committee - Testimony From Outside Washington, DC
March 5, 2009 Progressive Caucus Washington, DC
Aug. 2, 2008 Military Construction, VA Bill Advances Washington, DC
July 31, 2008 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2009 Washington, DC
June 24, 2008 Military Construction Bill Takes Next Step Washington, DC
May 8, 2008 Military Families Deserve Attention Washington, DC
May 1, 2008 Veterans Vision Magazine - Military Families Deserve Attention Unknown
April 10, 2008 Hearing of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee - Department of Homeland Security Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2009] Washington, DC
April 2, 2008 Hearing of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee-Defense Spending Washington, DC
July 30, 2007 Farr Honored for Military Community Advocacy Washington, DC
June 29, 2007 Letter To President of the United States George W. Bush Washington, DC
June 15, 2007 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008 Washington, DC
June 15, 2007 House Passes Military Construction, VA Funding Bill Washington, DC
Feb. 15, 2007 Introduction of the Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian Management Act Washington, DC
Oct. 17, 2006 New Defense law Includes Farr Language for Disabled Vets and Military Washington, DC
May 19, 2006 Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2007 Washington, DC
Feb. 9, 2006 Farr and Bilirakis Support Tax Fairness for Disabled Vets Washington, DC
Nov. 18, 2005 Conference Report on H.R. 2528, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2006 Washington, DC
Nov. 18, 2005 Farr Ensures Local Veterans, Military Benefit From Spending Bill Washington, DC
Aug. 8, 2005 Farr Supports NPS and DLI Before BRAC Commission Monterey, CA
June 21, 2005 NPS, DLI Benefit in Defense Appropriations Bill Washington, DC
May 31, 2005 Farr Watches Out For Central Coast In Mil/Qual Appropriations Bill Washington, DC
March 2, 2005 Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell Washington, DC
Oct. 9, 2004 Conference Report on H.R. 4837, Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2005 Washington, DC
July 22, 2004 Military Construction Appropriations Washington, DC
July 21, 2004 Miltiary Construction Appropriations Act Washington, DC
July 15, 2004 Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriation Act, 2005 Washington, DC
May 5, 2004 Congressional Democrats Call on Chairman Hunter to Help Military Widows Washington, DC
Feb. 25, 2004 Hearing of the Military Construction Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee on Fiscal Year 2005 Hearing on Quality of Life - Spouses Washington, DC
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 Washington DC
Jan. 1, 2012 Issue Position: Foreign Affairs Unknown
Jan. 1, 2012 Issue Position: Helping Our Vets and Military Unknown
Jan. 1, 2012 Issue Position: Iraq and Afghanistan Unknown
Jan. 1, 2012 Issue Position: Local Military - Defense Language Institute Unknown
Jan. 1, 2012 Issue Position: Military Academy Nominations Unknown
Issue Position: Veterans
Issue Position: Local Military
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