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Representative John R. Lewis's Public Statements on Defense

John Lewis
Full Name: John R. Lewis
Office: U.S. House (GA) - District 5, Democratic
First Elected: 11/04/1986
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Lillian; 1 Child: John
Birth Date: 02/21/1940
Birth Place: Troy, AL
Home City: Atlanta, GA
Religion: Protestant

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June 14, 2013 Rep. John Lewis Cost of War Act Passes as Part of Defense Authorization Bill Unknown
March 19, 2013 Rep. John Lewis on 10th Anniversary of Invasion of Iraq Washington, DC
Sept. 14, 2012 Rep. John Lewis Mourns the Loss of Four State Department Officials in Libya Unknown
June 12, 2012 Letter to President Obama Washington, DC
May 18, 2012 Rep. John Lewis Amendment Demanding An Accounting For the Cost of War Is Part of the Defense Authorization Act Washington, DC
April 18, 2012 Representative John Lewis Says Republican Cuts to Social Safety Net Are Heartless, Not Fiscally Sound Washington, DC
March 27, 2012 Letter to Leon E. Panetta, Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
Dec. 15, 2011 Letter to President Obama Unknown
Oct. 13, 2011 Letter to Members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Washington, DC
July 7, 2011 Rep. John Lewis Seeks to Amend Defense Appropriations Bill Washington, DC
July 7, 2011 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 Washington, DC
June 23, 2011 Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2219, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 Washington, DC
May 26, 2011 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Washington, DC
Jan. 21, 2011 Letter to Jeh Johnson, General Counsel of the Department of Defense Unknown
Oct. 13, 2010 Letter to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Washington, DC
May 27, 2010 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 Washington, DC
May 26, 2009 Letter to the Honorable Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense 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 25, 2005 Providing for Consideration of H. R. 1815, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 Washington, DC

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