Politics

Meetings for Sierra Vista from 3/12-3/19

Submitted by City of Sierra Vista, Tina Moore, Public Information Office

Monday, March 12th, 2012, 12:16pm

City Council

City Council Work Session
Monday, March 19, 3:00 p.m.
City Hall, City Manager Conference Room
Agenda items include a City Manager Update.

For full agenda and items scheduled, go to www.SierraVistaAZ.gov.

Informational items are also posted at City Hall, the Library, OYCC,
and The Cove 24-hours prior to the meeting date.

Meetings

West End Commission
Monday, March 12, 5:00 p.m.
City Hall, 2nd Floor Conference Room
Vice Chair: Joe Ford
This is a regularly scheduled meeting.

Library Advisory Commission
Tuesday, March 13, 4:30 p.m.
Sierra Vista Public Library Conference Room
Chair: Trinidad Valentin
This is a regularly scheduled meeting.

Park and Recreation Commission
Tuesday, March 13, 5:30 p.m.
Oscar Yrun Community Center
Chair: Tom Shupert
This is a regularly scheduled meeting.

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Opening statement from McCain at SASC meeting on Syria, this morning in DC

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012, 8:35am

The following is a statement from Senator McCain's speech at the Senate Armed Services Committee meeting

U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today delivered the following opening statement at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Syria:

“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I join you in welcoming our distinguished witnesses.

“Let me also thank you, Mr. Chairman, for convening today’s hearing at my request on the horrific situation in Syria. The urgency of this hearing has only grown more important over the past several weeks. It is estimated that nearly 7,500 lives have been lost, and many informed observers even think that figure could be low. Syria today is the scene of some of the worst state-sponsored violence since the Balkans.

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Statement by Senators McCain, Lieberman and Graham on the situation in Syria

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012, 8:22am

The following is the official statement from Senator McCain's office

U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) today released the following statement on the situation in Syria:

“After a year of bloodshed, the crisis in Syria has reached a decisive moment.

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Discussion on military drones features former CIA officer

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Monday, February 27th, 2012, 10:49am

The Southwest Initiative for the Study of Middle East Conflicts, or SISMEC, in conjunction with the National Security Law and Policy Society and the Federalist Society at the University of Arizona, will hold a panel discussion entitled "Drones: The Past, Present and Future of The New American Way of War" on March 8.

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House Democrats blast bill to make university education more expensive-no military exemption

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012, 10:23am

The following is a news release from Arizona House Democrats

House Democrats on the Appropriations Committee were outraged by a plan put forth by Tea Party Republicans to make university education more expensive for students and were equally outraged by the rejection of an amendment to exempt veterans and active duty service members from the mandatory $2000 tuition payment.

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Opening remarks from Senator McCain at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012, 10:35am

The following is a news release from Senator McCain's office

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today made the following opening statement at the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing on FY 2013 Defense Authorization Request and the Future Years Defense Program:

“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I join you in welcoming Secretary Panetta and Chairman Dempsey to discuss the President’s Budget Request for fiscal year 2013; his proposal to reduce the budget for the Department of Defense by $487 billion over the next ten years; and the impact of these reductions on Future Years Defense Programs for the Department of Defense.

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Senators McCain and Graham (R-SC) speak out about Defense Department budget cuts

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Monday, February 13th, 2012, 3:56pm

The following is a press release from Senator McCain's office

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) issued the following statement on President Obama’s defense budget request released today:

“We are deeply disappointed that in his defense budget released today, the president failed to put forward any serious proposal to avoid the looming defense cuts of approximately $600 billion that his own civilian and military leaders have said would be ‘devastating’ to our national security.

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