U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert will be in Arizona and Texas this weekend visiting border areas. Hastert, an Illinois Republican, is scheduled to visit Yuma and Nogales as well as El Paso, Texas.The article doesn't say which, if any, local Congressmen will be there with him.
I'm curious as to which ones will photo-op with him (is 'photo-op' even a verb? Ahhh...the power of a blogger to effect change, even over the English language. :) ). I'll also be VERY interested to see which of the CD8 Rep candidates or Rep Governor candidates gets face-time with him.
It probably wouldn't affect how the district or state votes, but his seeming support could boost a candidate's fundraising efforts.
Later!!
On edit: I called JD Hayworth's local office in Scottsdale to ask if he was going to be with the Speaker. The person (male) who answered thought so, but wasn't 100% sure.
After that, I contacted Jim Kolbe's Tucson office and asked the same question. The person who answered there was not sure, but put me on hold to 'ask the scheduler' . Pam Harrington came on the line, and after I repeated the question, she advised that she would get back to me.
Then, I contacted Raul Grijalva's Tucson office also. They weren't aware of the visit this weekend. They thought the border visits in general were going to be next month.
Based on the surprise and uncertainty in the local offices, I'm beginning to wonder if the BizJournal article is accurate.
Anyway, I thought about contacting the other Congressmen from AZ, but it's time to run some errands and go to the LD8 candidate forum.
I'll look into this later....
On edit2:
OK, found another source online. From an AP story on CentreDaily.com (PA):
Hastert and a handful of lawmakers intend to make stops this weekend in Arizona and Texas, meeting with National Guard troops deployed to assist Border Patrol agents and visiting Camp Grip, which aides described as a remote, desert location and prime area for smugglers. The group also plans a night tour along the border at Nogales, Ariz., and a stop at the Bridge of Americas Port of Entry in El Paso, Texas.
It seems legit. Anyway, I REALLY have to get going. :))
1 comment:
Craig,
Great posts. It is amazing how you were able to catch the dialogue so well with just a notepad. You are doing a tremendous job helping inform voters of the important issues in Arizonan's lives.
DO
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