September 2, 2010
STEARNS TAKES ISSUE WITH DEFENSE SECRETARY GATES’ COMMENTS ON WHETHER OPERATIONS IN IRAQ WERE JUSTIFIED
Following President Obama’s declaration that the U.S. role in combat operations in Iraq is over, Defense Secretary Robert Gates was asked in an interview aired on CNN, “Do you believe the Iraq War was worth it?” In a tentative, uncertain response, Gates said, “I think that, it really, it really requires a historian’s perspective in terms of what happens here in the long term.” Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Sixth) was critical of Gates’ response. “With the end of combat operation in Iraq, now is the time to honor the ultimate sacrifice of more than 4,000 U.S. service members who died in I... READ MORE >
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Cliff Stearns with constituent Wounded Warrior Ian and Ian's custom truck in Green Cove Springs. August, 2010.
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Cliff Stearns attend the Opening Day of the Cal Ripken World Series in Ocala with Ocala/Marion County Visitors and Convention Bureau Director Ann Stearnal. August, 2010.
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Cliff Stearns tours Custom Windows in Ocala. August 2010.
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Custom Windows manufactures quality products in Ocala. August 2010.
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Challenge Enterprises - Congressman Stearns watches disabled constituents assemble bullet-proof vests in Clay County.
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Gainesville Chamber of Commerce - Congressman Stearns speaks to small business owners concerned about the new health care law's negative impact on their businesses.
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Custom Windows - Congressman Stearns tours their Ocala plant and watches 300 workers assemble American made products..
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Eubanks Family Farm - Congressman Stearns meets with the Eubank family who's Alachua County family farm is threatened by looming increases in taxes.
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In July 2010 Stearns recognizes the important work Boeing is conducting at Cecil Field.
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While meeting with residents of Clay County to discuss the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundations, Stearns talked with Kaylin and Trinity Hoffman, both of whom have Type I diabetes.
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Stearns holds a town meeting in Ocala, one of four meetings on June 12, 2010.
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Congressman Stearns adresses the Oil Spill Academic Task Force
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Stearns discusses the issues at a town meeting in Orange Park on May 22, 2010.
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Stearns in Middleburg for one of four town meetings on May 22, 2010.
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Stearns presents the Congressional Gold Medal on May 3, 2010 to Marguerite Bernhardt, who served in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) during World War II.
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2010 First: Rebecca Miller, Scream, Oil paint, West Port High School, Ocala.
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As the co-host for an evening of reflection, Stearns welcomes participants in the Faith & Politics Institute's Moving Beyond Partisan Gridlock event.
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Stearns, a veteran and Vice Republican Leader of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, talks with members of Vets Helping Vets in Ocala, April 2010.
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Stearns visits the new air traffic control tower at the Ocala International Airport, April 2010.
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Stearns learns about the Collier Company in Gainesville and their apartments, April 2010.
