E000092 1934-02-06 2182 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 3 202-225-5144 Vernon 'r':4 '-3':6 'mi':5 'rep':1 'ehler':3,8,10 'vernon':2,7,9 M 400119 Ehlers Vernon_J._Ehlers J. Rep. Vernon Ehlers [R, MI-3] N00004166 6153 Republican 202-225-3831 Christian Reformed MI Vern Vernon Ehlers 4.66666666666667 http://www.house.gov/ehlers/ CongressmanEhlers 400119 Person rep\. Thu Oct 22 10:31:34 -0500 2009 Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...couple relocated Nyamuon to a refugee camp in Uganda with assistance from Genesis United and the office of U.S. Rep. Vern Ehlers, R-Grand Rapids. 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Vern Eh '25':16 'co':22 'eh':51 'joe':27 'lie':37 'put':13 'rep':26 'u.s':25 'acma':11 'blog':3,54 'held':44 'juli':49 'meet':47 'vern':50 'voic':9 'yell':35 'chair':23 'first':46 'south':39 'caucus':20,43 'famous':33 'materi':2,5,53 'member':17 'pictur':29 'togeth':14 'wilson':28 'carolina':40 'co-chair':21 'composit':1,4,19,52 'industri':6 'republican':41 'congression':18 6517735 false true google blog Composite Material Blog http://www.compositesblog.com/ OK http://www.compositesblog.com/2009/10/composite-material-industry-has-voice.html 400119 Person representative Tue Oct 27 21:41:19 -0500 2009 Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0500 2009 Vern Ehlers is my representative and his politics are considered moderate by our standards. I guess I shouldn't have voted for him either based on principle. With all due respect to my conservative brothers and sisters, ... 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That honor rol 'n':8 'ain':14 'bad':34 'con':19 'rol':51 'tri':46 'yes':22,42 'fill':31 'issu':40 'know':35 'trim':48 'vern':15 'clime':2 'ehler':16,27 'honor':50 'major':39 'would':17 'sisith':1,52 'strong':44 'letdown':4,21 'support':45 'surpris':11,25 'statement':29 'nevertheless':26 6492551 false true google blog sisith http://sisithpknr.livejournal.com/ OK http://sisithpknr.livejournal.com/1069.html 400119 Person republican Fri Oct 23 21:44:10 -0500 2009 Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0500 2009 Vern Ehlers (R) Pete Hoekstra (R) Mike Rogers (R) Tim Walberg (R) All the rest voted for it including Republicans Knollenberg (Now gone) Fred Upton, Thad McCotter, Dave Camp, Candice Miller. 4. Kansas Regional Prisons Museum. ... 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