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    Insurance break for Tulare Co. rejected  Jul 3, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, tried to get the low introductory price for first-time flood insurance buyers extended for one additional year in Tulare County, as has been done for other areas, but got the cold shoulder. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which handles flood insurance, said no in a letter to Nunes last month. (Fresno Bee)

    Rally for water rights hits downtown Fresno  Jul 3, 2009
    More than a dozen speakers, including Congressmen Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, and George Radanovich, R-Mariposa, blamed environmental protections along with a third dry year for the shortage of water for Valley farmers. Schafer and Powlick say they see the ripple effects of the drought in their southeast Fresno classrooms. (Fresno Bee)

    GOP ads link Dems to Valley water crisis  Jul 2, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, that would have blocked a federal decision steering more irrigation water into fish habitat protection ... Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, blasted House Democratic leaders for "destroying the economy of the San Joaquin Valley." Nunes, nonetheless, stressed that Costa and Cardoza are "trying their best to deal with their leadership to try to bring some attention to this problem.". (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    Local farmers protest in San Francisco  Jul 1, 2009
    One June 18, Congress narrowly defeated an amendment offered by Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, that would have blocked a set of rules issued June 4 by the National Marine Fisheries Service that orders additional pumping reductions to protect endangered salmon and steelhead ... Watchdog Fred wrote on Jun 30, 2009 4:51 PM:" Don't count on much of anything from Devin Nunes, if you aren't in his district. He strictly applies the congressional boundary rules when it comes to constituents. He'll just send... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)

    Saving species no longer a beauty contest  Jun 30, 2009
    Devin Nunes (R-Calid. during a hearing held by the House Committee on Natural Resources on Capitol Hill in March. (MSNBC -- Environment)

    Soldier deserved better  Jun 28, 2009
    Jim Costa and Devin Nunes have done twice as much in less than half the time. When will this end. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Salazar visit must build cooperation to solve state water infrastructure  Jun 28, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, blamed farmers' woes on "government action to protect a three-inch minnow." And Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. (Fresno Bee)

    Lawmakers Fail To Block Fish-Saving Measure  Jun 27, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, says the House have "chosen fish over working families.". Fishermen argue that keeping the water in the delta is essential to preserve their livelihoods. (KSBW 8, CA)

    'Fish Don't Vote'  Jun 23, 2009
    REP. DEVIN NUNES, R-CALIF.: What we have today is a manmade brought on by laws, passed by Congress, to where we're starting the breadbasket of the world and starving it of water to save little fish, which is outrageous. (END VIDEOTAPE). (Fox News)

    Unpatriotic GOP  Jun 22, 2009
    I see from an article in The Bee [June 17] that both of our local Republican congressmen, George Radanovich and Devin Nunes, voted against the bill funding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. When Democrats voted against or held up funding for the war, Republicans questioned their patriotism. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Valley fails to unite on Hwy. 99  Jun 21, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, and Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, to waive some interstate requirements to make it easier for Highway 99 to win interstate designation. (Fresno Bee)

    Another View  Jun 19, 2009
    Congressman Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, represent the 21st district in California including Kingsburg. POST A COMMENT. (Kingsburg Recorder, CA)

    Valley lawmakers narrowly lose House vote on irrigation water  Jun 19, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, that would have blocked a federal decision steering more irrigation water into fish habitat protection. Still, Nunes and his allies insist they put a useful spotlight on a region they believe has been ignored too long.. (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    Obama struck dumb -- just like wax dummy  Jun 18, 2009
    The best basketball player in our Congressional delegation is Devin Nunes. But he's a Republican -- and a Boston Celtics fan, to boot. (Fresno Bee)

    Fresno's economy ranks 94th out of 100  Jun 18, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, meanwhile, is framing the economic troubles in terms of irrigation-water shortages. Starting this week, Nunes plans to offer water-related amendments on House spending bills. (Fresno Bee)

    The GOP's New Health-Care Alternative. Join the Line  Jun 18, 2009
    In May, Representative Paul Ryan, together with Representative Devin Nunes, introduced a bill called the Patients' Choice Act, which would essentially 1) redirect much of the money that goes into Medicaid to individuals to buy health savings accounts, 2) encourage high-deductible health insurance and 3) tax employee health benefits in a manner similar to what Senator John McCain proposed during the presidential election. That bill was akin to what Ryan proposed in the 2010 GOP budget... (Time.com)

    Economically, it stinks to be us  Jun 17, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, said he will bring more congressional attention to the irrigation water shortages that have aggravated the valley's farm economy. Starting this week, Nunes plans to offer water- related amendments on House spending bills; he conceded that the amendments will lose, but he said he believes they still will serve a purpose. (Modesto Bee, CA)

    Push to make Hwy. 99 an interstate splits counties  Jun 17, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, and Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, to waive certain interstate requirements. (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    APS SIDHU: Health care act would level the playing field  Jun 16, 2009
    Devin Nunes has proposed The Patient's Choice Act, which would give every American choice and certainty when it comes to health care. The American health care system is plagued by abuse. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Thumbs up, thumbs down  Jun 16, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia; and Rep. George Radanovich, R-Mariposa, all of whom voted against the "cash for clunkers" bill, which aims to boost new auto sales by allowing consumers to turn in their gas-guzzling cars and trucks for vouchers worth up to $4,500 toward more fuel-efficient vehicles. (Fresno Bee)

    DEVIN NUNES: A better alternative than Obama's plan  Jun 5, 2009
    By Devin Nunes Text Size ... Devin Nunes of Visalia represents the 21st Congressional District. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Fresno chamber joins fight against 'card check'  Jun 3, 2009
    George Radanovich of Mariposa and Devin Nunes of Visalia. Although Democrats have the power to ram the bill through the House, even some of the bill's co-sponsors among the party's pro-business centrists quietly voice concern. (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    Maybe it's time for voters to 'scratch' Rep. Cardoza  May 31, 2009
    George Radanovich, Devin Nunes and Kevin McCarthy didn't show up. At least Nunes had the gumption to say he was steamed at the president and didn't want "to go there and make nice" with Michelle Obama. (Fresno Bee)

    Blind to suffering  May 28, 2009
    Devin Nunes not attending first lady Michelle Obamas speech at UC Merced. With a plate of fine cheese and expensive wine, the lefties may have conversed about how rude it is to not attend the first ladys speech. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Visalian receives Silver Star medal  May 28, 2009
    Devin Nunes pinned the medal on him. "I didn't do anything more than anyone else.". (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    Visalia Navy veteran receives Silver Star  May 28, 2009
    Congressman Devin Nunes pinned the medal on Halbardier at a ceremony at Nunes' district office in Visalia that was attended by a fellow survivor of the attack. "It's an extreme honor for me," Halbardier said. (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    Nunes cares for Valley  May 28, 2009
    Devin Nunes brain-dead for not attending Michelle Obamas commencement speech at UC Merced ... Devin Nunes has been on the front line of the battle to protect agriculture. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Absence sent message  May 28, 2009
    Devin Nunes for not attending first lady Michelle Obamas speech at UC Merced. They are missing the point. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Pelosi: Nothing more to say on CIA allegation  May 23, 2009
    May 22: Congressman Devin Nunes, R-Calif. joins MSNBCs Ed Schultz to discuss the Republican Partys approach to modifying the U.S. health care system. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Republican Healthcare Alternative Unveiled; Gitmo Closure Held Up  May 22, 2009
    and Devin Nunes (R-Calif. introduced yesterday a Republican health care reform package that offers tax incentives and advances to allow everyone in America to purchase their own private health insurance (short (pdf), long (pdf), (pdf)). (Human Events Online)

    Disgusted by Nunes  May 22, 2009
    Devin Nunes stated reason for declining an invitation to the commencement at UC Merced where first lady Michelle Obama spoke on May 16: Im not going to go there and make nice. . (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    No excuse not to be there  May 21, 2009
    Devin Nunes wouldnt show. After all, traveling from Tulare to Merced is a huge distance and hes a brain-dead representative. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Setting bad example  May 20, 2009
    Devin Nunes is setting for the graduates of UC Merced. I thought that the point of the graduation ceremony was to celebrate the accomplishments of Valley students as they move on to the working phase of their lives. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Congress' Conservatives Offer Health Proposal  May 20, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Calif, of the bill in the House. Their legislation would focus on prevention and chronic disease. (Newsmax)

    Who do you think will do the right thing?  May 19, 2009
    B) Do a Devin Nunes and say you're a no-show because you're no fan of the president and his party. C) Do a Dennis Cardoza and make up lame excuses for not attending one of the biggest events in the history of the fledgling campus you helped create in your hometown. (Fresno Bee)

    5 congressmen won't be at UC Merced ceremony  May 16, 2009
    A fifth, Visalia Republican Devin Nunes, says he is skipping the ceremony because he is unhappy with President Barack Obama and the majority Democrats in Congress. "The president's wife is coming to the Valley, and just five miles away you have tens of thousands of people out of work because of the policies of the Democrat Party," he said. (Fresno Bee)

    Likes Rep. Nunes  May 14, 2009
    Devin Nunes has voiced his frustration and disgust with the government for letting our farmers down by keeping water from them to protect the Delta smelt. Common sense has left the building. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Fish or Famine  May 12, 2009
    REP. DEVIN NUNES (R-CALIF.): You're spending $1 trillion and you will not put in one provision that would create save 60,000 jobs. This is an insult to my constituency. (Fox News)

    Valley packs little punch on Capitol Hill  May 10, 2009
    Devin Nunes of Visalia, maneuvered the House last month into supporting a study of the employment consequences of water shortages. Republican Rep. (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    Tulare Co. names new assistant D.A.  May 10, 2009
    For District 21, it correctly names Devin Nunes. But the address is "P.O. Box 130, Alpaugh, CA 93201." Alpaugh. (Fresno Bee)

    Calls for resignations are just political grandstanding  Apr 28, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, said Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger should resign because he hasn't resolved California's farm water shortage. Nunes' remark gained little backing, although it garnered him a few headlines. (Fresno Bee)

    Rally whets Valley water fight  Apr 19, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, took advantage of the spotlight to call on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to resign, faulting him for not doing enough to end the Valley's water woes. MARK CROSSE / THE FRESNO BEE. (Fresno Bee)

    Radanovich fundraising improves, but he still trails colleagues  Apr 17, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, reports having $872,504 in his campaign treasury as of March 31. Democrats Dennis Cardoza of Merced and Jim Costa of Fresno have $263,998 and $316,379, respectively. (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    AL SMITH: Employee Free Choice Act offers less choice, not more  Apr 14, 2009
    Both Congressmen Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, and George Radanovich, R-Mariposa, recently met with the chamber to pledge their strong opposition to the act and will do everything possible to help stop it from passing. The chamber also provided hundreds of letters from hard-working business owners and employees to Fresno's congressional delegation. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Lawmakers ask for earmarked spending for Valley  Apr 11, 2009
    George Radanovich, R-Mariposa, and Devin Nunes, R-Visalia - say they will forego seeking budget earmarks for the time being. They say the earmark process has been corrupted. (Fresno Bee)

    San Joaquin, Sacramento rivers top endangered list  Apr 7, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia. House added that the "environmental concerns should be secondary" to concerns about the "endangered communities" that rely on irrigation water from Valley rivers. (Fresno Bee)

    Ask the scientists  Apr 7, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, asserting the end of civilization in the Valley will occur unless the delta smelt court decision is given an exemption from the Endangered Species Act. I've just returned from a Fresno State Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences four-day field trip, partly devoted to the California Water Project and especially the delta region. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    DEVIN NUNES: Water issues require accountability  Apr 5, 2009
    By Devin Nunes Text Size ... Devin Nunes of Visalia represents California s 21st Congressional District. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    New FEMA maps cause flood of dissatisfaction in Visalia  Apr 3, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, said the city ignored FEMA's warning at its peril. "We've been telling the city, until those levees are restored and certified, you're going to have a problem," Nunes said. (Fresno Bee)

    Teamwork urged at Tulare Co. water meeting  Mar 28, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia. Nearly 100 people including farmers, business owners and local politicians gathered at the Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner's Office to talk about the realities of the current water crisis. (Fresno Bee)

    Business briefs: Fresno bank declines bailout  Mar 27, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, will host a "Water Supply Reality Check" seminar today at the Tulare County Agriculture Commissioner's office at 4437 S. Laspina St., Tulare. The seminar will feature Chowchilla Water District director Kole Upton, Westlands Water District manager Tom Birmingham and groundwater expert Ken Schmidt of K.D. Schmidt and Associates. (Fresno Bee -- Business)

    House approves Valley river funds  Mar 26, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, and Rep ... George Radanovich, R-Mariposa, and Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, voted against the bill. (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    Lands bill boost for Valley  Mar 26, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, voted against the lands bill, in large part because of his opposition to the restoration project. And resistance is growing from many farmers. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Ag exploitation  Mar 25, 2009
    George Radanovich and Devin Nunes actually introduce some legislation in Congress to make the lives of farmworkers more tolerable. As a farmer, I marched with Cesar Chavez for the rights of farmworkers back in the 1960s and 1970s. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    New York Special Awash in Cash  Mar 21, 2009
    Randy Neugebauer (Texas), Devin Nunes (Calif. Denny Rehberg (Mont. (Roll Call)

    House Passes Tax on $165 Million in AIG Bonuses  Mar 20, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Calif. "What we should do today is calm down, stop this process...and go through this bill to consider whether this is the right course of action.". (SmartMoney)

    Valley lawmakers reaching out with Twitter  Mar 16, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia. "I'm not against it, but I just don't see the benefit.". (Fresno Bee)

    'A simple plan'  Mar 14, 2009
    Devin Nunes presented a plan to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner that would save 80,000 agriculture jobs within the state (according to a UC Davis study), many of which happen to be here in the Valley, where unemployment is around 15%, and growing. It is a simple plan: "Let the water flow to the farmers!" Yet, we have liberal politicians and policies that block this from happening. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Public lands bill fails to pass  Mar 12, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia. "This was a completely ridiculous process.". (Fresno Bee)

    Lawmakers seek Valley disaster status  Mar 7, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, is focusing on budget and legislative reform proposals that Nunes' spokesman, Andrew House, said would address the "layer of economic lethargy" now afflicting California. One proposal would re-establish California's part-time Legislature, House said. (Fresno Bee)

    SPIN METER: Both parties deny it's their economy  Mar 5, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Calif. asked Geithner to confirm that all of the stimulus legislation since early 2008 was "supported by President Obama and his administration and your office.". (International Herald Tribune)

    Campaign afoot to oust Radanovich  Mar 2, 2009
    Devin Nunes of Visalia, has clashed with Radanovich over the river restoration bill. But Nunes' chief of staff, Johnny Amaral, said Friday that Nunes supports Radanovich for re-election and had nothing to do with Smittcamp's letter. (Modesto Bee, CA)

    'Negative votes'  Feb 20, 2009
    Devin Nunes (District 21) and George Radanovich (District 19). Neither has offered any specific plan of his own. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Replace them all  Feb 19, 2009
    Devin Nunes has the right idea. We need a one-house Legislature that only works four months out of the year, and budgets for two years at a time. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Local briefs  Feb 14, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, again brought up Carter's comments and said he "moonlights as a radical environmentalist.". Carter said on his KFCF (88. (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    Whether it works or not, stimulus money headed to Valley  Feb 13, 2009
    George Radanovich, R-Mariposa, and Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, are expected to vote against it. The reporter can be reached at or (202) 383-0006. (Fresno Bee)

    John Krebs Wilderness to finally take root  Feb 11, 2009
    Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, brought in a new voice to reckon with. Mineral King Valley cabin owners wanted to avoid inclusion in federal wilderness, which can limit use of machines. (Fresno Bee)

    Fresno County representatives seek federal funds  Feb 10, 2009
    Devin Nunes of Visalia and George Radanovich of Mariposa, now say they will not ask for earmarks until the spending process is reformed. That means, for instance, that neither congressman will ask Congress to provide the $3 million grant that Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims wants for gang prevention. (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    Drought no match for Mayan rain god's wrath  Feb 7, 2009
    Devin Nunes, come on down. You've surely angered Chac Mool -- wise in the ways of environmental harmony -- by opposing San Joaquin River restoration. (Fresno Bee)

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