Hello, my name is Jonathan Dumire and I am very glad to have had the opportunity to serve as a Congressional intern this summer with Congressman Mike Conaway. The tenure of my internship was served during both Congress being in session and during recess. It was an important step for me to actually work in the office and be able to help serve the constituents of District 11. As it goes it is my dream and goal to serve the citizens of Texas in public life as an elected official. I tried my first hand at reaching that goal last November during my run for Midland City Councilman. I was unsuccessful but had a good showing. During the internship I was able to improve my office skills, meet and become friends with people from all over the country, and see how party politics and the art of compromise really happens on the national government level. With the help of a great staff and an understanding Staff Assistant I was able to learn many new things about our district and the way Capitol Hill runs. It was a dream come true when I was able to go and sit on the house floor where so many great Representative have sat before (one being Mike). It was a great experience and something I suggest any college student interested in politics look into, whether or not it is your field of study. It is an experience I will not forget and an opportunity that will benefit me for years to come. I will graduate from UTPB in Odessa, TX with my B.S. in Political Science in May and plan to go on to get a M.P.A. I hope that sooner than later I will be able to continue to serve the great citizens of District 11 and Texas.
God bless you and God bless this great country. Jonathan Dumire- Intern to Rep. Mike Conaway
Last Friday I was privileged to partake in the historic events that unfolded here in Washington. Although the CSPAN cameras were off the entire time, I’ve come across a youtube video of my Republican colleagues as they explain to the tax-payers in the galleries why we think it was wrong to adjourn without voting on a comprehensive energy strategy, and why speaker Pelosi is wrong to try and silence the majority of Americans who are demanding access to American energy reserves.
The quality is not great, but the powerful words of Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Price, and Mr. Pence all make up for it. It does a great job of conveying the excitement and raw emotion that was on display. We are continuing that good work again today, and I am hopeful that Speaker Pelosi will realize that she cannot ignore the will of the people forever. Click here to watch the video.
On Friday August 1, 2008, at 11:23 a.m., your Democrat majority in the House of Representatives adjourned the House for five full weeks.
House Republicans believe that Congress should not go on vacation until we take action to lower gas and energy prices for struggling American families.
For the last two months we and our House Republican colleagues have used every tool at our disposal to try and get you and your Democrat majority to vote on legislation to lower gas and energy prices by expanding environmentally sound domestic production of oil and natural gas, improving energy efficiency, and encouraging the development of alternative energy technologies.
Many of the proposals we have asked you and your Democrat majority to allow us to vote on are bipartisan proposals that we believe would enjoy the support of a majority of the Members of the Congress. Yet because you and your Democrat Leadership personally oppose these proposals, you are not allowing them to come up for a vote. This past Sunday, you even told George Stephanopoulos that you will never allow this vote to occur (see transcript on the reverse). Read the rest of this entry »
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Hello, my name is Jonathan Dumire and I am very glad to have had the opportunity to serve as a Congressional intern this summer with Congressman Mike Conaway. The tenure of my internship was served during both Congress being in session and during recess. It was an important step for me to actually work in the office and be able to help serve the constituents of District 11. As it goes it is my dream and goal to serve the citizens of Texas in public life as an elected official. I tried my first hand at reaching that goal last November during my run for Midland City Councilman. I was unsuccessful but had a good showing. During the internship I was able to improve my office skills, meet and become friends with people from all over the country, and see how party politics and the art of compromise really happens on the national government level. With the help of a great staff and an understanding Staff Assistant I was able to learn many new things about our district and the way Capitol Hill runs. It was a dream come true when I was able to go and sit on the house floor where so many great Representative have sat before (one being Mike). It was a great experience and something I suggest any college student interested in politics look into, whether or not it is your field of study. It is an experience I will not forget and an opportunity that will benefit me for years to come. I will graduate from UTPB in Odessa, TX with my B.S. in Political Science in May and plan to go on to get a M.P.A. I hope that sooner than later I will be able to continue to serve the great citizens of District 11 and Texas.
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