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Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) reacts to a hearing by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on November 7, 2007 dealing with the topic of false testimony provided to Congress by Yahoo! Inc. regarding its involvement in providing account information to Chinese authorities leading to the arrest of a Chinese journalist and political dissident.

WASHINGTON (7 Nov.) -- On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Fla.), a member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, was not pleased with House Democrat attempts to combine a popular Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill with a widely controversial Labor, Health and Human Services and Education spending measure.

Despite his objections, Bilirakis did vote for final passage of the Conference Report. The bill, which passed the House just short of the two-thirds veto-proof margin, has been assured a swift veto by the President.

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (5 Nov.) -- U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), representing Florida's 9th Congressional District, announces this month's community outreach will be held in Hudson, Fla., on Wednesday, November 7, from 10 am to 12 pm at the Hudson Library on 8012 Library Road, and in Plant City, Fla., on Wednesday, November 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Plant City-Bruton Memorial Library on 302 McLendon Street.

WASHINGTON (5 Nov.) -- U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), a member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and chairman of the GOP Policy Committee's Veterans' Affairs Task Force, today joined with The Veterans Corporation (TVC) in announcing the 2008 "Honoring America's Veteran Entrepreneurs" Youth Essay Contest.

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (Oct. 26) -- U.S. Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Fla.), representing Florida's 9th Congressional District including portions of Pasco, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties, will be hosting two seminars on consumer fraud and identity theft on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007.

WASHINGTON (23 Oct.) -- U.S. Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Fla.), member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, today called on congressional Democrats to complete the necessary work on a veterans and military construction spending measure.

Marked by the ubiquitous color pink, October represents the month of the year during which we collectively direct our attention towards breast cancer. National Breast Cancer Awareness Month provides an annual opportunity to raise both awareness and hope for millions of America's women and men affected by breast cancer.

WASHINGTON (18 Oct.) -- On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution, H. Res. 549, authored by Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Fla.), recognizing the importance of increased maritime domain awareness and supporting the goals of America's Waterway Watch (AWW) program.