Jamie Whitten
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- Rocket scientist. Zeman, Ned; Howard, Lucy // Newsweek;10/5/1992, Vol. 120 Issue 14, p6
Offers a look at the work of Representative Jamie Whitten. Snared the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor project for an abandoned TVA plant in his district; ASRM was viewed as a major advance in shuttle technology; Strong-armed $360 million for the ASRM project.
- Jamie Whitten... // U.S. News & World Report;4/18/94, Vol. 116 Issue 15, p23
Focuses on Jamie Whitten who has served 27 terms in Congress. Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee who steered billions of dollars to his Mississippi district; Announced retirement at the age of 83.
- Statement on the death of former congressman Jamie Whitten. Clinton, William J. // Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents;9/18/95, Vol. 31 Issue 37, p1531
Presents the statement of the President of the United States on September 9, 1995 upon the death of former Congressman and chairman of the House of Appropriations Committee Jamie Whitten. Contributions in the congress; Accomplishments.
- Mississippi. Rusher, William A. // Human Events;5/27/94, Vol. 50 Issue 20, p9
Reports on the retirement of Mississippi Democratic Representative Jamie Whitten in 1994 giving Republicans confidence that the first District can be theirs in November 1994. Most obvious signal that the Whitten era is over in northeast Mississippi; Declaration of House Speaker Tim Ford of his...
- Caught Short. // Time;2/20/1950, Vol. 55 Issue 8, p18
The article discusses results of congressional investigations ordered by Representative Jamie L. Whitten's House appropriations subcommittee on how the U.S. Agriculture Department's bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine had spent its last budget worth 7 million U.S. dollars.
- FEDERAL FILE. J. M. // Education Week;2/26/1992, Vol. 11 Issue 23, p21
The article reports several developments in education in the U.S. Federal officials receives a barrage of mails and phone calls after the Congress eliminates Blue Ribbon Schools recognition program's funding. Representative Jamie L. Whitten returns home after a week in the hospital. Governor...
- FEDERAL FILE. J. M. // Education Week;6/17/1992, Vol. 11 Issue 39, p30
The article reports developments related to educational law and legislation in the U.S. Representative Jamie L. Whitten agreed to relinquish daily control of the House Appropriations Committee before House Democrats were scheduled to discuss the possibility to pressuring him to leave his post as...
- "We Need Help" Coles, Robert; Huge, Harry // New Republic;3/8/69, Vol. 160 Issue 10, p18
Explores the role of U.S. Representative Jamie L. Whitten from Mississippi in addressing hunger in the U.S. as of May 1967. Information on a bill aimed at feeding the nation's hungry and providing the Senate with more scientific information about hunger in the U.S., by U.S. Senator John...
- Education-Related House Committees. // Education Week;6/5/1985, Vol. 4 Issue 37, p12
The article presents the names of legislators handling different positions in the education-related House Committees in the U.S. Jamie L. Whitten is the chairman on Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies. Jim Wright, a Democrat from Texas, is a member on the...
