Description:This book consists of articles from Wikia or other free sources online. Pages: 99. Chapters: Mike Gravel, National Initiative for Democracy. Excerpt: Mike Gravel (D) is a former U.S.Senator from Alaska. He is currnetly a candidate for the Democratic nomination forUnited States President in 2008. "The Issues" at the Gravel 2008 websiteMike Gravel's Platform here at Campaign Wikia Gravel during his career in the Senate Mike Gravel was an Alaskan Senator from 1969-1981. During his time in office, he made several noteworthy achievements. In 1971, he began a one-man filibuster against the renewal of the military draft. Gravel prevented the legislation from being passed for five months until Richard Nixon agreed to let the draft expire in 1973. Also in 1971, he played a key role in getting the Pentagon Papers released by reading 4,100 pages of them into the Congressional Record of his of Senate Subcommittee on Buildings and Grounds. Gravel speaks candidly about his role in releasing the papers in this video. In 1973, Gravel created an amendment that empowered Congress to make the policy decision about the construction of the Alaska Oil Pipeline. The amendment was opposed at first, but Gravel built support for it and got it passed in the Senate by a single vote. The pipeline has since been responsible for 20% of the U.S. oil supply. July 10 June 26? For local Mike Gravel related events, go to Get Local, and click on the state of interest. Starbucks1501 North 17th Street Roslyn, Virginia 22209 Phone: (703) 812-2100 Chicago, Illinois1-2:45 PM World Cafe3025 Walnut StPhiladelphia, PA Mike Gravel continues taking to the road in New Hampshire in an RV 12:00 PM - Luncheon Address to Portsmouth Rotary Club 35 Corporate Drive (in Pease International Tradeport) Portsmouth, NH 3:30 - 5:30PM - (TV Event) Presidential Candidate Forum on Health Care.Manchester Community Access Media MCAM-TV23 6:00 - 7:30 PM - (TV Event) "Initiatives for Empowerment" Democratic DebateManchester...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Campaignsa - National Initiative for Democracy: Mike Gravel, National Initiative for Democracy. To get started finding Campaignsa - National Initiative for Democracy: Mike Gravel, National Initiative for Democracy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Campaignsa - National Initiative for Democracy: Mike Gravel, National Initiative for Democracy
Description: This book consists of articles from Wikia or other free sources online. Pages: 99. Chapters: Mike Gravel, National Initiative for Democracy. Excerpt: Mike Gravel (D) is a former U.S.Senator from Alaska. He is currnetly a candidate for the Democratic nomination forUnited States President in 2008. "The Issues" at the Gravel 2008 websiteMike Gravel's Platform here at Campaign Wikia Gravel during his career in the Senate Mike Gravel was an Alaskan Senator from 1969-1981. During his time in office, he made several noteworthy achievements. In 1971, he began a one-man filibuster against the renewal of the military draft. Gravel prevented the legislation from being passed for five months until Richard Nixon agreed to let the draft expire in 1973. Also in 1971, he played a key role in getting the Pentagon Papers released by reading 4,100 pages of them into the Congressional Record of his of Senate Subcommittee on Buildings and Grounds. Gravel speaks candidly about his role in releasing the papers in this video. In 1973, Gravel created an amendment that empowered Congress to make the policy decision about the construction of the Alaska Oil Pipeline. The amendment was opposed at first, but Gravel built support for it and got it passed in the Senate by a single vote. The pipeline has since been responsible for 20% of the U.S. oil supply. July 10 June 26? For local Mike Gravel related events, go to Get Local, and click on the state of interest. Starbucks1501 North 17th Street Roslyn, Virginia 22209 Phone: (703) 812-2100 Chicago, Illinois1-2:45 PM World Cafe3025 Walnut StPhiladelphia, PA Mike Gravel continues taking to the road in New Hampshire in an RV 12:00 PM - Luncheon Address to Portsmouth Rotary Club 35 Corporate Drive (in Pease International Tradeport) Portsmouth, NH 3:30 - 5:30PM - (TV Event) Presidential Candidate Forum on Health Care.Manchester Community Access Media MCAM-TV23 6:00 - 7:30 PM - (TV Event) "Initiatives for Empowerment" Democratic DebateManchester...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Campaignsa - National Initiative for Democracy: Mike Gravel, National Initiative for Democracy. To get started finding Campaignsa - National Initiative for Democracy: Mike Gravel, National Initiative for Democracy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.