Rep. Gabrielle Giffords sees her last bill pass, says farewell
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A blog from Commonweal Magazine's editors and contributors, including Paul Baumann, Lawrence S. Cunningham, David Gibson, Cathleen Kaveny, Joseph A. Komonchak, J. Peter Nixon, Margaret O'Brien Steinfels, and WASHINGTON — In an extremely moving moment on the House floor, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) submitted her resignation to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) Wednesday morning after [...]
Read MoreRep. Gabrielle Giffords sees her last bill pass, says farewell
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Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., arrives as members of Congress applaud before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address in front of a joint session of Congress Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at the Capitol in Washington. Gabrielle Giffords may be Gabrielle Giffords during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Without question the most touching [...]
Read MoreRep. Gabrielle Giffords sees her last bill pass, says farewell
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Gabrielle Giffords entered the hall ahead of President Obama's State of the Union address to a round of applause and the President greeted her with a hug. (Jan. 24) (/The Associated Press) Correction: Clarification: SuperFan badge holders consistently As so much of her story has been, Arizona Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' last day in Congress [...]
Read MoreHouse Honors Gabrielle Giffords With Unanimous Vote on Her Border Bill
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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who moved the nation with an improbable comeback after a gunman shot her in the head last year, formally resigned Wednesday in an emotional appearance in the U.S. House of Representatives. Giffords Gets Back to Work It was a rare moment when Republicans and Democrats united — on a US-Mexico border measure, [...]
Read MoreThe State of the Union: Obama Shares Feelings and John Boehner Claps Reluctantly
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bid a moving farewell to her colleagues on Wednesday, so John Boehner's tears came as no surprise. As Giffords made her way over to the Speaker's chair to submit her resignation letter, she stumbled but Boehner helped her get her footing and gave her a John Boehner will welcome a special guest tonight at State [...]
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