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May 9, 2013
| Knoxville News Sentinel
Benghazi Whistleblowers Appear Before Oversight Committee
Issues: Oversight
U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., a Knoxville Republican who also sits on the committee, said there is “great interest and concern about what happened.”
Apr 18, 2013
| Knoxville News Sentinel
Rep. Duncan to chair special transportation panel
Issues: Transportation
U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-Tenn.) has been selected to chair a special Congressional panel that will examine how improvements to the various modes of freight transportation issues can help strengthen the economy.
Apr 16, 2013
| Roll Call
Special House Panel Will Draft Intermodal Freight Strategy
Issues: Transportation
Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., R-Tenn., will head the special panel, which will work for six months to produce a series of recommendations that will be a cornerstone of the next highway bill.
Apr 9, 2013
| USA Today
Presidential library donors would be named under bill
Issues: Oversight
But Rep. John Duncan, R-Tenn., last month introduced a bill that would require future presidential foundations to disclose the name of any donor that gives more than $200 on a quarterly basis.
Mar 24, 2013
| Knoxville News Sentinel
Duncan says immigration proposals have a familiar ring
Issues: Immigration
“It didn’t work,” said U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., R-Knoxville. “Now, in some ways, they are talking about doing once again some of the things they did in that law.
Mar 19, 2013
| Knoxville News Sentinel
Duncan risked career voting against the war
Issues: Defense
In a secure, windowless room in the White House basement, U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. listened carefully as top advisers to President George W. Bush pressed their case for war with Iraq.
Mar 15, 2013
| Knoxville News Sentinel
Congressman Duncan: Time to shed light on presidential library fundraising process
Issues: Oversight
U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. is renewing his campaign to open up the secretive process of presidential library fundraising.
Mar 6, 2013
| Reuters
Conservatives call for big cut in U.S. crop insurance subsidy
Senate, House bills would save $40 billion over 10 years
Feb 28, 2013
| Knoxville News Sentinel
East Tennessee lawmakers say sequester cuts exaggerated
“The cuts have been exaggerated, almost to the point of becoming ridiculous,” said U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., a Knoxville Republican.
Jan 18, 2013
| The Knoxville News Sentinel
Duncan promoted to vice chair of House committee
Issues: Transportation
U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. was named vice chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday.
