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Gowdy slams Hanna's comments on Benghazi, Clinton panel

U.S. News // 8 years ago

Gowdy slams Hanna's comments on Benghazi, Clinton panel

U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, head of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, blasted a fellow Republican for saying the investigation is politically motivated.

Rep. Grayson files ethics complaint against Benghazi committee members McCarthy, Gowdy

U.S. News // 8 years ago

Rep. Grayson files ethics complaint against Benghazi committee members McCarthy, Gowdy

Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., filed an ethics complaint against two Republican Congressmen Wednesday.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Domestic incident was caught on video, Rep. Grayson's lawyer says

The attorney for Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., said an alleged shoving incident, involving Grayson and his wife, was captured on surveillance video.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

House members don't want Clapper handling NSA reforms

U.S. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle said Monday they don't want intelligence chief James Clapper overseeing reform of the nation's surveillance programs.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Rep. Grayson a victim in scam

Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., lost $18 million to a scheme by a Virginia man who bilked more than 100 investors of $35 million, Politico reported Tuesday.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Anti-drone activist's U.S. visa held up

An anti-drone activist said he's been denied a U.S. visa ahead of a planned trip to bring surviving victims of a strike in Pakistan to testify before Congress.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Fla. Democrat: Palin 'half-baked Alaskan'

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., calls Sarah Palin a "half-baked Alaskan" in a response to her endorsement of his Republican challenger.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Florida's Grayson in hot water over ad

A Florida congressman is being accused of taking his opponent's words out of context for use in a campaign ad.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Delay in Fla. foreclosures sought

Foreclosures being handled by three Florida law firms should be temporarily halted, a congressman says.

World News // 1 decade ago

Rep. Grayson apologizes for 'whore' remark

A Florida congressman issued a written apology Tuesday for a disparaging remark he made about an aide to the chairman of the Federal Reserve.

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Alan Mark Grayson (born March 13, 1958) is an American attorney who is currently serving as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 8th congressional district. The district includes just over half of Orlando, including Downtown, as well as Celebration, Walt Disney World and part of Ocala. A progressive Democrat, Grayson defeated Ric Keller, a four-term incumbent Republican in the 2008 congressional election. He is currently running for re-election against Republican Daniel Webster.

Grayson was born in the Bronx, New York. He graduated from Bronx High School of Science and worked his way through Harvard University as a janitor and nightwatchman, graduating summa cum laude in three years. He was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He returned to Harvard for graduate studies. Within four years, he earned a law degree with honors from Harvard Law School, a masters in public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, and completed the course work and passed the general exams for a Ph.D. in government.

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