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Jamie Dupree

Jamie Dupree is the Radio News Director of the Washington Bureau of the Cox Media Group and writes the Washington Insider blog.

A native of Washington, D.C., Jamie has covered Congress and politics in the nation’s capital since the Reagan Administration, and has been reporting for Cox since 1989. Politics and the Congress are in Jamie’s family, as both of his parents were staffers for members of Congress. He was also a page and intern in the House of Representatives. Jamie has covered 11 national political conventions, with his first being the 1988 Democratic Convention in Atlanta. His political travels have had him on the presidential campaign trail every four years since 1992, chasing candidates throughout the primary calendar.

He is heard on Cox Radio stations around the country: WSB-AM Atlanta, WDBO-AM Orlando; WOKV-AM/FM Jacksonville; WHIO-AM/FM Dayton, Ohio; and KRMG-AM Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Jamie and his wife Emily live just outside the Beltway with their three children. Some may know Jamie from his other on-air hobby, as he is a licensed amateur radio operator. When not at work or playing with his kids, you can often find him with a golf club in his hands.

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Latest from Jamie Dupree

No sign of deal to end budget impasse

As the federal government shutdown rolled through the weekend, there were no signs either party was giving in, as lawmakers in the Congress and the White House traded more shots over who is to blame for the ongoing budget impasse. Republicans in the House plan to push through more mini-funding ...

White House scraps Obama trip to Asia

The budget impasse that has led to a government shutdown has forced President Obama to cancel a scheduled trip to Asia, as the White House announced Thursday night that visits to Indonesia and Brunei would be canceled, as Secretary of State John Kerry will instead lead the U.S. delegation. "The ...

No path right now to a shutdown deal

Even before Congressional leaders went to the White House on Wednesday afternoon, there didn't seem to be any easy way to end the legislative standoff in Washington, D.C. that has resulted in a government shutdown. And when you talk to Republicans in the Congress, you get the feeling they don't ...

Shutdown: Day Two

As the sun rose in Washington, D.C. on a second day of a government shutdown, the White House announced that President Obama would cancel stops in Malaysia and the Philippines, shortening a trip to Asia scheduled for next week, as the political fallout continues over a government shutdown. Down the ...

Congress stumbles into a shutdown

It was a quiet group of lawmakers who left the floor of the House just before 1:30 am after a very long Monday at work. There was little in the way of chest thumping or back slapping amongst Republicans who had forced their leadership into a round of legislative chicken ...

The budget mess in Congress

As we count down to midnight Monday night and a possible government shutdown, remember that we are fighting over how to fund the government for only a few months.  Not for a full fiscal year, but just until mid-October under a funding plan from Democrats and to mid-November from the ...

Weekend of work ahead for Congress

As expected, the Senate on Friday approved a stop gap budget plan from Democrats that dropped Republican efforts to block money for the Obama health law, as a deal to avoid a government shutdown remained elusive in the halls of Congress. "I don't know of anyone who wants to shutdown ...

GOP divisions spill onto Senate floor

There is nothing new about sharp debate on the House and Senate floor. Usually though, it is between members of different parties. But on Thursday afternoon, the divisions among Republicans were showcased for all to see in an internal battle over a plan to fund the government. Reporters have been ...

Senate moves to speed up budget debate

Looking for a deal to avoid a government shutdown, Senators agreed Wednesday night to officially start debate on a House-passed bill to fund the government, as Democrats offered a plan that would not include language to block funding for the Obama health law. "We’ll be back tomorrow hoping that we ...

Senate takes first step on stop-gap budget

Despite sharp divisions over the best way to avoid a government shutdown, the Senate voted 100-0 on the first procedural vote related to a House-passed stop gap budget bill that would both keep the government running into mid-December and block money for the Obama health law. The vote came an ...

 
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