Open Congress : Blog Articles for Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]

Domestic Partner Benefits No Longer Treated as Income in ...

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

In the words of Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA): “[The change] would correct a longstanding injustice, end a blatant inequity in the tax code and help make healthcare covergae more affordable for more Americans.” I couldn't agree more. ...

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Northwest Progressive Institute Advocate: Healthcare reform bill ...

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

Representative Ahn "Joseph" Cao of Louisiana was the only Republican to vote in favor of the legislation. An astounding thirty nine Democrats joined all of the rest of the Republican caucus in voting "nay". Within the Washington delegat

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Information Backwardation: Congressman Jim McDermott

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

Democratic Congressman Jim McDermott represents Washington's 7th district in the United States House of Representatives. The 7th district encompasses much of Seattle and several of its southern suburbs like Tukwila and Burien. ...

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The Morning News | Slog | The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

I have an e mail off his old e mail list telling me to spend time calling up Jim McDermott! Wow, brilliant targetting! He's certain to be a no vote, right? So here we are on the DAY OF and all 30000 folks in Seattle on that e mail list ...

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Steve Schulte: What Next? Healthcare reform | LGBT POV

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

Representative Jim McDermott, Democrat of Washington, who proposed the change, said it would “correct a longstanding injustice, end a blatant inequity in the tax code and help make health care coverage more affordable for more Americans ...

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Bob Cesca's Awesome Blog! Go!: It's Looking Good

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

In other news, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson has got style. That's quite a jacket. Posted by: Kat [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 7, 2009 7:30 PM. Isn't it odd that everyone that stands up against this bill is overwhelmingly white. Posted by: Will

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Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » Here Is How It Works

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

Jim McDermott is coming up in a list of names of Democrats who oppose the health care bill. That stuns me – he voted against the Iraq War for pete's sake – but this was the first time I got to vote my representative and demand a vote; ...

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Obama Signs Unemployment Benefit Extension Bill | Progress Illinois

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

But Congress might not be done. Yesterday, CongressDaily reporter Peter Cohn talked to Rep. Jim McDermott, the Ways and Means Income Security Subcommittee Chairman who ushered the latest bill through the House. ...

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Obama signs homebuyer tax credit extension - Lansner on Real ...

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Washington: “The homebuyers' credit has helped pave the way for stabilization in the housing market and contributed to three consecutive months of rising home prices. Its extension will continue to make ...

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W.H. feels pressure on jobs, spending

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...and Democrats anticipate no improvement over September’s 9.8 percent unemployment rate. “We face a long road back,” said Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.). To help the jobless through the holidays, Congress sent Obama a bill Thursday that would add up

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Sound Politics: It's Time To Call Your Congressman

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

My congressman is Jim McDermott. He wants a single payer plan, something worse than what Pelosi is pushing through. Posted by: LCRW on November 6, 2009 01:47 PM. 11. Let's not be absurd. Nancy Pelosi, like her father, ...

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Unemployment: Worse than You Thought! | Slog | The Stranger ...

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

Music & Nightlife. « Rep. Tom Rooney: Pythons Need to Be… | Brenton Procession: Video at the Ea… » .... Wouldn't it be important to note that Seattle's own Jim McDermott sponsored this Bill? Every time I look at the Stranger, I'm remi

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Miles Mogulescu: Speaker Pelosi: Please Stop Bullsh*ting Us on ...

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

Progressive leaders like Rep. Anthony Weiner are now calling the neutered public option in the House bill a "once in a lifetime reform," despite the fact that it has eliminated the very provision that the Progressive Caucus promised was .... Maz

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Obama to Sign Bill Extending Unemployment Benefits by 20 Weeks ...

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

“The homebuyers' credit has helped pave the way for stabilization in the housing market and contributed to three consecutive months of rising home prices,” said Representative Jim McDermott, a Washington Democrat. ...

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Rob Kremer: Fort Hood shooting reaction

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

Which makes even more ridiculous the reaction from Congressman Jim McDermott I just heard on the radio. He said the shooting was a "symptom of a stressed military," and showed the need for "mental health counseling. ...

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House Passes Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of ...

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

“The American people deserve and have earned this help,” said Ways and Means Income Security and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Jim McDermott (D-WA). “We cannot forget that we're not yet out of the woods, especially for Americans ...

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KPBJ.COM | Realtors praise Congressional approval of housing tax ...

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

An amendment to H.R. 3548, legislation that extends unemployment benefits sponsored by Rep. Jim McDermott (WA-7), the measure will move the sunset date of the $8000 tax credit from November 30 of this year to April 30, 2010. ...

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Obama to sign homebuyer, jobless bill assistance - TwinCities.com

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

The lead sponsor of the bill in the House, Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., reminded lawmakers that they'll have to revisit the issue again before adjourning for the year. The bill applies to benefits exhausted this year, and "Congress must ...

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Home Buyers Tax credit: $6500 (current homeowners) and $8000 ...

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Today's Vote Is About Putting Our Economy on the Road to Recovery ...

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Any time families gather across America at their dinner tables — to see how they are going to make ends meet, or struggle through the loss of a job — they know they have a friend in Jim McDermott in the Congress. ...

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