Open Congress : Blog Articles for Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]

The Devastating Consequences of a Corporate Health Care Bill ...

2009-11-27T00:00:00Z

California Democrat Pete Stark agrees: “Employers and insurers will reduce their benefits to avoid paying the proposed tax.” Workers fortunate to have union contracts will be heavily pressured to concede their plans, which in the past ...

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Ohlone Monitor Online » Blog Archive » Feds debate NUMMI at Newark ...

2009-11-26T00:00:00Z

The 28-person panel, hosted by Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont, included Ed Montgomery, executive director of the White House Council on Automotive Communities and Workers, and representatives of the Departments of Labor, Commerce, ...

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FDL Action » Ron Brownstein is Completely Uninformed; Rahm Emanuel ...

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

Rep Pete Stark (D-CA) included $1 billion in HR3692 for medicare fraud prevention to capture the $50-60+ billion a year in medicare fraud shown on 60 Minutes. My other view is that much of end of life heroics documented on the recent 60 ...

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The "break the bill in two" concept | Corrente

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Pete Stark moves up to Ways & Means Chair and pushes his "public option on steroids" Americare bill. The Commonwealth Fund estimated 85% of the population would end up in the public plan, with a solid 1% remaining with private insurance ...

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Jay's Smokers Rights Blog: How to FAX the Senators

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Rep. Pete Stark (D-13) Fax: 202-226-3805. Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-14) Fax: 202-225-8890. Rep. Mike Honda (D-15) Fax: 202-225-2699. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-16) Fax: 202-225-3336. Rep. Sam Farr (D-17) Fax: 202-225-6791. Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-18) ...

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asia healthspace » Blog Archive » It's your child…NOT a Tata car…

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

In the good ole U.S. of A, the response was the Stark Law named for United States congressman Pete Stark who sponsored the initial bill. Again, according to Wikepedia… Legislation. Congress included a provision in the Omnibus Budget ...

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DownWithTyranny!: More Steps Towards Ending The War In Afghanistan

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

This is a significant expansion of the 32 Democrats who voted against funding in June. The signatories are: Jim McGovern (D-MA) Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) Jim McDermott (D-WA) Pete Stark (D-CA) Bruce Braley (D-IA) Phil Hare (D-IL) ...

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Lee holds rally to end Afghanistan war - ContraCostaTimes.com

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

The bill's 23 co-sponsors include Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont; Rep. Mike Honda, D-San Jose; and Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma. Lee chairs the Congressional Black Caucus, and members of that caucus last week blocked the House Financial ...

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Matthew Yglesias » Obama to Outlines Emissions Cut Target

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

For healthcare, the path has been plain for months– forget about regulating private insurers, let them keep on keeping on while we simply expand Medicare (Rep. Pete Stark's remarkable Americare bill does this in such way that'd provide ...

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PharmaGossip: Attention USA - the milking has turned into gouging!

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

New analyses suggest that brand-name drug prices rose more than 9% last year and over 35% since 2006, say Democratic Representatives Charles Ranger, Henry Waxman, Pete Stark and John Lewis, in their letter to the GAO. ...

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No jesus meat for you, Patrick Kennedy! : Pharyngula

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

Representative Patrick Kennedy has been barred from taking communion by the Catholic church. This is a politically motivated action to intimidate a politician into supporting a position on a political issue opposed by the church, ..... Consider Pete Stark

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MSM Monitor: Health Tax Gets a Face Lift

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

“The reason it was separated, I would have to admit, was purely political,'' Representative Pete Stark, Democrat of California.... Yeah, SEPARATED so it would NOT COUNT against official $$$ figure they are going to give you on cost, ...

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Lee holds rally to end Afghanistan war | Top Stories Oakland

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

The bill's 23 co-sponsors include Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont; Rep. Mike Honda, D-San Jose; and Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma.Lee chairs the Congressional Black Caucus, and members of that caucus last week blocked the House Financial ...

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Give Us Liberty: INCREDIBLE...The Anti-American, Anti-Christian ...

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

Rep. LOIS CAPPS D CA-23* Rep. PETE STARK D CA-13** Sen. Tom Coburn R OK Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite R FL Sen. Saxby Chambliss R GA Rep. Kay Granger R TX Rep. Wally Herger R CA Sen. Mike Crapo R ID Sen. Sherrod Brown D OH Rep. ...

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Give Us Liberty: Is Charlie Rangel the Most Corrupt Representative ...

2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

Give Us Liberty: Our Email Address Please Add It To Your Book

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

Committee Leaders Call for GAO Analysis of Recent Prescription ...

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

The letter authored by Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY), Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA), Chair of the Ways and Means Health ...

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House votes to block Medicare cuts to doctors | Washington Examiner

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

But before passing the overhaul bill earlier this month they took out the doctor payment measure, in part to keep the cost of the overall bill low enough to meet Obama's target price tag. Democratic Rep. Pete Stark of California ...

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US Committee leaders call for GAO analysis of recent prescription ...

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

The letter, authored by Representative Charles Rangel (Democrat, New York), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep Henry Waxman (Democrat, California), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep Pete Stark ...

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Give Us Liberty

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z