Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]

Democrats enter GOP territory in the Conejo Valley

2008-09-02T00:00:00Z

Hannah-Beth Jackson, former assemblywoman and state Senate candidate, left, joins Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, at the picnic Monday in Thousand Oaks. ...

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Take the slow track on RAC program

2008-08-31T00:00:00Z

In a letter to Rep. Lois Capps (D, Calif.), who has sponsored a bill that would impose the one-year moratorium, American Medical Association Executive Vice ...

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From the Convention to Her Own Campaign, Rep. Capps Opens Up About ...

2008-08-30T00:00:00Z

By Sonia Fernandez, Noozhawk Staff Writer | Posted on 08/30/2008 Having just returned from the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Rep. Lois Capps ...

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Starz, Lifetime Events Draw Celebs to Mile High City

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

Bob Graham (D-FL), Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper; New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin; Ethel Kennedy and family, Bobby Shriver, Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) and Rep. ...

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Starz, Lifetime Events Draw Celebs to Mile High City

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

The stars came out in Denver for events by Lifetime and Starz at the Democratic National Convention. Lifetime executives bounced around to several events, including the opening session of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, titled “Women Making History,

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Adoring crowd greets Obama

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

California Congresswoman Lois Capps, the Santa Barbara Democrat who is co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues, appeared on stage Wednesday ...

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Overheard in and around the DNC

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

Douglas Brown US Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio made an impromptu stop at the Skylark Lounge rockabilly bar Tuesday night and stole some thunder from the ...

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Countdown to Obamaâ€™s Big Day

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

Santa Barbaraâ€™s own Representative Lois Capps has close connections to both Clinton and Obama â€” the Clintons were ardent supporters of her late husband ...

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FEATURE: Female Pols Push Fair Pay in Checklist for Change

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

DENVER (WOMENSENEWS)--In the hours before Sen. Hillary Clinton addressed the delegates at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night, 10 female senators joined together to unveil their own agenda before the Democratic delegates. Slightly more

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Overheard in and around the DNC

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

raging against the war Zach de la Rocha, center, of the band Rage Against the Machine, leads a march Wednesday after an anti-war concert in Denver. (Jeff Chiu, The Associated Press ) Eva Longoria and Teresa Heinz Kerry watched, Annette Bening spoke,

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Congresswomen read letters of concern

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

Female congressional members read letters from women across the United States on issues of the day during the Democratic National Convention in Denver. House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., began the session by noting that 100 years ago the first

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Female Members Tout Womenâ€™s Issues

2008-08-27T00:00:00Z

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REVISED 2:30PM - 8/27/08 - 2008 Democratic National Convention ...

2008-08-27T00:00:00Z

... Florida The Honorable Lois Capps Member of the US House of Representatives, California Remarks The Honorable Elijah Cummings Member of the US House of ...

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California delegates are inspired at convention

2008-08-27T00:00:00Z

DENVER —The last time Richard Gunther attended a national political convention, he was standing outside and protesting the Vietnam War. This time, he has a seat on the convention floor and is a witness to history. "It has been really inspiring to see

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Move over, Dems, let oil flow

2008-08-26T00:00:00Z

While you're at it, ask the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Lois Capps and Senator's Feinstein and Boxer and the entire ...

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DNC 2008: Capps and Crew Talk Energy Crisis

2008-08-26T00:00:00Z

Arnold Schwarzenegger requesting that state policy be changed to allow for oil exploration and drilling in the county, Rep. Lois Capps joined Speaker of the ...

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Securing Americaâ€™s Future - Women Make America Work

2008-08-25T00:00:00Z

The House women featured in Wednesday's program include Chair of the Democratic Women's Working Group Representative Lois Capps of California, ...

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Planet Earth is ours to use, protect

2008-08-21T00:00:00Z

People like Rep. Lois Capps will disagree with virtually everything I have stated. She considers herself an environmentalist and a preservationist, ...

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Schools Experience Nursing Shortage, Too

2008-08-14T00:00:00Z

Every day is an incredibly busy day for Marie Phillips, RN. As the school nurse for Park Avenue Enhanced Option School in Nashville, Tennessee, she does everything from checking a diabetic student’s blood sugar to administering nebulizer treatments to

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Pelosi joins Democrats softening their stance against offshore drilling

2008-08-14T00:00:00Z

Responding to high gas prices, she and many House colleagues consider legislation to allow more drilling, in addition to proposals such as repealing Big Oil tax breaks. Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is considering legislation that would permit

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