Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Jim Matheson [D, UT-4]

Blogger claims USDA regulations targeting LDS canneries

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...did not return an email from Bond before this story was posted online. Bond also called Senators Orrin Hatch, Mike Lee and Rep. Jim Matheson, but none of their spokespeople were aware of the alleged assault against the Latter-day Saint Church. LDS Churc

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House passes Keystone XL bill over White House objections

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...of high-paying, high-skilled jobs, and puts America on a long-term path to energy independence,” said Democrats Utah Rep. Jim Matheson and Georgia Rep. John Barrow in a statement. However, environmentalists argue that the pipeline will accelerate glob

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Republicans target Democrats in conservative districts

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...Democrats like Barrow who represent conservative-leaning districts. How have Barrow and these other Democrats -- like Utah’s Jim Matheson , Minnesota’s Collin Peterson and West Virginia’s Nick Rahall -- survived so far? One explanation, Republican

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Remainders: And Then There Was Nunn

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...Sen. Mark Warner’s 2014 challenger. #UT04 – Sarasota Springs Mayor Mia Love announced she will challenge Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson to a rematch in 2014. Receive an email whenever a new At the Races post is published. Receive daily coverage of the

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Mia Love to Run Again for House

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...to give it another go. Love, the mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah, announced she will run again in 2014 against Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson. The state's only Democratic congressman, Matheson beat her last year by 768 votes, the second-tightest race in t

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Mia Love Announces Utah Rematch

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...Roll Call File Photo) Sarasota Springs Mayor Mia Love officially announced this weekend that she will challenge Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, again for the 4th District. The Republican’s announcement sets up a rematch of one of last cycle’s most-target

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GOP delegates keep system as is; Love announces candidacy

2013-05-19T01:00:00Z

...gave loud applause and cheers to Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love when she made it official that she will challenge Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, for the fourth congressional seat in the 2014 elections. Love, who lost to Matheson in the 2012 election by jus

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Huntsman: ‘Political extremism’ prompts scandals

2013-05-19T01:00:00Z

...the roll call votes, Republicans have attempted to kill the law 37 or 38 times, on largely party line votes. On Thursday, Rep. Jim Matheson was one of only two Democrats to vote for repeal. But the vote is only symbolic, with Democrats still holding the

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Tom Kacich: Illinois' openness still merits bad grade

2013-05-19T01:00:00Z

...done so, but the first time for freshman Davis. No Republicans opposed the motion. The two Democrats voting for it were Reps. Jim Matheson of Utah, and Mike McIntyre of North Carolina, both so-called "Blue Dog" Democrats. Davis spokesman Andrew Flach sa

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Utah GOP elects owner of payday lending company party chairman

2013-05-18T01:00:00Z

...he was the most experienced candidate and pledged to lead the party against the policies of President Barack Obama and U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson, Utah’s only Democrat in Congress. “We feel as a country that we’re losing our way,” Evans said. “It

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Mayor Mia Love formally announces bid for Jim Matheson's House seat

2013-05-18T01:00:00Z

...only Democrat in Congress, Rep. Jim Matheson, for his 4th District seat. "You and I have some unfinished business with Rep. Jim Matheson," Love told the more than 2,500 delegates gathered for the organizing convention, recalling her narrow loss last Nov

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Hatch: IRS workers either 'incompetent' or 'evil'

2013-05-18T01:00:00Z

...Thomas Wright and consider proposals to adjust the party's process for nominating candidates. Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love, who unsuccessfully challenged Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson last year, is expected to give a speech in the afternoon....

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Utah Republicans meet for statewide convention

2013-05-18T01:00:00Z

...events is an afternoon speech from Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love , who unsuccessfully challenged Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson last year. Matheson narrowly won a sixth term in Congress in November and represents one of the country's most heavily G

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Utah GOP preparing to pick new state party leader

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...mayor of Saratoga Springs and daughter of Haitian immigrants. Love narrowly lost a Utah congressional race to U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson last year in one of the most expensive races in Utah history. Matheson, a six-term Democratic congressman, represents on

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House Votes to Fully Repeal Obamacare

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...229-195, with votes cast almost entirely down party lines. Two Democrats voted with Republicans in favor of repeal: Rep. Jim Matheson of Utah and Rep. Mike McIntyre of North Carolina. This is the third time the House has voted to fully repeal Obamacare,

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Jim Matheson, Mike McIntyre Stand As Only Democrats To Vote For Obamacare Repeal

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...axing the legislation. Clouded by a unanimous line of 227 Republican nays were two Democrats who voted against party lines: Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah) and Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-N.C.). Matheson and McIntyre stayed true to form, as the Hill notes they wer

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Freshman Republicans Get Chance to Vote Against Health Law

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...a former obstetrician-gynecologist. “Obamacare accomplishes the exact opposite of what the president pledged.” Democratic Reps. Jim Matheson of Utah and Mike McIntyre of North Carolina were the only Democrats to vote for repeal. Both had voted again

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House votes to repeal Obamacare for 37th time

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...was 229 to 195, with two Democrats joining Republicans in voting for repeal. The Democrats were Mike McIntyre (N.C.) and Jim Matheson (Utah). Previous repeal votes had attracted as many as five Democrats. More on this story A look back at each of the pr

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House again votes to repeal Obama health law

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...vote, mostly along partisan lines, was 229 in favor and 195 opposed. Two Democrats — Reps. Mike McIntyre of North Carolina and Jim Matheson of Utah — joined all Republicans voting for repeal. Members know that they can’t repeal the law in this ses

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Ex-Gov. Huntsman launching talk show on SiriusXM

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...honorary co-chairman of a coalition of 68 members of Congress called "No Labels Problem Solvers." Members include Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson, of Utah, and Republican Sen. Dean Heller, of Nevada. Huntsman made a brief run for the 2012 GOP presidential

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