Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Jim Matheson [D, UT-2]

NY Times: Dems Banking on Later Squeezing Pro-Life Language Out of Bill in Committee

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...on the fence" over the health care bill have come out publicly against it: Reps. Eric Massa (N.Y.), Frank Kratovil (Md.), Jim Matheson (Utah), Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (S.D.), Larry Kissell (N.C.), Bobby Bright (Ala.), Suzanne Kosmas (Fla.), Walt Minni

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Utah Democrat opposes House health care plan

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Rep. Jim Matheson, Utah's lone Democratic congressman, says he will vote against his party's sweeping health care overhaul package. Matheson says he believes in universal health care, but thinks the House version will cost too much

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RID Act

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...Import Deterrence Act of 2009, can, and should, stop this folly once and for all. The legislation, co-sponsored by Reps. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, and Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, Principle aside, there's also the issue of capacity. EnergySolutions' dump in Ut

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Matheson opposes House health reform bill

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...their health reform bill as early as Saturday, but they'll have to do it without any votes from Utah's three congressmen. Rep. Jim Matheson, the state's lone Democrat in Congress, announced Friday that he will vote against his party's sweeping $1 tril

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Matheson to vote against health reform

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...GEORGE Rep. Jim Matheson, D-UT, announced today he plans to vote against the health care reform bill his party leaders hope to pass this weekend, saying the legislation would increase costs and fail to produce needed changes. Matheson said in a release

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Cedar Airline Contract Announced by Department of Transportation

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...Jim Matheson, D-Utah (2nd CD), issued the following news release: Congressman Jim Matheson said today he has received notice that the federal Department of Transportation has awarded the Essential Air Service contract for the Cedar City Airport to SkyWe

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Matheson to seek changes

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...GEORGE - Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, who voted against a proposed health care reform bill earlier this year, is asking for major changes to the latest version of the sweeping legislation before it sees a vote from the House, including the elimination of

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Matheson seeks to cut 'public option'

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...and e-mail address are transmitted to the recipient. Otherwise, it is considered private information; see Privacy policy. Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah will ask House leaders Friday to allow a vote that could strip a public insurance option out of the Dem

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Matheson seeks health reform changes before weekend House vote

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...goal." Washington » The House could vote on a sweeping health reform proposal as early as Saturday, but before it does, Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, wants to make a few tweaks, including dumping a public insurance option. Matheson planned to offer fi

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Proposed CUP bailout causes heartburn

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...produce enough to supply the power needs, for example, of Springville for a year. A similar bailout bill sponsored by Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, has passed the House Natural Resources Committee and is pending before the full House. Meanwhile, the admini

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Bennett, Hatch wealthier than most in Congress

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...R-Utah, are much wealthier than most, according to a new study by the Center for Responsive Politics. It also said that Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, is somewhat more wealthy than the average House member; Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, is a bit poorer than

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Business owners rally for health reform

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...jetted to the nation's capital this week to show their support for Democratic health reform proposals and press Utah Rep. Jim Matheson to back the bill in the House. A host of local groups that includes unions, doctors and business owners has beaten a

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House panel advances bill to ban Italian low-level waste

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...the full Energy and Commerce Committee, which proponents say could move on the overall legislation in the coming weeks. Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, said he hasn't heard any of the other 78 co-sponsors express concerns about the bill and he sees "pretty

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Bill banning foreign nuke waste advances in House

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...at a site in Utah. The Energy and Commerce Committee's energy subcommittee approved by a voice vote a bill sponsored by Reps. Jim Matheson, D-Utah; Bart Gordon, D-Tenn.; and Lee Terry, R-Neb. to prohibit the importation of low-level radioactive waste un

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Bill advances that would block EnergySolutions bid to import foreign waste

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...process it in Tennessee and dump it in Utah's western desert. EnergySolutions conceded after the vote that the bill pushed by Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, and Bart Gordon, D-Tenn., likely will soon pass the full House, but said the Senate may block it. Re

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Matheson prefers Senate's health reform bill to House's

2009-10-31T00:00:00Z

...which individuals could shop for coverage online. The House bill released this week includes one national exchange. Utah Rep. Jim Matheson predicts Congress ultimately will pass a major health-reform bill, the question is whether he will support it.

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Shurtleff hires former rising GOP star

2009-10-27T00:00:00Z

...was a rising GOP star in the 1990s, who failed by less than one percentage point from defeating Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson in 2002. Swallow ran for the 2nd District again in 2004, but Matheson handily defeated him. Shurtleff, a Republican, is run

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A.G. names former legislator, payday lender lawyer to head division

2009-10-27T00:00:00Z

... Swallow was elected to three terms in the Utah House of Representatives, quitting his seat in 2002 to run against U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson. He narrowly lost to the Democrat in 2002 and 2004. Shurtleff said he has known Swallow since he was in the Legi

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2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

Earl Blumenauer, Michael Capuano, James Clyburn, Mike Conaway, Anna Eshoo, Jack Kingston, Zoe Lofgren, Don Manzullo, Jim Matheson, David Price, ...

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Report praises online town halls but critics fear Congress dodging real debate

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

...Congressional Management Foundation says a study of Internet-based town halls conducted in 2006 and 2008, including one with Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, showed voters involved were more likely to support the member of Congress after the event, leaned mor

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