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

Grandiose rhetoric pushes details aside

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

...-- and wayward Democrats -- would have to answer to their constituents for trying to block these benefits, they said. "I defy you to go home and tell those people you voted to deny them quality, affordable health care," said Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.).

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House Democrats slog through final compromises on health care

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...more lawmakers will come over to the majority. "I don't believe all those people who say no," said 19-term Rep. Fortney "Pete" Stark, D-Calif. "When they look up at the board, do they really want to vote against providing coverage to millions of people?

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House Democrats push health bill on eve of expected vote

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...when the voting starts, more lawmakers will come over. "I don't believe all those people who say no," said 19-term Rep. Pete Stark (D-Fremont). "When they look up at the board, do they really want to vote against providing coverage to millions of peopl

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Texas lawmakers try to give doctor-owned hospitals a dose of help

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...and the Rio Grande Valley, according to lawmakers and physicians who support the hospitals. The restriction is championed by Rep. Pete Stark, a California Democrat who says physician-owned hospitals cherry-pick wealthy patients to the detriment of nonp

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Measure L utility tax still too close too call

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...a surplus in 2005 was based on information extrapolated from data posted on the city's Web site, combined with a statement Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont, made to Congress in 2006 while congratulating Newark Mayor David W. Smith. In the speech, Stark made

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Calling the president a liar has been good for Joe Wilson's career. But is it good for the GOP?

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...of Congress to flame their way to fame, including Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-Minn.; Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla.; and Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif. But his personal success—and that of his vocal compatriots on the right—does not necessarily reflect good tim

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Howie Rich: Co-Opted Competition

2009-10-28T00:00:00Z

...costs than private plans. “Medicare has lower administrative costs than any private plan on the market,” U.S. Rep. Pete Stark wrote years ago as the government-run health care movement started picking up steam. This is simply not true. Medicaid plan

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Bending Costs Like Beckham Not!

2009-10-28T00:00:00Z

...just go away. Nick Papas, a spokesman for the Health and Human Services Department, dismissed it as "old news," while Rep. Pete Stark, a California Democrat, said the report is "incomplete and out of date relative to what will ultimately be voted on in

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Temper could cost Pete Stark a chance at one of the most prestigious seats in Congress

2009-10-27T00:00:00Z

...journalist asked the same question too many times, Stark threatened to throw him out the window. WASHINGTON — Fortney "Pete" Stark is sitting in a gilded meeting room in the House of Representatives. It is home to the powerful Ways and Means Committee

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Temper could cost Pete Stark a chance at one of the most prestigious seats in Congress

2009-10-27T00:00:00Z

Rep. Pete Stark: ambition vs. a big mouth

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

...from Washington - Pete Stark is sitting in a gilded meeting room in the House of Representatives. It is home to the powerful Ways and Means Committee that the Northern California Democrat might never chair, precisely because of the sort of verbal exchan

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2009-10-25T00:00:00Z

Rep. Pete Stark, right, would succeed Rep. Charles B. Rangel, at the microphone, if the House Ways and Means Committee goes by seniority (and if Rangel is ...

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Federal LGBT adoption bill introduced

2009-10-25T00:00:00Z

...with anti-LGBT adoption and foster policies. The ’Every Child Deserves a Family Act,’ which was introduced by U.S. Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) on Oct. 15, would penalize states with outdated adoption policies that restrict access based on marital status,

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2009-10-25T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) has introduced a new bill to the House called the Every Child Deserves a Family Act. It is designed to restrict a state or ...

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The Death of the House Bill [James C. Capretta]

2009-10-23T00:00:00Z

On Wednesday, Representative Pete Stark (D.-California), the chairman of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, responded to a new and devastating analysis ...

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Obama Administration Disputes Government Report On Reform's Higher Costs

2009-10-23T00:00:00Z

...Newswires/Wall Street Journal reports. Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., said the changes "will only make the situation worse," while Rep. Pete Stark called it "incomplete and out of date relative to what will ultimately be voted on in the House of Representativ

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The Swine Flu Crisis: A Call for Bipartisanship

2009-10-23T00:00:00Z

But with patient instruction from towering Liberal intellects such as a Barbara Boxer, a Pete Stark, perhaps even a Joe Biden, and with-yes! ...

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2009-10-23T00:00:00Z

By Kevin “Coach” Collins Democrat Pete Stark, who told a town hall questioner “I wouldn't dignify you by peeing on your leg, it wouldn't be worth wasting ...

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Bill introduced in Congress to fight bias in adoptions

2009-10-23T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) on Oct. 15 introduced the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, which would restrict federal funds for states that discriminate ...

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2009-10-22T00:00:00Z

While appreciative of the agency's work, Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, noted that the analysis “was ...

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