Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. John Tanner [D, TN-8]

Disability denials troubling to leaders

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

...the number or nature of complaints against administrative law judges, saying the information would violate their privacy. Rep. John Tanner, D-Tenn., who chairs the House subcommittee on Social Security, said Monday that the committee will "continue to f

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Democrats ready to go-it-alone on health care reform — Schumer

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

The House passed its health care bill 220-215 earlier this month, with Congressman John Tanner of Union City among the lawmakers voting against the measure. ...

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Social Security disability claims denied more often in Delaware

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

Rep. John Tanner, D-Tenn., who chairs the House Subcommittee on Social Security, also would not comment on the disparity directly, but issued a statement ...

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Millington may hire lobbyists to push plans

2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

Bast, a resident of Eads, worked for US Rep. John Tanner, D-Tenn., for two years before spending the last six years as a lobbyist for such clients as the ...

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Obama goes from radiant to radioactive

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

... John Spratt (SC-05, first term in 1983), Bart Gordon (TN-06, 1985), John Tanner (TN-08 since 1989) and Rick Boucher (VA-09 since 1983) may be in for the ...

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Social Security disability backlog hearing convened

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

US Rep. John Tanner, chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, urged the Social Security Administration to continue its focus on ...

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Cook Political Report: Obama Is 'Beyond Radioactive' in Key Democratic Districts

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

Ike Skelton (MO-04), John Spratt (SC-05), Bart Gordon (TN-06), John Tanner (TN-08) and Rick Boucher (VA-09) are goners next year. ...

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Tax relief act touted by national educators

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

John Tanner (D-TN) and Dave Reichert (R-WA) announced that the National Education Association (NEA) endorsed their Teacher Tax Relief Act (HR 3758). ...

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Disability claims taking longer

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

... Legal Services Inc. for the last 22 years, testified before the Ways and Means subcommittee on Social Security chaired by US Rep. John Tanner, D-Tenn. ...

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Montgomery County nursing home in military funding package

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

...after the Senate passed its version of a military and construction bill that included $83 million for Fort Campbell, U.S. Rep. John Tanner said just as much focus is needed on helping the veterans living in Montgomery County. Fort Campbell will see some

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Vulnerable Democrats in 2010--Where Should We Look???

2009-11-18T00:00:00Z

... dog Volunteer State Dems including Congressmen Lincoln Davis, Bart Gordon, and John Tanner who represent the 4th, 6th, and 8th districts respectively. ...

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Tanner urges support for Montgomery County veterans home

2009-11-18T00:00:00Z

...plan, one of Tennessee's representatives urged continued support for a 140-bed veterans nursing home in Clarksville. Rep. John Tanner, who represents west and middle Tennessee in the House, included in the House version of the plan language calling for

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Date set for food waste recycling to start in Oxford

2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

City councillor John Tanner, executive member for a cleaner, greener city, said a food waste collection should have come first. Mr Tanner said: “Everybody ...

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Health reform will help people with expenses

2009-11-15T00:00:00Z

7 when they voted "no" on this bill, including representatives from my home state of Tennessee — John Tanner and Marsha Blackburn. ...

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Congress gets ready to face down swine flu

2009-11-15T00:00:00Z

Lincoln Davis, D-Pall Mall, and John Tanner, D-Union City, have recorded public service television spots through the Health and Human Services Department, ...

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Congress gets ready to face down swine flu

2009-11-15T00:00:00Z

...Control and Prevention and to local health departments. Some members, including Reps. Lincoln Davis, D-Pall Mall, and John Tanner, D-Union City, have recorded public service television spots through the Health and Human Services Department, directing pe

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News Of The Day »

2009-11-12T00:00:00Z

Ike Skelton (D-MO), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), John Tanner (D-TN), Lincoln Davis (D-TN), Dan Boren (D-OK), Heath Shuler (D-NC) -- only one was elected within ...

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This Is Not the Cycle for an Incumbent House Democrat to Be Complacent

2009-11-12T00:00:00Z

There are a lot of perennials in this mix — Chet Edwards, John Tanner, Baron Hill, Bart Gordon — but it's been a while since those guys have faced such a ...

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Reps. hail progress in North visit

2009-11-11T00:00:00Z

Leading the"co-del" is Rep. John Tanner (D-TN) who said that this was the first time for most of the group to have been in Ireland. "We're impressed by what ...

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Congressman requests probe into Social Security overpayments

2009-11-10T00:00:00Z

By: AP WASHINGTON — US Rep. John Tanner, chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, has asked the Government Accountability Office to ...

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