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

2 top TN Dems to oppose health bill

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition will oppose a health-care reform bill the House might bring to a vote today. Rep. John Tanner of Union City said Friday the House bill wouldn't do enough to control health-care costs and would create a system

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Tanner, Gordon to oppose health bill

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition will oppose a health care reform bill the House may bring to a vote on Saturday. Rep. John Tanner of Union City said Friday the House bill wouldn't do enough to control health care costs and would create a sy

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Tanner, Gordon to oppose health reform bill

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...conservative Blue Dog Coalition will oppose a health care reform bill the House may bring to a vote on Saturday. Rep. John Tanner of Union City said Friday the House bill wouldn't do enough to control health care costs and would create a system unsustai

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House Overview: One Year Out, Parties Prep for the Big Dance

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

...been seriously challenged in many years. This subset includes Reps. Vic Snyder (Ark.), Ike Skelton (Mo.), Bart Gordon (Tenn.) and John Tanner (Tenn.). Those four districts voted decisively for McCain, but the Republicans didnt put up a serious fight in

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GOP Picks Promising ‘Young Guns’ Candidates

2009-10-27T00:00:00Z

...emerged only recently after posting impressive fundraising showings in the third quarter. Farmer and gospel singer Stephen Fincher, for example, came from nowhere to top Democratic Rep. John Tanner ’s receipt total by $252,000 in Tennessee’s 8th Dis

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$1 Million in Additional Funding Secured to Accelerate Production of Micro ...

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

Dr. John Tanner, President and founder of Tanner Research, Inc., announced today that the Defense Logistics Agency awarded a contract for $1 million in new ...

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Fights brew for Tennessee congressional seats

2009-10-25T00:00:00Z

...Democratic incumbents from July through September, third-quarter campaign finance reports show. Fincher, running against Rep. John Tanner in the 8th District, raised $303,250 during the quarter the first quarter he's raised money and had spent none of i

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Fights brew for Tennessee congressional seats

2009-10-25T00:00:00Z

Fights brew for Tennessee congressional seats

2009-10-25T00:00:00Z

Fincher, running against Rep. John Tanner in the 8th District, raised $303250 during the quarter — the first quarter he's raised money — and had spent none ...

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Fights brew for Tennessee congressional seats

2009-10-25T00:00:00Z

Reps. John Tanner and Marsha Blackburn Defending Patents: Write Hillary ...

2009-10-24T00:00:00Z

Marsha Blackburn and John Tanner reiterated the position in a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week. The 432-0 vote on an amendment to the ...

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Maritime academy, SC4 to have sessions

2009-10-23T00:00:00Z

Rear Adm. John Tanner, academy superintendent, and John Berck, academy director of admissions and enrollment management, will make presentations along with ...

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Democrats Request Nancy Pelosi Allow Vote to Axe Abortion in Health Care

2009-10-23T00:00:00Z

Travis Childers, Jack Murtha, Dale Kildee, Collin Peterson, Jerry Costello, John A Boccieri, Parker Griffith, John Tanner, Christopher Carney, Heath Shuler, ...

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Wounded Warriors get Social Security boost

2009-10-22T00:00:00Z

Washington – US Rep. John Tanner, chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, joined with colleagues in thanking ...

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Republicans Look to Farmer to Retake US House

2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

... by Democrat John Tanner. It's a formula that worked for Democrats in 2006, who under the leadership of then Representative Rahm Emanuel regained control ...

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Rubio gains on Crist

2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

...36-33. Poor fundraising numbers are not enough to put three Democratic incumbents on the party’s most endangered list. Reps. John Tanner (D-Tenn.), Lincoln Davis (D-Tenn.) and Vic Snyder (D-Ark.) were all outraised by their Republican opponents durin

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Reagan Day Dinner Set by Dyer County GOP

2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

They are running for the 8th Congressional District seat currently held by Congressman John Tanner. Unless someone else throws their hat into the ring, ...

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$1 Million in Additional Funding Secured to Accelerate Production of Micro ...

2009-10-20T00:00:00Z

MONROVIA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/20/09 -- Dr. John Tanner, President and founder of Tanner Research, Inc., announced today that the Defense Logistics ...

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Some Incumbents Slow To Start 2010 Money Chase

2009-10-20T00:00:00Z

...in big fundraising quarters that eclipsed their Democratic rivals, freshman Rep. Harry Teague , D-N.M., and 11-term Rep. John Tanner , D-Tenn. Pearce outraised Teague by about $250,000 despite a very respectable quarter by the Democrat — $508,000 to $

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2009-10-19T00:00:00Z

M., and 11-term Rep. John Tanner , D-Tenn. Pearce outraised Teague by about $250000 despite a very respectable quarter by the Democrat — $508000 to $257000. ...

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