Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]

Should Religious Organizations be required to Disclose Their Spending on Lobbying?

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Earlier this month, Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) suggested that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) look into the work of the United States Council of Catholic ...

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Tuesday Readers' Forum

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Rep. Lynn Woolsey is only ever vocal on topics that are obvious (need for health care) or so outrageous to be pointless (withdraw troops immediately). ...

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Mandating paid sick days could slow the H1N1 pandemic

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

...to 46 states and sickened 22 million Americans. The Emergency Influenza Containment Act proposed by Reps. George Miller and Lynn Woolsey, both California Democrats, would require employers to provide at least five paid sick days to workers who are sent

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Dr. John Shearer

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Rep. Lynn Woolsey said, “We have just lost a great hero for health-care reform. He was thoughtful and caring, and knew what direction we should be going in, ...

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Boulder Chamber of Commerce

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

said Chairwoman Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.) In a country where fifty-seven million working people don't have a single paid sick day, it's clear this ...

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UCSB Professor Travels to Washington, DC on Behalf of Immigrant Children

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

... (also known as the HELP Separated Children Act), is sponsored by Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, a Democrat representing California's 6th District. ...

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Mandating paid sick days could slow the H1N1 pandemic

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

George Miller and Lynn Woolsey, both California Democrats, would require employers to provide at least five paid sick days to workers who are sent home from ...

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Lee holds rally to end Afghanistan war

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

...a first step toward that. The bill's 23 co-sponsors include Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont; Rep. Mike Honda, D-San Jose; and Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma. Lee chairs the Congressional Black Caucus, and members of that caucus last week blocked the House Fin

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Did Catholic Bishops' Advocacy Cross The Line?

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

Nor is Congress likely to embrace new restrictions on churches, despite a recent suggestion by Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., that IRS rules may be too ...

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2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

POLITICO Senior Editor David Mark interviewed Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.) about Saturday's health care test vote. ...

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Sunday Readers' Forum

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

If Rep. Lynn Woolsey thinks the 1800-plus-page health care plan is so great, how come she has not volunteered to leave her Congressional health care plan ...

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Flu concerns fuel push for paid sick days

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

In addition to the Healthy Families Act, two House lawmakers, Congressman George Miller and Lynn Woolsey, both California Democrats, also introduced ...

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Catholic Bishops Look to Get Their House in Order

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

asked California Democrat Lynn Woolsey in a column at Politico in which she suggested that the IRS consider lifting the church's tax-exempt status. ...

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Secularists try to keep religious arguments out of public square

2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, noting the "hardball" tactics of the United States Council of Catholic Bishops ...

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2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma, has been among the church's fiercest critics, including an article Woolsey wrote for the Web site Politico.com this week in ...

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GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care

2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

...guidelines generated enough confusion and raised enough questions to force proponents of the health care overhaul on the defensive. "We're not rationing anything," said Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-San Rafael. "It's a decision between a woman and her doctors."

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Stupak-Pitts Amendment Speaks Truth to Power

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

It apparently came as a shock to Lynn Woolsey and Diana DeGette that Catholics are allowed to vote and petition their government. ...

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An Alternative to Escalation in Afghanistan

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

In the letter, Taskforce Chair Michael Honda, along with CPC co-chairs, Representatives Raúl Grijalva and Lynn Woolsey, and CPC members, ...

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2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

"We're not rationing anything," said Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif. "It's a decision between a woman and her doctors." The specter of the government making ...

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2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

"We're not rationing anything," said Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif. "It's a decision between a woman and her doctors." The specter of the government making ...

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