Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]

Making Health Care More Efficient

2008-07-18T00:00:00Z

The committee members were receptive to increased health information technology, and Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) spoke of it as a tool to â€œactually force a ...

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CBO Director Calls for Health IT Use To Be Tied to Medicare

2008-07-17T00:00:00Z

Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) challenged Orszag's statement, arguing that health IT can help reduce medical errors, which would improve quality and ...

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Schwartz sponsors bill to eliminate prescription errors

2008-07-17T00:00:00Z

... to eliminate adverse medical reactions caused by prescription errors has been approved by Congress, compliments, in part, of US Rep. Allyson Schwartz. ...

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Wikipedia proves vexing for Congressional candidate Kats

2008-07-11T00:00:00Z

Kats, a wealth Abington lawyer who is challening US Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Abington) in the 13th Congressional District, told The Morning Call that she ...

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Whack-ipedia: No campaigning allowed at site, candidate finds

2008-07-10T00:00:00Z

Marina Kats, a Montgomery County attorney and Republican challenger to US Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-13th District, learned that the hard way this month. ...

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Family living with teen's scoliosis wants to help others

2008-07-09T00:00:00Z

This past June was the first National Scoliosis Awareness Month, a proclamation spearheaded by Rep. Allyson Schwartz of Pennsylvania. ...

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A FIRST STEP

2008-07-09T00:00:00Z

Allyson Schwartz and Bob Brady. You can get better odds in a lottery. Schwartz and Brady vote for every pro-vet bill that comes down the pike, including the ...

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Political Notebook|

2008-07-09T00:00:00Z

Karen Chizeck is fundraising for GOP candidate Marina Kats, who is running against Democrat incumbent US Rep. Allyson Schwartz in the 13th congressional ...

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Dueling camps come out spinning

2008-07-08T00:00:00Z

... Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, and Representative Allyson Schwartz of Pennsylvania "to discuss false attacks on Obama's energy plan," a reference to an ...

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Sources: Senators Agree on New Federal Judges Package

2008-07-01T00:00:00Z

Edward G. Rendell. Torsella ran unsuccessfully in the 2004 Democratic primary for the congressional seat now held by Rep. Allyson Schwartz. ...

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Smoking ban takes hold in state

2008-06-18T00:00:00Z

The senator first introduced a bill to ban smoking in 1993, with only three co-sponsors, one being US Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-13, who was a state senator ...

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Climate MATTERS Cap-and-Trade Legislation Introduced

2008-06-17T00:00:00Z

Rahm Emanuel, John Larsen, Allyson Schwartz, John Lewis, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Mike McNulty, Kendrick Meek, Mike Thompson, Jim McDermott, Pete Stark, ...

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BREAKING NEWS: Smoking ban takes hold in Pennsylvania

2008-06-13T00:00:00Z

The senator first introduced a bill to ban smoking in 1993, with only three co-sponsors, one being US Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-13, who was a state senator ...

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HIMSS Summit08 and Advocacy Day

2008-06-05T00:00:00Z

The keynote speaker is Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA). Federal Advocacy Awards will be presented to Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Representative Phil ...

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If the No. 1 spot is taken, could she be No. 2?

2008-06-04T00:00:00Z

"It's clear that she deserves consideration because she's won essentially half the votes," said Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-Pa., a Clinton supporter. ...

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John Baer:

2008-06-04T00:00:00Z

Philadelphia congresswoman Allyson Schwartz, a Clinton superdelegate, says the long fight "has been good for us," got the nation focused on the Democratic ...

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Clinton raises issue of vice presidential slot

2008-06-03T00:00:00Z

"It's clear that she deserves consideration because she's won essentially half the votes," said Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-Pa., a Clinton supporter. ...

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Drugs in the drink?

2008-06-03T00:00:00Z

Also, Rep. Allyson Schwartz, (D-PA), has demanded a national task force to make recommendations to Congress, which should include funding: According to a ...

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Former Clinton Strategist Mark Penn: â€˜Fight On!â€™

2008-06-03T00:00:00Z

A member of congress, who was listening in on a conference call with several dozen pro-Clinton House members yesterday, says Rep Allyson Schwartz, D-Pa., ...

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Mark Penn: Fight On

2008-06-03T00:00:00Z

Yesterday, on a conference call with several dozen pro-Clinton House members, Rep Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) gently prodded Ickes to make a decision on ...

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