Rep. Jim Cooper

Democrat  •  5th District, Tennessee  •  10th Term  •  Sworn In 1983
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 87%
  • Abstains: 3%

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08/04/09
Elk Grove News.net: McGiness To Leave As Sheriff, Cooper Announces ...

Within hours, Elk Grove City Council member Jim Cooper formally announced he will seek the office. McGiness, who has been with the department for 29 years, said that in addition to Cooper there were two other candidates that would be ...

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08/04/09
Texas Insider » Democrats Walk Careful Line on Healthcare

“We are getting thousands of phone calls and e-mails, many deeply angry,” said Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.). “Some want to do nothing, others want to do everything. We can't distinguish between what is just grumbling about change and what .

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08/03/09
Ketron hears of $3 million; Bart hears tales | In Session ...

Ketron, speaking at the Rutherford County party's picnic, did not name the person he said went to Rep. Gordon's office, and Ketron told the crowd he got the story secondhand — from another lobbyist. Gordon, contacted today, said Ketron “

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08/03/09
GAC To Air “Country at the White House” : MusicRow

Music City was represented by audience members Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen, Congressman Jim Cooper, Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, GAC president and W.O. Smith Music School board member Ed Hardy, and many others. ...

Source: MusicRow
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08/03/09
Healthcare: Democrats walk fine line: The Swamp

"We are getting thousands of phone calls and e-mails, many deeply angry," said Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.). "Some want to do nothing, others want to do everything. We can't distinguish between what is just grumbling about change and what .

Source: The Swamp
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08/03/09
Jacobs Media - jacoBLOG

Jim Cooper But then there are short-sighted Congressmen like Nashville, Tennessee's Jim Cooper who is another expert about the music business. Stating that "our artists and performers are being ripped off every day" by radio, ...

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08/03/09
Zandar Versus The Stupid: Only The Centrists Can Save Us

The Blue Dogs are 40 or so Democrats, largely from swing districts in the South and Midwest, led by Tennessee's Jim Cooper and Arkansas' Mike Ross. In the Senate, centrist efforts are being led by a bipartisan group chaired by Finance ...

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08/03/09
The Big Question » Blog Archive » Pawlenty raps Dems' health care ...

Rep. Jim Cooper: I think if you look closer at this, you'll discover the Blue Dog Democrats are probably more in agreement with the White House and President Obama on his three priorities of deficit neutrality, bending the cost curve in ...

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08/03/09
Nashville - Nashville Scene - Pith in the Wind - Molly Secours ...

Speaking of Jim Cooper being in the hot seat, Molly Secours is none too happy with the congressman. Secours, you may recall, barely avoided complete financial ruin during a recent bout with cancer, and was featured in the above press ... Dear Representati

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08/03/09
DeRosaWorld: Checks & Balances... Double Suck

June 15, 1993 - House Democrat Jim Cooper -- who introduced a bill in 1992 based on the principle of managed competition -- meets with Hillary Clinton to explore their differences over health care. He has serious problems with employer ...

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08/02/09
Dru's Vues, too: An article for you from Dru.

Dear Drus Vues too,. Dru (drufuller5565@yahoo.com) wants you to see this article on Economist.com. The sender also included the following message for you: Rep. Jim Cooper's health care reform views highlighted in The Economist. ...

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08/02/09
“Axis of Weasels” The Four Blue Dogs Who Voted with Henry Waxman

Rep. Chris Carney, Pennsylvania, 10th District, 202) 737-5877. Rep. Ben Chandler, Kentucky, 6th District, (202) 454-5262. Rep. Jim Cooper, Tennessee, 5th District, 202) 543-5777. Rep. Jim Costa, California, 20th District, (202) 347-3042 ...

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08/02/09
RSS Daily World News-Beware the Friendly Underminer

There is plenty of reason to believe that Representative Jim Cooper, a moderate “Blue Dog” congressman from Tennessee, is serious and well-meaning when it comes to health care reform. The 55-year-old Democrat, now more than six years ...

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08/01/09
1) Next Step For Chapter 61 Crdp Push - hadit.com Veterans Forum

Leader Senator Harry Reid's (D-NV) amendment did not make it into the NDAA. So there is no improvement for CRDP in the Senate's bill. However, Representative Ike Skelton's (D-MO) HR2990 is in the House of Representative's version. ... Wash

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08/01/09
Jim Cooper on Healthcare Reform and the Healthy Americans Act ...

Jim Cooper (D-TN) gave a lecture at Vanderbilt University to a group of nursing students and doctors. In the talk, Cooper shares his views on America's. ... Jim Cooper (D-TN) gave a lecture at Vanderbilt University to a group of nursing students and d

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07/31/09
The Rothenberg Political Report: Obama, Biden Seats in Danger?

Al Gore (D-Tenn.) after he and Bill Clinton were elected to the White House in 1992. Appointed Sen. Harlan Mathews (D-Tenn.) didn't seek a full term, and Fred Thompson (R) defeated Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper 60 percent to 39 percent in ...

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07/31/09
Rep. Cooper Gets MovedOn Health Care : Post Politics: Political ...

And your representative, Jim Cooper, has a chance to join the fight to save it. Earlier this week, a small group of conservative Blue Dog Democrats forced a compromise that would badly weaken the public option. ...

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07/31/09
Lean Thinking and Health Care Reform « Quality and Innovation

Containing costs, as Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.) noted on “Face the Nation” recently, requires overhauling the culture of health-care delivery. Incentives need to be realigned. That requires a legal framework that, instead of encouraging ...

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07/31/09
AHLAlerts: In Case You Missed It...

Schieffer asked White House senior adviser David Axelrod about Obama's plan to impose an excise tax on high-end insurance, and he also interviewed Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), a member of the conservative House Blue Dog Coalition. ...

Source: AHLAlerts
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07/31/09
ROOTS PRESSURE: Blue Dog Democrats

... Bobby Bright (AL-2), Dennis Cardoza (CA-18), Christopher Carney (PA-10), Ben Chandler (KY-6), Travis Childers (MS-1), Jim Cooper (TN-5), Jim Costa (CA-20), Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Kathy Dahlkemper (PA-3), Lincoln Davis (TN-4), ... Watch and see where y

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07/31/09
All World News: What To Do About The Enemy Within-- Conservatives ...

Dennis Cardoza (CA)- Obama 59%br / • Rep. Chris Carney (PA)- McCain 54%br / • Rep. Ben Chandler (KY)- McCain 55%br / • Rep. Travis Childers (MS)- McCain 62%br / • bRep. Jim Cooper (TN)- Obama 56%/bbr / • Rep. Jim Costa (CA)- Obama

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07/30/09
Posts about Obama Health Care Failure as of July 30, 2009

Aka President - mallbo.com 07/30/2009 President of black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha sued by members over … - Chicago Sun-Times McKinzie’s likeness, along with one of the first national AKA president Nellie Quander, cost a total of $45000, she

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07/30/09
Morning Briefing for July 30, 2009

REDSTATE MORNING BRIEFING FOR JULY 30, 2009 Sign up to get the morning briefing by email here. 1. The Four Democrat Blue Dogs Who Sold Out America 2. Five Simple Arguments Against Government Healthcare 3. An Overabundanc

Source: RedState
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07/30/09
Morning Briefing for July 30, 2009 | Social Debate: Barack and ...

On Face the Nation Sunday, Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) said that a surtax on so-called “Cadillac” insurance plans might be something that the Blue Dogs could support. OK, so what's the message here? The first is that there is something that, ...

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07/30/09
Contact Congress Now! :: Jeffrey For Congress

Representative Jim Cooper. Texas. Representative Lloyd Doggett. Representative Charles A. Gonzalez. Representative Al Green. Representative Gene Green. Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson ...

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07/30/09
What now for Obamacare? - South Bay Chat

“IT'S a lot easier to be Santa than Scrooge,” harrumphs Jim Cooper. The congressman from Tennessee is complaining about the health-reform plan unveiled in July by the Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives. ...

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07/30/09
Lewis Grossberger - Grossblogger - The Blue Dog Democrats: A handy ...

As Rep. Jim Cooper, a Blue Dog Democrat from Tennessee, explained on CBS' Face the Nation, “I think the American people want to take a closer look at the legislation. They want to feel more comfortable with it.” That statement by Rep. ...

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07/30/09
Hooray for the Angel of Death Ezekiel Emanuel in Real Time with ...

... the Clinton health plan?endorsing instead the less ambitious rival managed competition health plan of Blue Dog Democrat U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN-4)?and thought welfare reform should be a higher priority than healthcare reform. ...

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07/30/09
Pelosi vows to press on despite bad news on health bill ...

Blue Dog Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., said Sunday that he did not think the bill could pass in this final week before the House adjourns for a month Friday. “The American people want to take a closer look at this legislation,” said Cooper, ...

Source: Politics
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07/30/09
toniD's Ya Think?: What To Do About The Enemy Within ...

Rep. Bobby Bright (AL)- McCain 63% • Rep. Dennis Cardoza (CA)- Obama 59% • Rep. Chris Carney (PA)- McCain 54% • Rep. Ben Chandler (KY)- McCain 55% • Rep. Travis Childers (MS)- McCain 62% • Rep. Jim Cooper (TN)- Obama 56% • Rep

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Official website: http://www.cooper.house.gov/
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1536 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-4311
Fax: 202-226-1035

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