Rep. Artur Davis

Democrat  •  7th District, Alabama  •  4th Term  •  Sworn In 2003
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 95%
  • Abstains: 6%

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11/09/09
The House Health Care Reform Bill That Passed and Passed Over ...

Artur Davis (AL-7) 202-225-2665. Lincoln Davis (TN-4) 202-225-6831. Bart Gordon (TN-6) 202-225-4231. Parker Griffith (AL-5) 202-225-4801. Tim Holden (PA-17) 202-225-5546. Jim Marshall (GA-8) 202-225-6531 ... Appearing on MSNBC's “Morning Joe”, McC

Source: VivirLatino
11/09/09
McCaskill: Senate Could Live With Stupak Amendment

Rep. Betsy Markey voted against a health-care reform bill backed by President Barack Obama and the House Democratic leadership Saturday night, citing concerns over the. ..... Artur Davis (AL-7) 202-225-2665. Lincoln Davis (TN-4) 202-225- 6831. Bart Gordon

11/09/09
field negro: A strikeout for Sammy.

(ARTUR DAVIS D-ALABAMA) ARTUR, I KNOW YOU WANT TO BECOME GOV. OF ALABAMA. [GOOD LUCK WITH THAT] BUT VOTING AGAINST THIS HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM BILL WHEN 27% OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL IS HN BEHAVIOR. ...

Source: field negro
11/09/09
A Closer Look At The Health Care Vote | TPMDC

Thus, a vote against a major Obama policy initiative would certainly seem to be the safe thing to do -- just as Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA) became the only Republican to vote yes, and his district voted 75% for Obama. ... And here's another curious bunch -

11/09/09
Ramblings: AND THE SPINE AWARD GOES TO.......

John Adler, Jason Altmire, Brian Baird, John Barrow, John Boccieri, Dan Boren, Rick Boucher, Allen Boyd, Bobby Bright, Ben Chandler, Travis Childers, Lincoln Davis, Artur Davis, Chet Edwards, Bart Gordon, Parker Griffith, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, ... Th

Source: Ramblings
11/09/09
The 62 Democrats who voted for the Anti-Choice Stupak Amendment

Jerry Costello (D-IL 12th District); Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX 28th District); Rep. Artur Davis (D-AL 7th District); Rep. Lincoln Davis (D-TN 4th District); Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-IN 2nd District); Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA 14th District) ...

11/09/09
What Bright and Griffith Could Have Done…

I spent the better part of this past weekend defending Democratic Rep. Artur Davis, Rep. Bobby Bright and Rep. Parker Griffith to progressives around the country. Why? Because they were amongst the 39 Democrats who voted against HR 3962 ...

11/09/09
THE RAW FACTS: About the HR Vote & Artur Davis & other stuff...

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know everybody that is the blogosphere from Rod 2.0 to Left in Alabama , and the rest are jumping on the bandwagon to call out Artur Davis. However, I'm a kin to the Rude Pundit except I see it from the real and from ...

11/09/09
Congressman Artur Davis Stabs His Constituents In the Back

Congressman Artur Davis of Alabama's 7th District, who is running for Governor next year, was the only member of the Congressional Black Caucus to vote against the Health Care Reform Act in the House Saturday – releasing this statement: ...

Source: Btx3's Blog
11/08/09
Congressman Artur Davis votes against House Health Care bill ...

Seventh Congressional District Congressman Artur Davis released this statement as to why he voted against the bill: "I am a supporter of health care reform who believes that the House leadership's approach is not the best we can do. ...

Source: WSFA - NEWS
11/08/09
Democrats Who Voted Yes on Stupak and No on #HCR - Kevin ...

The following Democrats voted both for the Stupak Amendement and then voted against final passage of HR 3962. Bobby Bright (AL-2) Parker Griffith (AL-5) Artur Davis (AL-7) Mike Ross (AR-4) Jim Marshall (GA-8) John Barrow (GA-12) ... And Speaker Nancy Pelo

11/08/09
Maryland Politics Watch: Kratovil Votes No on Health Care Reform

See how every rep voted in the NY Times. Of the 39 Democrats that joined with the Republicans to vote against long overdue health care reform, 19 were white southerners. Many others were from marginal, rural districts. Artur Davis from ...

11/08/09
Rob Kall: House passes weakened health care bill, betrays womens ...

Rep. Ben Chandler (KT) 11. Rep. Travis Childers (MS) 12. Rep. Artur Davis (AL) 13. Rep. Lincoln Davis (TN) 14. Rep. Chet Edwards (TX) 15. Rep. Bart Gordon (TN) 16. Rep. Parker Griffith (AL) 17. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD) ...

11/08/09
Matthew Yglesias » House Democrats Voting No

There's also Artur Davis whose district suggests he ought to be a solid Democratic vote but who's running for governor of Alabama and thus tacking way to the right of what his district requires. You've also got idiosyncratic nos from ...

11/08/09
The 39 “Democrats” Who Voted Against America | Oliver Willis

We should support the primary opponents of the following Democrats, and in the case of Artur Davis, not support his run for governor of Alabama. It would be great for Alabama to have a Democratic governor who is black, ...

11/08/09
Left In Alabama:: Real Republicans, Dissapointment and Revolts ...

Cao is the kind of representative I wish I had instead of the representative I have. Cao told CNN that Steele retains "the right to come after those members who do not conform to party lines, but I would hope that he would work with us in ... What do

11/08/09
Booman Tribune ~ A Progressive Community

But he and Rep. Massa of New York are the only two proponents of single-payer to vote against reform. And Massa is just looking for cover because his district is very conservative. What really happened is that Kucinich wants attention and .... Artur Davis

11/08/09
House health bill passes - First Read - msnbc.com

Rep. Ben Chandler (KT) 11. Rep. Travis Childers (MS) 12. Rep. Artur Davis (AL) 13. Rep. Lincoln Davis (TN) 14. Rep. Chet Edwards (TX) 15. Rep. Bart Gordon (TN) 16. Rep. Parker Griffith (AL) 17. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD) ...

Source: First Read
11/08/09
Democratic no votes

...passed by the slimmest of margins. anyone know why artur davis is voting no? is it because of the governor's race in al, or because it doesn't go far enough? Tell us the Republican who voted for the bill. One Republican, Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA), voted fo

Source: The Politico
11/08/09
Maggie's Notebook: PelosiCare Democrats Voting Nay: Dan Boren No ...

Rep. Dan Boren tops the list of Democrats voting 'no' on health care HR 3962. Boren, from my home state of Oklahoma, is our only Democrat in congress. See a list Democrat congressmen voting no on HR 3962 below, along with a link to the actual bill

11/08/09
Democrats against healthcare reform

...where the private sector disappears and the government is in the business of providing health care."  And yet, no doubt, Artur Davis himself is the beneficiary of a gov't run healthcare program, which I'm sure he has no problem with taking advatage of

Source: MyDD
11/08/09
The most important number in politics this weekend

...the eight, Obama's highest percentage came in Rep. Artur Davis' 7th district where he won 74 percent of the vote. Davis' vote is rightly understood through a political lens as, despite the overwhelming support for Obama in his district, he is running fo

Source: The Fix
11/08/09
Democratic No Votes - Democratic Underground

Artur Davis, jaysunb, Nov-08-09 01:03 AM, #4. Dennis said without a functioning Public Option he wouldn't vote for it. A long time ago. John Q. Citizen, Nov-08-09 01:06 AM, #5. Agreed. I would have voted NO on this bill, too. ..... My representative i

11/08/09
Anh 'Joseph' Cao jolts House - Jonathan Allen - POLITICO.com

Once a year, Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao gives the Washington establishment a little jolt. In December 2008, the nationally unknown Vietnamese community activist captured a seat for Republicans in majority-black New Orleans, becoming an instant — al

11/08/09
MyDD :: Direct Democracy for People-Powered Politics

Only one man voted against all four pieces of legislation: freshman Rep. Bobby Bright (AL-2), whose district went to McCain by 26%. The full breakdown is below the jump. We can't expect our Democratic majorities to vote in lock-step on every vote. ...

Source: MyDD
11/08/09
FDL News Desk » House Passes Health Care Reform – Looking Back

Artur Davis is running for Governor of Alabama and obviously thinks he has to vote that way to win. His district is extremely Democratic and mostly African-American. It's vital to get a real Democrat in that seat. Charlie Melancon is running for Senat

Source: Firedoglake
11/08/09
Open Left:: A Stupak amendment of our own

Let's look at this systematically. Starting, as you say, with LA-02. And Artur Davis' district, etc. There is a most-efficient way to distribute energy and money to increasing progressive strength in Congress, and we need to figure out ...

11/08/09
field negro: Come along little children, let's play slave.

(ARTUR DAVIS D-ALABAMA) ARTUR, I KNOW YOU WANT TO BECOME GOV. OF ALABAMA. [GOOD LUCK WITH THAT] BUT VOTING AGAINST THIS HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM BILL WHEN 27% OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL IS HN BEHAVIOR. ...

Source: field negro
11/08/09
Open thread 11/8 | WE Blog | Wichita Eagle Blogs

Several Democrats, including Rep. Ike Skelton of Missouri, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Artur Davis of Alabama, have expressed resistance to Pelosi's $1.055 trillion measure in recent days — underscoring the ...

Source: WE Blog
11/08/09
race42008.com » Blog Archive » Huckabee's Response to Pelosi ...

Jason Altmire (PA-4); Bobby Bright (AL-2); John Barrow (GA-12); John Boccieri (OH-16); Dan Boren (OK-2); Ben Chandler (KY-6); Travis Childers (MS-1); Artur Davis (AL-7); Lincoln Davis (TN-4); Bart Gordon; Parker Griffith (AL-5); ...

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Phone: 202-225-2665
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