Rep. Ben Chandler

Democrat  •  6th District, Kentucky  •  4th Term  •  Sworn In 2004
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
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11/25/09
Uncertainty over UIGEA Implementation :: Gambling Today Blog

Some of the others are Republicans Geoff Davis, Harold Rogers, Edward Whitfield and Brett Guthrie, and Democrats Ben Chandler and John Yarmuth. All are from Kentucky, a state that has been in the news because of the domain name seizure case . Representativ

11/24/09
THEIR VIEW: Capito is right about health reform | West Virginia Record

CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce would like to thank Rep. Shelley Moore Capito for voting against House Bill 3962, the health insurance "reform" bill that narrowly passed the House of Representatives. ... Congressman Ben Chand

11/22/09
Project Savior: Shut up Stupid Sunday: The responce

In my Temper Tantrum Tuesday post, “A letter to my Congressman” http://projectsaviorreborn.blogspot.com/2009/11/temper-tantrum-tuesday-letter-to-my.html I posted a letter I sent to my congressman Ben Chandler and asked him to respond. ...

11/22/09
Grant Lawrence--Bodhi Thunder: Shut up Stupid Sunday: The Response

In my Temper Tantrum Tuesday post, “A letter to my Congressman” http://projectsaviorreborn.blogspot.com/2009/11/temper-tantrum-tuesday-letter-to-my.html I posted a letter I sent to my congressman Ben Chandler and asked him to respond. ...

11/21/09
"Vic Snyder, Arkansas Congressman, May be in Trouble" - Rebuild ...

Kentucky 6 Ben Chandler 2004 55. Lousiana 3 Charlie Melancon 2004 61. Maryland 1 Frank Kratovil 2008 58. Mississippi 1 Travis Childers 2008 62. Mississippi 4 Gene Taylor 1989 67. Missouri 4 Ike Skelton 1976 61 ...

11/21/09
DownWithTyranny!: Dan Lungren Comes Out Strongly Against Fair ...

Ben Chandler [D-KY6] William Clay [D-MO1] Steve Cohen [D-TN9] Gerald Connolly [D-VA11] John Conyers [D-MI14] Jim Cooper [D-TN5] Jerry Costello [D-IL12] Joe Courtney [D-CT2] Elijah Cummings [D-MD7] Kathleen Dahlkemper [D-PA3] ...

11/20/09
The Infamous 53: Same Old Crowd with a Few New Dogs

The Infamous 53 are led by US Rep. Debbie 'Dubbya' Wasserman-Schultz, the leader of the equally infamous Gang of 66. The 53, like the Gang of 66, are anti-Cuba, and take cash "contributions" from the fascist US-Cuba Democracy PAC. ...

11/20/09
Pickens Plan District Group AZ-07 - PickensPlan

Rep Ben Chandler [KY-6] Rep Ben Ray Lujan [NM-3] Rep Gregory W. Meeks [NY-6] Rep Edolphus Towns [NY-10] Rep Louise McIntosh Slaughter [NY-28] Rep Heath Shuler [NC-11] Rep Earl Pomeroy [ND] Rep Marcy Kaptur [OH-9] Rep Betty Sutton [OH-13 ...

11/20/09
Ice Harvest, the » Blog Archive » Is this a good group of people ...

Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO)[60] Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN)[76] Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL)[77] Rep. Ben Chandler (D-KY)[78] Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)[52] Rep. William Lacy Clay, Jr. (D-MO)[79] Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), Majority Whip[80] Rep. ...

11/19/09
Another Take On Expanded Gambling And The Free Market

Rep. Ben Chandler (D-Versailles) weighed in on the gambling issue in a recent op-ed piece published in the Herald-Leader and the Woodford Sun. His thinking illustrates this tendency to favor one constituency over another. ...

11/19/09
What Others Are Saying About Berry's Vote for Nationalized Healthcare

Marion Berry of Arkansas, Allen Boyd of Florida, Joe Donnelly and Brad Ellsworth of Indiana, Bart Gordon of Tennessee, and Ben Chandler of Kentucky." (read more) 'Yes' Votes On Health Plan Put Some House Dems On Defensive "Rep. ...

Source: Boot Berry
11/19/09
NAB Outlines Negative Impact of Performance Fee

Rep. Mike Conaway (TX-11), an original co-sponsor of a countering resolution known as The Local Radio Freedom Act, also participated in today's meeting. Commenting on today's meeting, NAB Executive Vice President Dennis Wharton issued ...

11/18/09
ACLU of Kentucky:

Congressman Ben Chandler voted for the Stupak-Pitts Amendment and we need him to reverse his decision. His vote for the Stupak-Pitts Amendment will decrease access to reproductive health care services for millions of women. ...

Source: ACLU Alerts
11/17/09
Pickens Plan District Group AZ-06 - PickensPlan

Rep Ben Chandler [KY-6] Rep Ben Ray Lujan [NM-3] Rep Gregory W. Meeks [NY-6] Rep Edolphus Towns [NY-10] Rep Louise McIntosh Slaughter [NY-28] Rep Heath Shuler [NC-11] Rep Earl Pomeroy [ND] Rep Marcy Kaptur [OH-9] Rep Betty Sutton [OH-13 ...

11/16/09
Conservative leaders support Obama's Gitmo plan - MotownSports.com ...

In a joint statement prepared by the Constitution Project, David Keene, founder of American Conservative Union, Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, and former representative and presidential candidate Bob Barr say moving suspected ...

11/16/09
MEDICARE CUT $500 BILLION -- BABYBOOMERS AND YOUTH DISADVANTAGED ...

Rep. Jason Altmire (PA) 3. Rep. Brian Baird (WA) 4. Rep. John Barrow (GA) 5. Rep. John Boccieri (OH) 6. Rep. Dan Boren (OK) 7. Rep. Rick Boucher (VA) 8. Rep. Allen Boyd (FL) 9. Rep. Bobby Bright (AL) 10. Rep. Ben Chandler (KT) 11. Rep. ...

11/16/09
Oh Snap Monday! Special Session & No Gambling?

Ben Chandler loves coat hangers, hates giving his poor constituents access to affordable health care and refuses to vote when organized labor could be helped. Because he's an empty, lying suit. [What a Hack] ...

Source: Page One
11/16/09
A Jacksonian Republican sweep? | Washington Examiner

Kentucky 6, Ben Chandler, 2004, 55. Lousiana 3, Charlie Melancon, 2004, 61. Maryland 1, Frank Kratovil, 2008, 58. Mississippi 1, Travis Childers, 2008, 62. Mississippi 4, Gene Taylor, 1989, 67. Missouri 4, Ike Skelton, 1976, 61 ...

11/14/09
Kentucky: Raising the Barr in 2010 Against Ben Chandler - Roll Call

Andy Barr (R), a one-time deputy general counsel to former Gov. Ernie Fletcher (R), is set to turn his exploratory effort into a full-time campaign to unseat Rep. Ben Chandler (D) in the Lexington and Frankfort-based 6th district.

11/14/09
Not so fast: House health care vote is just the first step ...

"The cost of this bill for the taxpayer is too high," said Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Ky. And, some members said, while a fix is needed, it should be change that "doesn't fundamentally change a system with which most Americans are satisfied,&q

11/13/09
Bluegrass PRIDE gets nearly $1 million

IRVINE — Nearly $1 million in federal funds for environmental programs were announced Friday by US Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Versailles. The money goes to Bluegrass PRIDE (Personal Responsibility In a Desirable Environment), which will use ...

11/13/09
Blue in the Bluegrass: Dean: Wire Hanger has "a lot of explaining ...

Former Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean said Thursday that he was “deeply disappointed” in U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler's vote against health care reform legislation last week, adding that Chandler will have to answer to Kentucky ...

11/12/09
The 39 Democrats Who Voted “No” | The Accidental Patriot

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) ...

11/12/09
Pickens Plan District Group AZ-06 - PickensPlan

Rep Ben Chandler [KY-6] Rep Ben Ray Lujan [NM-3] Rep Gregory W. Meeks [NY-6] Rep Edolphus Towns [NY-10] Rep Louise McIntosh Slaughter [NY-28] Rep Heath Shuler [NC-11] Rep Earl Pomeroy [ND] Rep Marcy Kaptur [OH-9] Rep Betty Sutton [OH-13 ...

11/11/09
Health care, climate change votes could dog Blue Dog - MiamiHerald.com

WASHINGTON — For Democratic Rep. Ben Chandler, controversial votes against a health care overhaul backed by the House Democratic leadership and for cap-and-trade energy policies that could lead to penalties for his state's leading … ...

11/11/09
McClatchy Washington report 11/11

For Democratic Rep. Ben Chandler, controversial votes against a health care overhaul backed by the House Democratic leadership and for cap-and-trade energy policies that could lead to penalties for his state's leading industry are like ...

11/11/09
Chabot for Congress: Blog » Blog Archive » A Terrible Vote

Congressman Ben Chandler D-Ky.: “In particular, the cost of this bill for the tax payer is too high… the Congressional Budget Office states that the bill does not bring down the growing cost of health care and perpetuates a system that ...

11/11/09
Political Memo: My Rep. RepublicanDemocrat Ben Chandler Voted ...

Call Blue Dog Ben and let him know what you think about his marriage with insurance companies, Republicans and teabaggers over a decent health plan for all Americans(Be nice!): Representative Ben Chandler Phone: 202-225-4706 ...

11/11/09
16 American Workers Killed Each Day | Robert Abell Law

You can contact Representative Ben Chandler here, Senator Mitch McConnell here, and Senator Jim Bunning here. Lexington, Kentucky worker safety lawyer Robert Abell represents individual workers and employees in work injury and workers ...

11/11/09
Congressman Ben Chandler not the golden boy he once was . . . (The ...

Health care, climate change votes could dog Chandler, Reports Bluegrass Politics The National Republican Congressional Committee is targeting Chandler in anticipation of next year's race. After roughly three weeks of fundraising, ...

Official website: http://chandler.house.gov/
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1504 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-4706
Fax: 202-225-2122

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