Rep. Roscoe Bartlett

Republican  •  6th District, Maryland  •  10th Term  •  Sworn In 1993
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06/02/12
Too Many Republican Congressmen Giving Unions Free Tax Dollars

During that last vote, an amendment sponsored by Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R, Md.) passed by a slim 211 to 209 margin. This amendment would torpedo any requirements that PLAs be forced on qualified contractors by federal agencies. (Roll call vote results).

Source: Big Hollywood
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06/02/12
Too Many Republican Congressmen Giving Unions Free Tax Dollars

...for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) held on May 17. During that last vote, an amendment sponsored by Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R, Md.) passed by a slim 211 to 209 margin. This amendment would torpedo any requirements that PLAs be forced on qua

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06/01/12
Study: Congress don't speak as good as they used to could

Last on this list and fifth-lowest nationally is Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., who, along with most of the others toward the end -- such as House Speaker Steny Hoyer, D- Md. -- represents a rural district. Bartlett, however, holds a master's degree and a ..

Source: FederalNewsRadio.com
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06/01/12
Study: Congressmen don't speak as 'good' in last decade

Last on this list and fifth-lowest nationally is Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., who, along with most of the others toward the end such as House Speaker Steny Hoyer, D- Md., represents a rural district. Bartlett, however, holds a master's degree and a PhD in

Source: WTOP
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05/31/12
Redistricting map foes say they've passed first test

In addition to protecting the six Democratic incumbent representatives in the U.S. House, the map gives the party a good chance of seizing the 6th District seat held by Republican Rep. Roscoe Bartlett. The plan survived several court challenges.

Source: Baltimore Sun
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05/31/12
Study: Congress don't speak as good as they used to could

Last on this list and fifth-lowest nationally is Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., who, along with most of the others toward the end -- such as House Speaker Steny Hoyer, D- Md. -- represents a rural district. Bartlett, however, holds a master's ...

Source: WTOP
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05/31/12
Latest Maryland and Delaware news, sports, business and entertainment

BALTIMORE (AP) Former Republican Gov. Bob Ehrlich is scheduled to headline a fundraiser for Rep. Roscoe Bartlett. The event will take place Monday at a Buckeystown restaurant, where Bartlett owns a farm. The Baltimore Sun reports that tickets ...

Source: WJTV.com
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05/31/12
Study: Congressmen don't speak as well as in the past

...reader, holds a masters from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Last on this list and fifth-lowest nationally is Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., who, along with most of the others toward the end such as House Speaker Steny Hoyer, D- Md., represents a

Source: WTOP News
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05/31/12
Ehrlich To Headline Bartlett Fundraiser

...to disable at any time BALTIMORE (AP) — Former Republican Gov. Bob Ehrlich is scheduled to headline a fundraiser for Rep. Roscoe Bartlett. The event will take place Monday at a Buckeystown restaurant, where Bartlett owns a farm. The Baltimore Sun repo

Source: WJZ
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05/30/12
MD POLITICS: Ehrlich to headline Bartlett fundraiser

BALTIMORE — Former Republican Gov. Bob Ehrlich is scheduled to headline a fundraiser for Rep. Roscoe Bartlett. The event will take place Monday at a Buckeystown restaurant, where Bartlett owns a farm. The Baltimore Sun (bsun.md/LHu9JX ...

Source: Delaware Wave
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05/30/12
Is Congress Getting Dumber? Probably Not, Study Finds

“I’m not talking to the two or three people who are sitting in a chamber, I’m talking to the million and a half, 2 million people who are listening” to his floor speeches, said Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., one of the longest-serving ...

Source: NationalJournal.com
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05/29/12
Norm Dicks Picks His Spots, Including When to Exit

...are being felled at random and the word compromise is taboo, Rep. Norm Dicks says he is leaving on his own terms. Republican Rep. Roscoe Bartlett speaks with constituents after the Memorial Day service at the Barton, Md., American Legion post on Monday.

Source: Roll Call
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05/29/12
Capitol Lens: Memorial Day

...War II and Vietnam, after a Memorial Day ceremony at Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Sierra Vista. Republican Rep. Roscoe Bartlett speaks with constituents after the Memorial Day service at the Barton, Md., American Legion post on Monday.

Source: Roll Call
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05/29/12
Debate on D.C. Policy Riders Continues

...Congressional attempts to insert Washington, D.C.-specific policy riders into fiscal 2013 spending bills. Republican Rep. Roscoe Bartlett speaks with constituents after the Memorial Day service at the Barton, Md., American Legion post on Monday. Nobody

Source: Roll Call
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05/29/12
Debra Saunders: In the House, is 80 over the hill?

...of Lugar when I saw a tweet by the Daily Kos Elections folks that announced that six of them – Reps. Ralph Hall, R-Texas; Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md.; John Conyers, D-Mich.; Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y.; Charles Rangel, D-N.Y.; and Stark – "could lose." One,

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05/28/12
Veterans Institute for Procurement helps get veterans jobs

Just all of the core values we hold dear." Wanting more employers to hire veterans, Maryland Congressman Roscoe Bartlett helped pass federal legislation dubbed "Hire our Heroes". But, it's Veterans Institute for Procurement that is helping veterans not ...

Source: ABC 27
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05/27/12
Democrats Confident In Regaining House

As for local races, House seats in Virginia aren't expected to change hands this year. But Democrats have a shot at picking Republican Rep. Roscoe Bartlett's Sixth District seat in Maryland. Every answer is a phrase in the form "___ in the

Source: WAMU
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05/26/12
Too Many Illinois Republican Congressmen Giving Unions Free Tax Dollars

During that last vote on NDAA amendments, an amendment sponsored by Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R, Md.) passed by a slim 211 to 209 margin. This amendment would torpedo any requirements that PLAs be forced on qualified contractors by federal agencies.

Source: ChicagoNow
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05/26/12
Federal spending tug-of-war threatens production at America's only tank factory

said Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's Air and Land Forces Subcommittee. "It's not like these guys are going to go find a job in some commercial thing somewhere and we can have them back when we need them.

Source: PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
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05/26/12
Anti-Union Construction Group Targets Vulnerable GOP Freshmen

Although the amendment, introduced by Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.) passed, none of the five targeted Members supported it. “Since my election to Congress, my priority has been to preserve and create jobs in South Jersey,” Runyan said in a statement to

Source: Roll Call Online
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05/26/12
In the House, is 80 over the hill?

Ralph Hall, R-Texas; Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md.; John Conyers, D-Mich.; Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y.; Charles Rangel, D-N.Y.; and Stark — “could lose.” One, Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Mich., is retiring. Does age matter? By itself, I’d say no ...

Source: Statesman Journal
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05/26/12
O'Malley's partisan gerrymandering

...for one specific reason: to change the partisan makeup of the House of Representatives from 6-2 to 7-1 by getting rid of Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, 6th district Republican. With this move the politicians in Annapolis have forced severe damage to fair represe

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05/25/12
Anti-Union Construction Group Targets Vulnerable GOP Freshmen

Although the amendment, introduced by Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.) passed, none of the five targeted Members supported it. “Since my election to Congress, my priority has been to preserve and create jobs in South Jersey,” Runyan said in a statement to

Source: Roll Call Online
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05/25/12
Maryland congressional map petition drive may fail, organizer says

I believe we can meet the target.” The map lumped some 120,000 minority voters in Montgomery County into a mostly white district in Western Maryland in an attempt to unseat Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, the state’s senior Republican lawmaker.

Source: Washington Post
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05/25/12
Republicans Struggling to Get Signatures Against Congressional Redistricting

The map redrew lines to make it possible for Democrats to pick up the 6th Congressional District seat of Rep. Roscoe Bartlett in western Maryland. “It’s a struggle,” admitted Del. Neil Parrott, a Washington County delegate who created the ...

Source: Southern Maryland Online
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05/25/12
Political Notes — Bartlett keeps SAT words at home

U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett knows how to speak the language of teenagers. OK, the 85-year-old legislator might not pepper his congressional addresses with all the most newfangled expressions. But he doesn't parade out all of his SAT words every ...

Source: Frederick News-Post
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05/25/12
Maryland congressional map petition drive may fail, organizer says

...120,000 minority voters in Montgomery County into a mostly white district in Western Maryland in an attempt to unseat Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, the state’s senior Republican lawmaker. A three-judge panel reviewed the map and questioned the role of politic

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05/25/12
Maryland congressional map petition drive may fail, organizer says

...120,000 minority voters in Montgomery County into a mostly white district in Western Maryland in an attempt to unseat Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, the state’s senior Republican lawmaker. A three-judge panel reviewed the map and questioned the role of politic

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05/24/12
The Roscoe Update: Bartlett Phoning It In, Lobbyists Say

We told you earlier this week about a Roscoe Bartlett fundraising call that some on K Street thought included a taped pitch from the congressman. Instead of leaving a message in person, Bartlett had an aide play a recording of him, the thinking went.

Source: NationalJournal.com
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05/24/12
The House's octogenarian incumbents

...of Lugar when I saw a tweet by the Daily Kos Elections folks that announced that six of them - Reps. Ralph Hall, R-Texas; Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md.; John Conyers, D-Mich.; Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y.; Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., and Stark - "could lose." One, Rep

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Official website: http://bartlett.house.gov
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2412 Rayburn House Office Building
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Phone: 202-225-2721
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