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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02/07/07
Next step unclear after North Carolina leaders approve new ...

Attorney General Roy Cooper indicated that he would try to negotiate with the state medical board before returning to Stephens' court. ...

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02/07/07
Sounds Made Famous In Nashville Designated National Treasure

Congressman Jim Cooper represents Nashville's Fisk University, home of the... ... famed Jubilee Singers, the leading practitioners of African American ...

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02/07/07
German Film Debuts New Directing Talent

He is director of the film "The Lives of Others," nominated for best foreign-language film by the Academy Awards. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper) (Jim Cooper - AP) ...

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02/07/07
Congress votes to honor African-American spirituals

Jim Cooper, D-Nashville, and US Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Murfreesboro, were two of the 59 co-sponsors of the resolution, which passed with a vote of 426-0, ...

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02/07/07
Maplesoft, NAG Provide Tool For Designing Wind Generators

... for users as it gives them the power to create faster, more reliable models and applications in shorter time," says Jim Cooper, Maplesoft's president.

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02/08/07
Property tax plan has county worried

"Quite candidly, I don't know if we could handle that kind of hit," Cooper said, and County Manager Jim Crawford added that it was the small counties that ...

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02/08/07
Warren County senator injured in SUV wreck on I-24

“Jerry Cooper is my friend, we’ve been here together a long time,” Senate Minority Leader Jim Kyle of Memphis said. “Everyone in the Senate is concerned ...

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02/08/07
Cooper seriously injured, now listed as stable after SUV wreck

“Jerry Cooper is my friend, we’ve been here together a long time,” Senate Minority Leader Jim Kyle of Memphis said. “Everyone in the Senate is concerned ...

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02/09/07
Supervisors want in-house laundry service at county jail

County Manager Terry Cooper said the county would have to go out to bid before it could award a contract for laundry services. ...

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02/09/07
'Any, Any, Any' Health Insurance Plan Under Fire

The seniors were sold the plan at seminars where they were fed a free lunch and apparently a lot of hype, Cooper said. Cooper went to a meeting in Volusia ...

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02/10/07
Turner Should Have Fired Glenn Beck, Not the Cartoon Network Guy

Yet in contrast to Anderson Cooper's humanistic portrayal of these real "hunger force" people, Beck seems to assess these folks as less than human. ...

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02/11/07
Bush's own document belies claim of balanced budget

Jim Cooper of Tennessee, a Democratic crusader for honestly balanced budgets, pointed me to another back-of-the-book table that illustrates the point. ...

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02/11/07
Bush budget still not honest about future financial woes

Jim Cooper of Tennessee, a Democratic crusader for honestly balanced budgets, pointed me to another back-of-the-book table that illustrates the point. ...

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02/11/07
In the back of the book

Jim Cooper of Tennessee, a Democratic crusader for honestly balanced budgets, pointed me to another back-of-the-book table that illustrates the point. ...

Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX
02/11/07
Don't judge a Bush budget by its cover letter

Jim Cooper of Tennessee, a Democratic crusader for honestly balanced budgets, pointed me to another back-of-the-book table that illustrates the point. ...

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02/12/07
David Broder: Bush budget not what it seems

Jim Cooper of Tennessee, a Democratic crusader for honestly balanced budgets, pointed me to another back-of-the-book table that illustrates the point. ...

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02/12/07
Balance' is fallacy of Bush budget

Jim Cooper of Tennessee, a Democratic crusader for honestly balanced budgets, pointed me to another back-of-the-book table that illustrates the point. ...

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02/12/07
Local briefs for Monday, Feb. 12, 2007

Officers went to the apartment below and found Jason G. Cooper who was allegedly intoxicated. According to the press release, Cooper fired his .45 caliber ...

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02/12/07
With accounting gimmicks, Bush 'balances' the budget

Jim Cooper of Tennessee, a Democratic crusader for honestly balanced budgets, pointed me to another back-of-the-book table that illustrates the point. ...

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02/12/07
Tiny hands send hearts to veterans

Jim Cooper will play Cupid this morning and deliver a bunch of them to patients at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Nashville. ...

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02/12/07
David Broder: You can't judge the budget by its cover

Jim Cooper of Tennessee, a Democratic crusader for honestly balanced budgets, pointed me to another back-of-the-book table that illustrates the point. ...

Source: Bangor Daily News, ME
02/13/07
Effort to undo stem cell amendment bogged down

Cooper said his 10-member panel is currently split evenly on endorsing the measure. A tie vote means the bill would die in the committee. ...

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02/13/07
Effort to undo stem cell amendment bogged down

Cooper said his 10-member panel is currently split evenly on endorsing the measure. A tie vote means the bill would die in the committee. ...

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02/13/07
Bush budget does not add up

Jim Cooper of Tennessee, a Democratic crusader for honestly balanced budgets, pointed me to another back-of-the-book table that illustrates the point. ...

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02/13/07
Ski Cooper offers downhill thrills for masters racers

Ski Cooper - As downhill courses go, the track here is pedestrian. No huge jumps, no precipitous dropoffs or teeth-rattling turns, ...

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02/14/07
Cooper on Iraq: 'More of the same is just not good enough'

Jim Cooper’s remarks on the floor of the US House last night on the war in Iraq. Mr. Speaker, I disapprove of the President's January 10 decision to surge ...

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02/14/07
At this rate, Stafford will be overwhelmed

When one looks at independent population forecasts for Stafford, we see that the Cooper Center predicts the population to be 193600 in 2025; the Virginia ...

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02/14/07
Cooper on Iraq: 'More of the same is just not good enough'

The following is the complete text of US Rep. Jim Cooper’s remarks on the floor of the US House last night on the war in Iraq. ...

Source: Ashland City Times, TN
02/14/07
Cooper: We’re repeating the ‘same failed policies of the past’

Text of US Rep. Jim Cooper's comments on the floor of the US House of Representatives during Tuesday's debate on Iraq:. Mr. Speaker, I disapprove of the ...

Source: Daily News Journal (subscription), TN
02/14/07
Budget doesn't add up

Jim Cooper of Tennessee, a Democratic crusader for honestly balanced budgets, pointed me to another back-of-the-book table that illustrates the point. ...

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Official website: http://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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