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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10/22/09
Reforming DCAA: Are new staff hires the answer?

“I wonder if 700 new people is helpful or will create new problems,” said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. “What we want is new solutions, not just hiring new ...

Source: ExecutiveBiz
10/21/09
Why Get Rid of Rangel? To Pass Obama's Fascist Budget-Slashing Scheme

Frank Wolf (R-VA) and Jim Cooper (D-TN)—all demanding what The Hill calls "politically perilous changes to entitlement programs, particularly Medicare, ...

Source: Executive Intelligence Review (EIR)
10/21/09
Leaders Confident on Health Bill Vote

“We really have no details,” complained Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), another Blue Dog. Cooper, who supports some versions of the public option, said he wants ...

Source: Roll Call (subscription)
10/20/09
Obama, Clinton praise Karzai on runoff

"At first they were too hands-off," Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., told USA Today. "Now I think they're getting it about right. ...

Source: United Press International
10/20/09
Tennessee Governor's Housing Summit Celebrates 20 Years of the FHLBank's ...

... by hundreds of housing providers from across Tennessee, as well as representatives of Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, and Rep. Jim Cooper. ...

Source: Reuters
10/20/09
White House Ramps up Push to Shape Health Bill

...strategy for a White House once accused of leaving too much up to Congress. "At first they were too hands off," says Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. "Now I think they're getting it about right." Republicans in Congress say that Obama hasn't specified what he w

Source: ABC News
10/20/09
Obama seeks grassroots work on healthcare

...members of his administration have become more visibly involved, the newspaper said. "At first they were too hands-off," Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., told USA Today. "Now I think they're getting it about right." Republicans in Congress maintained, however,

10/20/09
White House ramps up push to shape health bill

...the strategy for a White House once accused of leaving too much up to Congress. "At first they were too hands-off," said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. "Now I think they're getting it about right." Republicans in Congress say that Obama hasn't specified what

10/19/09
RE: Jim Cooper

"At first they were too hands-off," says Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. "Now I think they're getting it about right." Republicans in Congress say that Obama ...

Source: USA Today
10/19/09
Senators raise alarm on red ink

and Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.). All have said that the path to fiscal solvency requires politically perilous changes to entitlement programs, ...

Source: The Hill
10/19/09
Rocky Horror picture Show goes live — eh?

"This show is completely outside of our regular show offerings," says Oh Canada Eh? president Jim Cooper. "But it is so much fun and it's a great cause. ...

Source: Welland Tribune
10/19/09
RE: Jim Cooper

Keystone's Jon Krieger and Jim Cooper worked together to complete the transaction. Jon, a real estate finance veteran of 34 years, stated, ...

Source: Providence Business News
10/19/09
Lobbying Efforts Heat Up On Health Care

...a Super Bowl of lobbying for health care reform. The lobbyists are winning so far. But the game's not over yet,' said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tennessee." "Members of Congress feel they're getting slimed. ... The health care sector has spent $263 million this

10/18/09
Through the Looking Glass: A GOP Gerrymander of Tennessee

TN-05 (yellow, Jim Cooper - D) - One of the two safe Dem seats on the map. Metro Nashville and Robertson County. 58-42 Obama. TN-06 (teal, Bart Gordon - D) ...

Source: Swing State Project
10/18/09
Scaling Back Justice?

Congressman Jim Cooper, a Democrat from Tennessee, is one of those legislators who likes what Philip Howard says about the law. He offered his own take on ...

Source: CBS News
10/18/09
Good health-care plans cover lawmakers

"It's a better deal than most everybody gets, unless you work for the largest of companies," said Rep. Jim Cooper, the Nashville Democrat. ...

Source: The Tennessean
10/17/09
Delivering education to a diverse community takes some agility

... said Jim Cooper, the principal at Sheridan that has long established summer and early start programs and other resources to address its dynamics. ...

Source: Bloomington Pantagraph
10/17/09
RE: Jim Cooper

“The lobbyists are winning,” Rep. Jim Cooper, a conservative Tennessee Democrat who teaches health policy, told The New York Times.

Source: NewsMax.com
10/17/09
RE: Jim Cooper

Drug Jars and Vendor, by Jim Cooper, shows `an ability to look at something that is over-decorated, chaotic, wacky and crazy'. ...

Source: New Zealand Herald
10/16/09
For Dems, cutting costs now paramount

Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), a Blue Dog Democrat and a healthcare negotiator, said the deals struck in hopes of forging consensus could unravel it. ...

Source: The Hill
10/16/09
CATO’s Tanner: Medicare Will Be Cut

...long-term fiscal problems. Meanwhile, pharmaceutical industry lobbyists are fighting efforts to cut Medicare drug costs. The lobbyists are winning, Rep. Jim Cooper, a conservative Tennessee Democrat who teaches health policy, told The New York Times. .

Source: NewsMax
10/15/09
RE: Jim Cooper

"Coles advised the ACCC of its plans to run a fuel discount promotion for its supermarket customers," spokesman Jim Cooper said in a statement. ...

Source: The Australian
10/15/09
RE: Jim Cooper

But the game's not over yet," said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tennessee. As lawmakers work to come up with a plan that can make it to President Obama's desk, ...

Source: CNN
10/15/09
Millions spent to sway health care opinions

...sort of a Super Bowl of lobbying for health care reform. The lobbyists are winning so far. But the game's not over yet," said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tennessee. As lawmakers work to come up with a plan that can make it to President Obama's desk, industries

Source: CNN
10/15/09
Staff shortages linked to Defense audit agency problems

"I wonder if 700 new people is helpful or will create new problems," said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. "What we want is new solutions, not just hiring new ...

Source: GovExec.com
10/15/09
Regional health care experts weigh in on health reform efforts

...on inclusion of the public option in a health reform bill (Messina, 10/13). Nashville Public Radio reports that Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., said states should bear some of the cost of expanded insurance coverage as part of health care reform: "'I worry

10/15/09
Staff shortages linked to Defense audit agency problems

...additional staff would solve all that ails DCAA. "I wonder if 700 new people is helpful or will create new problems," said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. "What we want is new solutions, not just hiring new people." Stephenson noted that the increased staffing

Source: GovExec.com
10/15/09
Millions spent to sway health care opinions

...of a Super Bowl of lobbying for health care reform. The lobbyists are winning so far. But the game's not over yet," said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tennessee. As lawmakers work to come up with a plan that can make it to President Obama's desk, industries and in

10/15/09
RE: Jim Cooper

But the game's not over yet," said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tennessee. As lawmakers work to come up with a plan that can make it to President Obama's desk, ...

Source: CNN
10/15/09
Coles petrol discount offer spiked after ACCC queries

"Coles advised the ACCC of its plans to run a fuel discount promotion for its supermarket customers," spokesman Jim Cooper said in a statement. ...

Source: The Australian

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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