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Rep. Jim Cooper
Democrat • 5th District, Tennessee • 10th Term • Sworn In 1983
- 2 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 414 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 37 of 440)
- 86 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 410 of 440) 2 Made Into Law (Ranks 306 of 440)
- Most often votes with:
- Rep. Mark Schauer
- Rep. Michael Castle
- Least often votes with:
- Rep. Travis Childers
- Rep. John Carter
- Votes with party 87%
- Abstains: 3%
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Health care reform will require bipartisanship
Representative Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.) stated that, "If the details live up to the quality of the speech, then it's a good plan," a swift contrast to how Blue ...
Bart Gordon tort reform amendment gets a closer look
US Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Nashville, lists higher reimbursements and ownership of testing machines and facilities as factors behind defensive medical practices. ...
RE: Jim Cooper
(AP Photo/Jim Cooper, file) Pavement, one of the most influential indie rock bands of the `90s, will reunite. The band's label, Matador Records, ...
Nationals Hat Is the New Kaffiyeh
Tyler Allard, an aide to Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.) was buttonholed in an Israeli airport by security officials who wanted to know why he was wearing a green ...
RE: Jim Cooper
(AP Photo/Jim Cooper) (Jim Cooper - AP) By JAKE COYLE The Associated Press NEW YORK -- "Can I do a flashback?" asks Jason Schwartzman. ...
Changes to proposed city charter requested
Council Member Jim Cooper said that could lead to elected officials who only care about issues within their districts. âWe've all fielded calls from people ...
Harnessing the 'lie' fiasco
For example, Rep. Jim Cooper in the Tennessee 5th congressional district has been a longtime foe of real healthcare reform. Yet a Research 2000 poll for ...
Speech Unifies Democrats, For Now, Could Set Stage To Bypass Opponents
...Los Angeles Times reports. "'If the details live up to the quality of the speech, then it's a good plan,' said Tennessee Rep. Jim Cooper, a conservative Democrat who has been critical of the healthcare bill developed by House leaders." Other Democrats p
RE: Jim Cooper
Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), continued his months-long gradual move in Obama's direction, noting, "If the details live up to the quality of the speech, ...
Washington Nats: Terrorists
Tyler Allard, a legislative assistant to Democratic Congressman Jim Cooper, and his father visited the Middle East and wore a Washington Nationals baseball ...
The Pleasures of the September Grind
Take what happened when Tyler Allard, legislative assistant to Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), wore the cap as he returned from a trip last month to Jordan and ...
Obama Buys Time
Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), continued his months-long gradual move in Obama's direction, noting, "If the details live up to the quality of the speech, ...
Fox: Sens. Conrad, Graham, Hatch and mccaskill on Medicare
WALLACE: Let me bring in Senator Graham, because Democratic congressman Jim Cooper, one of the so-called Blue Dogs, who actually teaches health care policy, ...
Health lobbyists fight on both sides
...equation in health care is: the $2.4 trillion in current spending exactly equals $2.4 trillion in providers' income," said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. "None of them will admit they are wasting a penny, and yet the cost increases are bankrupting America." F
MTSU prof. eyed for TVA board
...pleased. "President Obama has chosen two fine board members to bring some much-needed accountability to TVA," said U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Nashville. "I look forward to adding their leadership and experience to the TVA board." The independent federal ag
Digging for dollars
...waste and fraud by the tens of billions of dollars. By the reckoning of one conservative Democrat in the House, Rep. Jim Cooper, a Tennessean who also teaches public health policy, cutting waste and fraud in Medicare could save as much as $700 billion,
Digging for dollars
By the reckoning of one conservative Democrat in the House, Rep. Jim Cooper, a Tennessean who also teaches public health policy, cutting waste and fraud in ...
MTSU prof. eyed for TVA board
...pleased. "President Obama has chosen two fine board members to bring some much-needed accountability to TVA," said U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Nashville. "I look forward to adding their leadership and experience to the TVA board." The independent federal ag
Speech unifies Democrats, for now, could set stage to bypass opponents
...Los Angeles Times reports. "'If the details live up to the quality of the speech, then it's a good plan,' said Tennessee Rep. Jim Cooper, a conservative Democrat who has been critical of the healthcare bill developed by House leaders." Other Democrats
Obama's health speech unites Democrats
...to the government debt. "If the details live up to the quality of the speech, then it's a good plan," said Tennessee Rep. Jim Cooper, a conservative Democrat who has been critical of the liberal health-care bill developed by House Democratic leaders. On
Democrats heed leader's call
...not add to the government debt. "If the details live up to the quality of the speech, then it's a good plan," said Tennessee Rep. Jim Cooper, a conservative Democrat who has been highly critical of the liberal health care bill developed by House Democr
MTSU professor, lawyer nominated for TVA board
...pleased. "President Obama has chosen two fine board members to bring some much-needed accountability to TVA," said U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Nashville. "I look forward to adding their leadership and experience to the TVA board." The independent federal ag
Tennessee delegation hears different things in speech
Rep. Jim Cooper, the Nashville Democrat, said he supports the general reform principles Obama outlined Wednesday night. "If the details live up to the ...
RE: Jim Cooper
"'If the details live up to the quality of the speech, then it's a good plan,' said Tennessee Rep. Jim Cooper, a conservative Democrat who has been critical ...
RE: Jim Cooper
You take just one case, a guy named Jim Cooper, who's a moderate Democrat from Tennessee, who's been very active in health care for 20 years. ...
Guest editorial: Lessons of tragedy reverberate today
There are at least four lessons that we should learn from the unspeakable tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001. 1. Never again. ...
Reid endorses healthcare co-ops as Speaker Pelosi signals flexibility
Centrist Democrats in the House saw much of the same. âIt was mostly in tune with the Senate Finance Committee,â said Rep. Jim Cooper (Tenn. ...
Tennesseans react to Obama's nominations to TVA Board
"President Obama has chosen two fine board members to bring some much-needed accountability to TVA," said US Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Nashville. ...
Tennessee delegation hears different things in speech
...same health care reform speech by President Barack Obama, but their reactions suggest they heard vastly different things. Rep. Jim Cooper, the Nashville Democrat, said he supports the general reform principles Obama outlined Wednesday night. "If the det
RE: Jim Cooper
"'If the details live up to the quality of the speech, then it's a good plan,' said Tennessee Rep. Jim Cooper, a conservative Democrat who has been critical ...
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