Rep. James McDermott

Democrat  •  7th District, Washington  •  11th Term  •  Sworn In 1989
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 97%
  • Abstains: 1%

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04/29/09
McDermott, other liberals meet with Obama

...WASHINGTON (AP) -- For eight years, liberal Rep. Jim McDermott of Seattle did not step foot in the White House. That changed Tuesday as he and other liberals met with President Barack Obama at the White House to talk about health care reform. McDermott

04/29/09
McDermott, other liberals meet with Obama

...– For eight years, liberal Rep. Jim McDermott of Seattle did not step foot in the White House. That changed Tuesday as he and other liberals met with President Barack Obama at the White House to talk about health care reform. McDermott was one of thre

04/29/09
Wyoming murder "really a hoax," congresswoman

As Congress approved legislation to expand the legal application of hate crimes, cosponsor Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., proclaimed on Wednesday that "We ...

Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer
04/29/09
McDermott, other liberals meet with Obama

...eight years, liberal Rep. Jim McDermott of Seattle did not step foot in the White House. That changed Tuesday as he and other liberals met with President Barack Obama at the White House to talk about health care reform. McDermott was one of three dozen

04/29/09
Specs of the week: Kerlikowske, McDermott

Last Tuesday, Washington representative Jim McDermott and other liberal members of the US House of Representatives encouraged President Obama to add a ...

Source: Seattle University Spectator
04/29/09
NEWS FROM AROUND THE REGION FOR 4/29/09 provided by the Associated ...

For eight years, liberal Rep. Jim McDermott of Seattle did not step foot in the White House. That changed yesterday as he and other liberals met with ...

Source: KMAS
04/28/09
100 days in, Obama is strong; will it last?

It is driving the anxiety in this society," said Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., who met with Obama on Tuesday morning. With stimulus dollars flowing west, ...

Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer
04/28/09
RE: James McDermott

By WBNG News Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT), Congressman John Tierney (D-MA), and Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA) today ...

Source: WBNG-TV
04/28/09
McDermott at White House

Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., was a "presenter" at the White House on Tuesday, as liberal members of the US House of Representatives pressed President Obama ...

Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer
04/28/09
Barney Frank Internet Gambling Bill Delayed Until Week of May 4th

The bill, along with a companion tax bill that was introduced by Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA), would have generated up to $52 billion in revenue over a ...

Source: Poker News Daily
04/28/09
RE: James McDermott

Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., was a "presenter" at the White House on Tuesday, as liberal members of the US House of Representatives pressed President Obama ...

Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer
04/28/09
RE: James McDermott

By WBNG News Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT), Congressman John Tierney (D-MA), and Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA) today ...

Source: WBNG-TV
04/27/09
Congressman predicts single-payer health plan

...Bay. institute national coverage bogged down when the Clinton administration tried to sponsor a 1,600-page plan, he said. Rep. Jim McDermott He thinks the U.S. is ready for health care reform. "It's in our face," Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., said. "We

04/27/09
Lower bank fees urged for the jobless

... others," Solis wrote in the letter to US Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., chairman of the Ways and Means subcommittee on income security and family support. ...

Source: Allentown Morning Call
04/26/09
How your US lawmaker voted

Voting yes: Jay Inslee, D-1; Rick Larsen, D-2; Doc Hastings, R-4; Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-5; Norm Dicks, D-6; Jim McDermott, D-7; Dave Reichert, R-8; ...

Source: Seattle Times
04/26/09
Events calendar

Congressman Jim McDermott presents "The Cost of Hope: How Much Can Medicare Cover?" 2-4p.m. at CSU-Monterey Bay's University Center, Sixth Avenue, Seaside. ...

Source: Monterey County Herald
04/26/09
Trillions at stake in House climate-change bill

A competing bill introduced by Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., — the Clean Environment and Stable Energy Market Act — has gotten less attention, ...

Source: Times-West Virginian
04/25/09
Congress working to change estate tax

The most onerous appears to be HR2023, introduced last week by Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash. His bill would tax estates over $2 million per person at a ...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle
04/25/09
Sustainability festival offers 'resiliency' theme

The five-hour festival opens with Cecile Hansen and Duwamish Drummers and Dancers at 10 am Following them will be opening remarks by Jim McDermott, ...

Source: Westseattleherald.com
04/24/09
Democrats consider using reconciliation process to pass Obama's ...

... both John Conyers (D-MI) and Jim McDermott (D-WA) have single payer proposals submitted to Congress. But these efforts have continually been frustrated ...

Source: Examiner.com
04/24/09
One Lone Ranger Rides Again To Legalize Dope

Jim McDermott (D-Wash.), Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) and Ron Paul (R-Texas). As Rohrabacher points out, drug legalization isn't politically palatable to a ...

Source: Washington Post
04/23/09
Alternative Medicine Information Website Launches

According to a 2006 speech by Congressman Jim McDermott (D - WA), health care costs are up, while the number of Americans with health care coverage is down. ...

Source: PR Web (press release)
04/23/09
Trillions at Stake in House Climate Change Bill

A competing bill introduced by Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., -- the Clean Environment and Stable Energy Market Act -- has gotten less attention, ...

Source: State Journal
04/22/09
Commissioner Thurmond to Testify in Washington

... the hearing by Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA), chairman of the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support of the Committee on Ways and Means. ...

Source: Coosa Valley News
04/22/09
Staff Editorial: UW should recognize Dixy Lee Ray

Jim McDermott. Near the end of her life, she wrote two books, Trashing the Planet and Environmental Overkill, detailing her skepticism of the ...

Source: The Daily of the University of Washington
04/21/09
RE: James McDermott

Thursday, May 14, 2009 | 7:30 – 9pm Jim McDermott & Ron Reagan: Winning Health Care for All. Saturday, May 16, 2009 | 12 – 2pm.

Source: Examiner.com
04/20/09
The Mainstream Media Wishes You a Happy 4/20

Jim McDermott (D-Wash.), Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.), and Ron Paul (R-Texas). Well, that's a start I guess. When these courageous leaders are re-elected, ...

Source: Drug War Chronicle
04/20/09
Lawmakers seek alternative to cap-and-trade proposal

Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee; Jim McDermott, D-Wash.; and Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas. ...

Source: Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
04/19/09
Pot legalization favored by some to stem violence

Jim McDermott (D-Wash.), Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.), and Ron Paul (R-Texas). However, the chances of legalization occurring soon seem slim. ...

Source: The Hill
04/19/09
A Conflict Mineral Bill Tries to Walk a Fine Line

and Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.). “Every one of us is carrying a piece of that conflict in their pocket,” McDermott says, possibly with some exaggeration. ...

Source: Roll Call (subscription)

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1035 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-3106
Fax: 202-225-6197

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