Rep. James McDermott
Democrat • 7th District, Washington • 11th Term • Sworn In 1989
- 31 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 17 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 37 of 440)
- 308 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 34 of 440) 5 Made Into Law (Ranks 72 of 440)
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- Votes with party 97%
- Abstains: 1%
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RE: James McDermott
Thursday, May 14, 2009 | 7:30 â 9pm Jim McDermott & Ron Reagan: Winning Health Care for All. Saturday, May 16, 2009 | 12 â 2pm.
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, ...
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. ...
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. ...
A Conflict Mineral Bill Tries to Walk a Fine Line
and Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.). âEvery one of us is carrying a piece of that conflict in their pocket,â McDermott says, possibly with some exaggeration. ...
Notre Dame students, alumnae: It's OK for president to be speaker
Dr. James McDermott said he understands the school's invitation, but added that âit's hard to get past Obama's voting recordâ on abortion while a member of ...
Point-Counterpoint: I want to pay more taxes
by Jack Bennett and David Strong, Readers We received a flurry of letters in response to Jim McDermott's opinion piece, "I want to pay more taxes. ...
One violin incident; no arrests at Seattle Tea Party
Hundreds hung on every word of this two-time challenger of incumbent fringe-left Congressman Jim McDermott, mainly because he enunciated perfectly the ...
111th Congress Expresses Its âVigorous Supportâ for Israel's Gaza ...
As in previous Congresses, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) has introduced bills that would prohibit aid to Saudi Arabia and military aid to Egypt. ...
A Teabagger Timeline: Koch, Coors, Newt, Dick Armey There From The ...
February 12 -- At 1:28 pm, Steve Beren, the GOP candidate who ran against Jim McDermott in 08 who works for an internet marketing firm, starts promoting the ...
Tea Party Post Mortem
Steve Beren, a two-term challenger to Seattle congressman Jim McDermott called out individuals in both parties, lumping Republican Senator Arlen Specter ...
Comment of the day: We owe each other more selflessness, and civility
by Jim McDermott Editor's note: We've begun highlighting some of the better comments under posts on The Stump. Here is Jim McDermott's comment in response ...
Enough with the manufactured outrage
Local instigators include the Evergreen Freedom Foundation and perennial Jim McDermott challenger Steve Beren, plus the cast and crew of KVI AM. ...
Comment of the day: How the other half lives
Here, Lynne97030 responds to Jim McDermott's recent oped piece on the tax code and how it favors wealth over work. Mr. McDermott, if you run for office and ...
Quick Hits: catching up and taking note Kari Chisholm
There was a great op-ed by Jim McDermott, a local attorney, in the O. He points out that every wealthy American didn't get wealthy all by themselves. ...
Tax Rates for America
... which will be reintroduced by Representative Jim McDermott later this month (in contrast to too many weak-kneed Senate Dems who have bought hook, ...
GOP CONGRESSWOMAN WARNS ABOUT AMERICORPS
However, the bill's architects anticipated that section would raise red flags, so on March 11, Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) quietly introduced HR 1444. ...
THE OBAMA MACHINE AFFIRMS FEAR OF LOSING OFFICE
Representative James McDermott (D-WA), member of the Progressive (read that Marxist) Caucus is right in the game, introducing HR 1444 to make âvoluntaryâ ...
Board rejects claim against newspaper union
"The evidence failed to establish that the union engaged in unlawful bad faith bargaining at the table," wrote James McDermott, regional director of the ...
Feds dismiss charges against newsroom union
âThe evidence failed to establish that the union engaged in unlawful bad faith bargaining at the table,â wrote James McDermott, regional director of the ...
Exclusive: âPresentâ Votes on House Israel Resolution Smack of ...
... Maurice Hinchey (D-New York); Earl Bluemenauer (D-Oregon); Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon); James Moran (D-Virginia); James McDermott (D-Washington). ...
Faced with economic turmoil, media conservatives turn to class warfare
Indeed, Rep. James McDermott (D-WA) in a December 15, 2005, statement on the floor of the House of Representatives, introduced a letter he said was sent to ...
Travers saves the day as BC High stops Xaverian
Early in the second half, midfielder James McDermott fed forward Robbie Berquist, and Berquist lofted the ball over the keeper's head to put BC High up, ...
Photograph by Dina Scoppettone
... sterile gloves and polycarbonate inks in every color, but as James McDermott of Staircase Tattoo says, "Everything else pretty much stayed the same. ...
The Forgotten on Main Street: Who Will Bail Out the Unemployed?
On October 3, 2008, shortly after the House approved the $700 billion bailout bill, they also passed a bill sponsored by Representative James McDermott (D. ...
American Congress votes for derogation bill for Mauritian textiles
Ramgoolam further stated that in a meeting with US Senator James McDermott whom he recently met at the Democratic Party Convention in Denver in the US, ...
Microsoft's lobbying on bailout bill fails to sway votes
...to roll-call results posted by U.S. House of Representatives, today, Inslee, Hastings, Reichert and Rodgers all voted against the bill. Another Democrat, James McDermott, also voted against the bill Friday; on Monday, he had voted for the bailout....
IRS Ruling Raises Issues Of Fairness For Beneficiaries
The House bill (HR 1820, the TaxEquity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act) was introduced by Rep. James McDermott (D-WA), and the Senate bill (S. 1556-the ...
JP Patches statue unveiled in Fremont
A panel of dignitaries including, King County Executive Ron Sims, Congressman James McDermott, King County Councilman Dow Constantine, Lieutentant Governer ...
US to Tax Online Gambling
By Nigel K | Jul 25, 2008 James McDermott, a democratic congressman from the state of Washington, has recently submitted a bill to tax the winnings of ...
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