Rep. James McDermott

Democrat  •  7th District, Washington  •  11th Term  •  Sworn In 1989
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
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11/10/09
Pelosi tours Seattle hospital to see health care in action

...since the House vote Saturday, Pelosi toured Swedish Medical Center flanked by two of her Democratic colleagues, Rep. Jim McDermott of Seattle and Rep. Jay Inslee of Bainbridge Island, Wash. Swedish, the area's largest health-care system, has won notice

11/10/09
RE: James McDermott

AP Photo/Elaine Thompson House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, is flanked by Rep. Jim mcdermott, right, and Rep. Jay Inslee during a news conference at ...

Source: BurlingtonFreePress.com
11/10/09
HEALTH: Nearly universal coverage is a step closer

Norm Dicks and Jim mcdermott signed on as co-sponsors to (HR 676), but I am very pleased at this step towards meaningful health care reform. ...

Source: TheNewsTribune.com
11/10/09
Baird under fire for 'no' vote

Monday's rallies came the same day that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited a Seattle hospital with Congressmen Jim McDermott and Jay Inslee, AARP and labor ...

Source: The Olympian
11/10/09
Letters to the Editor for Nov. 10

...New York Times. He cited Sen. Bernie Sanders bill S.703, to increase funding from $2 billion to $8 billion in 2014, like Rep. Jim McDermott’s 2007 bill H.R. 1200. But if it was more, there is our public option. Without mandates, matching grants to non

11/09/09
Congressional Delegation, Speaker Pelosi React to Health Care Legislation

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, is flanked by Rep. Jim McDermott, right, and Rep. ...

Source: KPLU
11/09/09
Speaker in Seattle: Pelosi talks about health care bill

Jim mcdermott and Jay Inslee as they toured the facility and touted the House bill. Pelosi said Swedish was chosen because its healthcare and administrative ...

Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer
11/09/09
RE: James McDermott

Jim McDermott and Jay Inslee as they toured the facility and touted the House bill. Pelosi said Swedish was chosen because its healthcare and administrative ...

Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer
11/09/09
RE: James McDermott

Jim McDermott and Jay Inslee as they toured the facility and touted the House bill. Pelosi said Swedish was chosen because its healthcare and administrative ...

Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer
11/09/09
RE: James McDermott

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, is flanked by Rep. Jim mcdermott, right, and Rep. ...

Source: KPLU
11/09/09
US - India SCCP Receives Endorsement from Rep. Jim McDermott

... The US-India Standards and Conformance Cooperation Program (SCCP) was recently endorsed by Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) of the US House of Representatives. ...

Source: Trading Markets (press release)
11/09/09
House Version of Health Bill is Gay Inclusive

The article quoted the member of the House who had introduced language to correct the situation, Washington Rep. Jim McDermott, a Democrat. ...

Source: EDGE Boston
11/09/09
US - India SCCP Receives Endorsement from Rep. Jim McDermott

9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The US-India Standards and Conformance Cooperation Program (SCCP) was recently endorsed by Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) of the US ...

Source: SYS-CON Media (press release)
11/09/09
US could make usd42bn from online gambling

Congressman Jim mcdermott predicts it is "only a matter of time before Congress appropriately moves to regulate the industry in order to protect consumers". ...

Source: StrategyEye (subscription)
11/09/09
Abortion could roil Senate health care debate

(AP Photo/Ron Edmonds) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, is flanked by Rep. Jim McDermott, right, and Rep. Jay Inslee during a news conference at Swedish ...

Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution
11/09/09
Seven days to deportation

... Chehade has garnered support from two pro-bono attorneys and politicians like Seattle congressman Jim McDermott, who introduced a bill on his behalf. ...

Source: The Daily of the University of Washington
11/09/09
Pelosi tours Seattle hospital, discusses reform

...voted on than as a provision "that could take down the whole bill." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, is flanked by Rep. Jim McDermott, right, and Rep. Jay Inslee during a news conference at Swedish Medical Center Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, in Seattle. Pel

11/09/09
Pelosi tours Seattle's Swedish after health-care vote

...appearance since the House vote Saturday, Pelosi toured Swedish Medical Center flanked by two of her Democratic colleagues, Rep. Jim McDermott of Seattle and Rep. Jay Inslee of Bainbridge Island. Swedish, the area's largest health-care system, has won n

11/09/09
RE: James McDermott

The office of Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) said Monday that he'll be pushing a proposal to provide as much as an additional year's worth of jobless benefits ...

Source: The Washington Independent
11/09/09
RE: James McDermott

Also tucked inside the bill is Representative Jim mcdermott's Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009 introduced in May. ...

Source: On Top Magazine
11/09/09
RE: James McDermott

The office of Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) said Monday that he'll be pushing a proposal to provide as much as an additional year's worth of jobless benefits ...

Source: The Washington Independent
11/08/09
RE: James McDermott

''Representative Jim mcdermott, Democrat of Washington, who proposed the change, said it would 'correct a longstanding injustice, end a blatant inequity in ...

Source: Metro Weekly
11/08/09
A few words on the Israeli lobby and Congress

... has since expanded exponentially many times over that period. Under the circumstances Brian Baird and Jim mcdermott should be given citations for bravery.

Source: Seattle Post Global
11/08/09
Domestic Developments: Unmarried gays may benefit from Health Care Bill

''Representative Jim McDermott, Democrat of Washington, who proposed the change, said it would 'correct a longstanding injustice, end a blatant inequity in ...

Source: Metro Weekly
11/07/09
RE: James McDermott

Ken Lambert/Associated Press Representative Jim McDermott proposed a tax change on domestic-partner benefits. Share your thoughts about the health care ...

Source: New York Times
11/07/09
Spending vs. jobs a Dem dilemma

...the intensity of voter opinion on these issues -- or the impact they have on independent voters," Newhouse said. Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., acknowledges the nation faces "a long road back" to prosperity that extends beyond Wall Street to Main Street.

11/07/09
Homebuyer extension could fuel sales in The Villages

... and is nurturing a fragile comeback,” said Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., the new bill's sponsor and senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee. ...

Source: Villages Daily Sun
11/07/09
Health Care Bill Passes House, Includes vital protections for LGBT families

Thanks to lobbying efforts by the Human Rights Campaign and leadership from Representative Jim mcdermott, several LGBT provisions were included in the ...

Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer
11/06/09
Pelosi: US Congress 'must do more' to create jobs

Democratic Representative Jim McDermott, who chairs a subcommittee that oversees unemployment programs, said on Thursday that Congress would have to extend ...

Source: Reuters India
11/06/09
Obama to Sign Bill Extending Homebuyer Credit, Jobless Benefits

... in the housing market and contributed to three consecutive months of rising home prices,” said Representative Jim McDermott, a Washington Democrat. ...

Source: Bloomberg

Official website: http://www.house.gov/mcdermott/
Address:
1035 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-3106
Fax: 202-225-6197

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