Rep. John Olver

Democrat  •  1st District, Massachusetts  •  10th Term  •  Sworn In 1991
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 98%
  • Abstains: 3%

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10/10/09
House leaders decry measure allowing checked guns on Amtrak

... the panel's senior Republican, John Olver, a Massachusetts Democrat who heads the transportation appropriations subcommittee, and Tom Latham of Iowa, ...

Source: Chicago Daily Herald
10/09/09
Berkshires restaurant owner faces deportation

...about the issue, saying the agency doesn’t comment on specific cases. Richard T. DelMasto, an immigration specialist in U.S. Rep. John Olver’s office, confirmed that the congressman has been getting a number of calls, letters and emails about Franci

10/07/09
Berkshire Enterprises Receives Grant

The funds for the grant were secured with the assistance of Congressman John Olver as part of the 2009 Federal Budget. The funds will allow Berkshire ...

Source: iBerkshires.com
10/07/09
Markey calls for restriction of ACORN funding

The letter, addressed to chairman John Olver, D-Mass. and ranking member Tom Latham, R-Iowa, specifically requests that the House support language agreed to ...

Source: Greeley Tribune
10/06/09
Man faces deportation

Richard T. DelMasto, an immigration specialist in US Rep. John Olver's office, confirmed that the congressman has been getting a number of calls, ...

Source: Berkshire Eagle
10/05/09
RE: John Olver

... Tony Leger, northeast regional chief of the National Wildlife Refuge System of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and US Rep. John Olver. ...

Source: The Republican - MassLive.com
10/05/09
RE: John Olver

... none other than the 1st Congressional District's own true blue Liberal Democrat Congressman John Olver is FINALLY going to poke his fuzzy grey head into ...

Source: iBerkshires.com
10/04/09
More liberal lies about national health care!

Dennis Kucinich, Jim Moran and John Olver, have all cited the US's relatively poor ranking in infant mortality among developed nations as proof that our ...

Source: St. Augustine Record
10/01/09
Ann Coulter: Infant mortality talk another liberal health-care lie

Dennis Kucinich, Jim Moran and John Olver, have all cited the US's relatively poor ranking in infant mortality among developed nations as proof that our ...

Source: The State Journal-Register
10/01/09
An anniversary 250 years in the making: Amherst celebrates ...

Stan Rosenberg, state Rep. Ellen Story, US Rep. John Olver, and Northampton Register of Probate David Sullivan, whose gait was as natural as a South Boston ...

Source: Amherst Bulletin
09/30/09
Art in Paradise: The Tao of Tea

We went to [Rep.] John Olver's house and did it. It was effective." Crowe is clear about why we should oppose the war in Afghanistan. ...

Source: Valley Advocate
09/30/09
Census Committee Meets in Springfield

If the state were to lose a seat it would be up to the Massachusetts legislature to re-district according to Congressman John Olver, "They could re-district ...

Source: abc40
09/24/09
Something new hits Idaho's ice

Idaho Junior Steelheads coach John Olver works with his players during a practice Thursday afternoon at Idaho Ice World in Boise. ...

Source: Idaho Press-Tribune
09/24/09
ENGEL TO RUN AS INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS

The seat is currently held by Rep. John Olver (D-Mass.). Engel believes the federal government is wasting time and money trying to fix the old, ...

Source: Fitchburg pride
09/24/09
Urging a conclave on transportation in the Northampton-Greenfield ...

Stan Rosenberg, US Rep. John Olver, and the local mayors and town managers all being on board this. On board publicly and very openly. ...

Source: Amherst Bulletin
09/23/09
Congress enforces Minute Man National Historical Park's role

Barney Frank, James McGovern, John Olver, John Tierney, Bill Delahunt, Richard Neal and Michael Capuano are also sponsors of the House measure. ...

Source: Lexington Minuteman
09/20/09
Roll Call

...The Senate passed the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, sponsored by Rep. John Olver, D-Mass., that set appropriations levels for the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Departments for f

Source: Tulsa World
09/14/09
The Obscure Caucus: Privileges for Members Anonymity, Longevity

...holdovers from our 2007 caucus. However, one Member is making a return to the caucus this year, after a brief hiatus in 2007: Rep. John Olver (D-Mass.). Before going any further we should make clear that membership in the Obscure Caucus is by no means a

Source: Roll Call
09/13/09
Arts Leaders Join US Rep. Olver at Norman Rockwell Museum to ...

18 with Congressman John Olver to highlight the arts sector's role in the US economic recovery effort. Olver will formally announce the release of more than ...

Source: Art Daily
09/12/09
Epstein and Saunders: Legalize medicinal marijuana use

Re-filed this past spring by Congressman Barney Frank, as we write only John Olver and James McGovern are co-sponsors. In past sessions, three other members ...

Source: MetroWest Daily News
09/12/09
Epstein and Saunders: Legalize medicinal marijuana use

Re-filed this past spring by Congressman Barney Frank, as we write only John Olver and James McGovern are co-sponsors. In past sessions, three other members ...

Source: Daily News Tribune
09/11/09
Group says its concerned about bill allowing for pilot program to ...

The House bill was introduced by Rep. John Olver, D-Mass., chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee on transportation, who will help lead ...

Source: The Trucker
09/11/09
US Senate Vote Imminent on Deadly and Destructive Overweight Truck ...

The House bill was introduced by Congressman John Olver (D-1-Massachusetts), chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee on transportation, ...

Source: Reuters
09/10/09
RE: John Olver

US Rep. John Olver, D-Amherst said in a written statement that he is a strong supporter of a public option. "The opposition is committed to the status quo," ...

Source: The Republican - MassLive.com
09/08/09
Letters: What Do You Think?

If John Olver is your congressman, thank him for co-sponsoring HR 676 (a bill supporting national universal health insurance). If Richie Neal is your man, ...

Source: Valley Advocate
09/07/09
Sen. Richard Tisei: Iran divestment makes sense

In February of 2008, six Massachusetts Congressmen – Edward Markey, Barney Frank, Richard Neal, John Olver, James McGovern and Stephen Lynch – sent a letter ...

Source: Reading Advocate
09/05/09
Post-Kennedy, Bay State still wields clout

... embattled Representative Charlie Rangel of New York, leave the job. ■ John Olver of Holyoke is what colleagues call a “cardinal,'' meaning he holds a ...

Source: Boston Globe
09/04/09
Tisei: Iran divestment proposal makes sense

In February of 2008, six Massachusetts congressmen – Edward Markey, Barney Frank, Richard Neal, John Olver, James McGovern and Stephen Lynch – sent a letter ...

Source: Stoneham Sun
09/03/09
RE: John Olver

Rep. John Olver (D-Mass.) who is chairman of the Transportation Committee “is a big Amtrak fan. He's always looking at ways to help them. ...

Source: Examiner.com
09/01/09
ImperiumWatch: Dr. O and the Caduceus of Fire

Sixty congresspeople (including Rep. John Olver, not including Rep. Richard Neal) had written the House leadership to protest the suggested elimination of a ...

Source: Valley Advocate

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