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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03/26/09
Mass. Governor Patrick Outlines $764 Million Economic Recovery ...

Congressman John Olver said, “Shoring up our health care system is a responsible and proper use of stimulus funds. This extra infusion of capital will help ...

Source: All American Patriots (press release)
03/26/09
UMass advocacy groups attend national conference

Fowler and about 24 others went to lobby US Rep. John Olver (D-Mass.) and spoke to one of his aides. They told the aide they wanted to invite Olver to a ...

Source: The Massachusetts Daily Collegian
03/25/09
Governor Patrick outlines $764 Million Economic Recovery Plan to ...

Congressman John Olver said, "Shoring up our health care system is a responsible and proper use of stimulus funds. This extra infusion of capital will help ...

Source: Somerville News
03/11/09
Medford gains $190K in Senate appropriations bill

Congressman John Olver said, “These are sound, thoroughly vetted projects that will have a positive impact in western and central Massachusetts. ...

Source: Medford Transcript
03/09/09
New UMass Amherst Transit Center

Congressman John Olver is especially proud of the new facility. He helped secure a nearly 4 million dollar grant for the project. Olver said, "It's part of ...

Source: WSHM-TV
03/09/09
Small-cities formula omitted from stimulus hurts Ithaca

Lieberson added that Congressman John Olver, D-Mass., chairman of the appropriations subcommittee on transportation, has two cities in his district that ...

Source: Ithaca Journal
03/06/09
To the Editor:

We are so excited to see Representative John Olver leading the way. We have a small window of opportunity to stop global warming, but if Congress and ...

Source: Fitchburg pride
03/02/09
Merrigan choice for USDA deputy secretary

From 1982 to 1985, she worked for Congressman John Olver during his tenure in the Massachusetts State Senate. Merrigan holds a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts ...

Source: Southeast Farm Press
02/27/09
iBerkshires.com

Congressman John Olver said, “Shakespeare and Company’s programs provide numerous benefits for at-risk students. It is important that these young people ...

Source: iBerkshires.com
02/27/09
Opposing Views

On February 6, Congressman John Olver (D-MA) and fifteen of his colleagues sent the Attorney General a letter asking him to abandon his predecessor’s policy ...

Source: Opposing Views
02/26/09
Business as usual

... a project designed to cut the maximum trip time to Boston from about 90 minutes to 60 minutes, according to a statement by Representative John Olver, ...

Source: Boston Globe
02/25/09
WWLP 22News

Congressman John Olver secured 4 Million dollars for the renovation earmarked in a Transportation Bill. Andy Morris Friedman is the Hadley Representative ...

Source: WWLP 22News
02/24/09
The Washington Independent

On Monday, House Appropriations Transportation Subcommittee Chairman John Olver (D-Mass.) announced that the Highway Trust Fund, which provides for the ...

Source: The Washington Independent
02/24/09
The Roundtable

Congressional Corner- John Olver (aired 2/24/09) Albany, NY (2009-02-24) In today's Congressional Corner, Alan is joined by Congressman John Olver, ...

Source: WAMC
02/24/09
Scientific American

... of the Texas Department of Agriculture and from 1982 to 1985, she worked for Congressman John Olver during his tenure in the Massachusetts State Senate. ...

Source: AgWeb
02/24/09
US Secretary LaHood: Road, Bridge Funding Could End Without Action

His comments came a day after Rep. John Olver, D-Mass., who as chair of the House Appropriations Transportation Subcommittee oversees the fund, ...

Source: EasyBourse.com
02/23/09
More White House staffers named

For the past 2 1/2 years, Boyd served as Chief of Staff to Rep. Ellen Tauscher from California where she had also served as her Communications Director from ...

Source: Boston Globe, United States
02/23/09
Harvard's Kennedy School Ashton Carter tapped for Defense post ...

For the past 2 1/2 years, Boyd served as Chief of Staff to Rep. Ellen Tauscher from California where she had also served as her Communications Director from ...

Source: Chicago Sun-Times, United States
02/23/09
US Rep: Highway Fund Months Away From Running Deficit

The trust fund is months away from running a deficit, Rep. John Olver, D-Mass., chairman of the House Appropriations Transportation Subcommittee, ...

Source: EasyBourse.com, France
02/10/09
Local, National Organizations Urge Congress to Add NSP into House-Senate Conference Committee Bill

...they are needed the most. Jobs created through NSP will provide permanent transformative skills and trades. Representative John Olver (D-Mass.), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Source: PR Newswire
02/10/09
I'm mistaken with you

...votes and cosponsorships of several previous cap-and-trade proposals written by Waxman, and Reps. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), John Olver (D-Mass.), Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Thomas Petri (R-Wis.) and former Rep. -- now Sen. -- Tom Udall (D-N.M.). To start, E&E'

Source: Grist
02/10/09
I'm mistaken with you

John Olver (D-Mass.), Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Thomas Petri (R-Wis.) and former Rep. -- now Sen. -- Tom Udall (DN.M.). To start, E&E's analysis shows ...

Source: Grist Magazine, WA
02/10/09
Local, National Organizations Urge Congress to Add NSP into House ...

Representative John Olver (D-Mass.), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies states, ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY
02/09/09
Policy points: Ethics, economy front and center at 2009-2010 ...

The day I was hired by John Olver to do tax reform stuff he took me to the Greenfield Recorder the first day and the editor said people like you who believe ...

Source: Bedford Minuteman, MA
02/09/09
Congressional Briefs: Fudge, Lee and Lewis

Congressman John Olver said, “The eyes of the world cannot turn away now that there is a ceasefire in effect. The borders must be opened and the ...

Source: Redding News Review, GA
02/02/09
Funding for government agencies is among top congressional priorities

'The staff is pretty tired," House Transportation-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman John Olver, D-Mass., said last week. "The staff has been strung ...

Source: GovExec.com, DC
02/02/09
Kamala Harris mines rich lode for state attorney general run in 2010

...Gate Bridge, the Alameda County courthouse in Oakland and the Contra Costa Canal. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, along with Rep. John Olver, D-Mass., and Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, helped lead the effort to send a letter yesterday urging Secretary

02/01/09
Kamala Harris mines rich lode for AG run in 2010

Barbara Lee, D-Oakland — along with Rep. John Olver, D-Mass., and Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara — helped lead the effort to send a letter yesterday ...

Source: Tri-Valley Herald, CA
01/28/09
Five dozen reps. want ‘immediate action’ in Gaza

John Olver (D-Mass.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.). Among the signatories were two Jewish members of Congress, Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Kent. ...

Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency, NY
01/17/09
Gladys Center receives a two-year grant

... a federal two-year grant of $178870, through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the efforts of US Rep. John Olver's office. ...

Source: Berkshire Eagle, MA

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1111 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5335
Fax: 202-226-1224

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