Rep. Fortney Stark

Democrat  •  13th District, California  •  19th Term  •  Sworn In 1973
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 93%
  • Abstains: 25%

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05/22/09
Rep. Stark recovering, to return to work in June

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a month away from the Capitol, Rep. Fortney (Pete) Stark, D-Calif., said Friday he is recovering from pneumonia and intends to ...

Source: The Associated Press
05/22/09
Rep. Stark recovering, to return to work in June

...a month away from the Capitol, Rep. Fortney (Pete) Stark, D-Calif., said Friday he is recovering from pneumonia and intends to return to work in June. After a month away from the Capitol, Rep. Fortney (Pete) Stark, D-Calif., said Friday he is recovering

05/21/09
St. Joseph senior's artwork goes to Washington

In June, she plans to fly to Washington, DC, with her parents as guests of Congressman Pete Stark for an opening reception of the collected artwork. ...

Source: San Jose Mercury News
05/17/09
Considered Forthwith: House Ways and Means and reconciliation

By extension, that means some key players will be Ways and Means Chair Rangel, Subcommittee on Health chair Fortney Pete Stark of California, ...

Source: Congress Matters
05/15/09
Sewer plant may get federal stimulus funding

The Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009 was introduced by Representatives George Miller, D-Martinez; Pete Stark, D-Fremont; ...

Source: Petaluma Argus Courier
05/15/09
Calif. Rep to Introduce a Bill Similar to Physician Payments ...

Rep. Pete Stark, D-California, is planning to introduce the bill. PPAI is encouraging promotional products professionals in California to contact or visit ...

Source: Corporate Logo
05/15/09
Opinion: Congressional efforts are breaking the small business bank

The Family Leave Insurance Act, introduced by US Rep. Pete Stark of California, would impose a new payroll tax on any business that employs two or more ...

Source: Alaskajournal.com
05/15/09
Sewer plant may get federal stimulus funding

The Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009 was introduced by Representatives George Miller, D-Martinez; Pete Stark, D-Fremont; ...

Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat
05/14/09
Medicare Hospital Fund Will Be Insolvent By 2017, Two Years ...

House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chair Pete Stark (D-Calif.) said that "while opponents will use this as another excuse to arbitrarily slash and ...

Source: Medical News Today (press release)
05/13/09
Analysis: Six key lawmakers will push public health insurance plan

Edward Kennedy, Charles Schumer and Jay Rockefeller and Reps. Henry Waxman, Pete Stark and Frank Pallone. RPM Report, The (free registration) (05/2009)

Source: SmartBrief
05/13/09
Medicare hospital fund will be insolvent by 2017, two years earlier than expected, trustees say

...the administration's health reform plans (Wall Street Journal, 5/13). House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chair Pete Stark (D-Calif.) said that "while opponents will use this as another excuse to arbitrarily slash and burn Medicare, our energies ar

05/12/09
Recession Drains Social Security and Medicare

Representative Pete Stark, the California Democrat who is chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, said the Medicare report “underscores the ...

Source: New York Times
05/12/09
ALAMEDA: STUDENT ART CONTEST WINNER WILL TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON, DC

... with her parents to Washington, DC, in June because she won a contest for student artists in the congressional district of Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont. ...

Source: CBS 5
05/12/09
RE: Fortney Stark

Congressman Pete Stark, a veteran of the last bruising round of fighting over healthcare reform, remembers Scott all too well. ...

Source: Nashville Scene
05/12/09
Medicare,Social Sec Trusts Dwindling Faster Than Expected

Calling the report sobering, US House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stark, D-Calif., promised Congressional action to strengthen ...

Source: Wall Street Journal
05/11/09
News and notes from @repdavecamp

Bill Caul of Mount Pleasant, 97th District Rep. Tim Moore of Farwell and Sen. Tony Stamas of Midland. Camp and Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif., got a medal of ...

Source: Midland Daily News
05/08/09
"If the GOP is the Party of No, Atheism is the Philosophy of No"

There is, based on my count, only ONE openly non-theistic member of Congress: Pete Stark (D-CA). That amounts to a 0.2% non-believer population in Congress ...

Source: TPMCafé
05/08/09
Congressional Insiders Poll

... Jan Schakowsky, Mark Schauer, Jose Serrano, Adam Smith, John Spratt, Pete Stark, John Tanner, Ellen Tauscher, Bennie Thompson, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, ...

Source: National Journal
05/07/09
Commentary: 5 reasons GOP will rebound

Henry Waxman, George Miller and Pete Stark, tend to think the rest of America wants the same things they do, from higher taxes on energy to a national ...

Source: CNN International
05/07/09
Commentary: 5 reasons GOP will rebound

Henry Waxman, George Miller and Pete Stark, tend to think the rest of America wants the same things they do, from higher taxes on energy to a national ...

Source: CNN
05/07/09
Democrats Should Reform Medicare, Not Universalize It

Pete Stark (D-Calif.) and Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), it will also lead to the bankruptcy of major US hospitals, including some of the biggest in Waxman and ...

Source: RealClearPolitics
05/06/09
RE: Fortney Stark

The administration denied a request from Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) for a preliminary cost estimate of the Senate version of the Medicare bill, ...

Source: American Enterprise Institute
05/06/09
RE: Fortney Stark

Mostly Democrats they were, including Pete Stark (D-CA) and Amy Kobuchar (D-MN). The latter knocked off some pretty good one liners: "Somehow in my first ...

Source: Ars Technica
05/06/09
New Web privacy bill would make data sharing opt-in

Mostly Democrats they were, including Pete Stark (D-CA) and Amy Kobuchar (D-MN). The latter knocked off some pretty good one liners: ITVoir brings to you ...

Source: ITvoir
05/06/09
The Bush Administration's Health Insurance Tax Reform Proposal

Representative Pete Stark (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, said he would not hold hearings on the proposal, ...

Source: American Enterprise Institute
05/06/09
Don't Ask, Don't Tell

The administration denied a request from Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) for a preliminary cost estimate of the Senate version of the Medicare bill, ...

Source: American Enterprise Institute
05/06/09
Fremont Rep. Stark frustrated by hospital stay

...Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont, one of the leading congressional experts on the U.S. health care system, is making a firsthand inspection of how sick people get well. The 19-term congressman is being treated for pneumonia at a Washington-area hospital and

05/05/09
STARK RECOGNIZED FOR BIPARTISAN WORK TO HONOR ORGAN DONORS

Stark and Camp by the American Association of Kidney Patients WASHINGTON- Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) and Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) jointly received the ...

Source: American Chronicle
05/05/09
Pelosi Ranked Most Partisan by Lawmakers

...R-N.C., and Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. Democrats from California, including Pelosi and Waxman, and Reps. Lynn Woolsey and Pete Stark, have earned the reputation of being the most partisan. Lawmakers lauded for their bipartisan approach include Agricultu

Source: NewsMax
05/05/09
Pelosi Ranked Most Partisan by Lawmakers

Lynn Woolsey and Pete Stark, have earned the reputation of being the most partisan. Lawmakers lauded for their bipartisan approach include Agriculture ...

Source: NewsMax.com

Official website: http://www.house.gov/stark/
Address:
239 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5065
Fax: 202-226-3805

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