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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11/08/09
Grandiose rhetoric pushes details aside

...-- and wayward Democrats -- would have to answer to their constituents for trying to block these benefits, they said. "I defy you to go home and tell those people you voted to deny them quality, affordable health care," said Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.).

11/08/09
RE: Fortney Stark

"Today's vote will be the most important of our careers" California Democrat Pete Stark said, and Texas Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee explained her reason why ...

Source: Courthouse News Service
11/08/09
RE: Fortney Stark

"Today's vote will be the most important of our careers" California Democrat Pete Stark said, and Texas Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee explained her reason why ...

Source: Courthouse News Service
11/07/09
RE: Fortney Stark

Rep. Pete Stark of California called the vote "the most important of our careers." But passage came amost strictly along partisan lines. ...

Source: Plain Dealer
11/07/09
House Democrats slog through final compromises on health care

...more lawmakers will come over to the majority. "I don't believe all those people who say no," said 19-term Rep. Fortney "Pete" Stark, D-Calif. "When they look up at the board, do they really want to vote against providing coverage to millions of people?

11/07/09
House Democrats push health bill on eve of expected vote

...when the voting starts, more lawmakers will come over. "I don't believe all those people who say no," said 19-term Rep. Pete Stark (D-Fremont). "When they look up at the board, do they really want to vote against providing coverage to millions of peopl

11/07/09
RE: Fortney Stark

Rep. Pete Stark of California called the vote "the most important of our careers." But passage came amost strictly along partisan lines. ...

Source: Plain Dealer
11/07/09
RE: Fortney Stark

"I defy you to go home and tell those people you voted to deny them quality, affordable health care," said Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.).

Source: Washington Post
11/07/09
Blizzard of GOP objections slows health bill's march toward passage

Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif., brought two children into the well to serve as props while he spoke. Rep. John Shadegg, R-Ariz., countered by borrowing and ...

Source: Canton Repository
11/07/09
RE: Fortney Stark

Then Rep. Pete Stark, a California Democrat, came to the House floor with his children, Andrew and Hannah. Unlike Mr. Shadegg, he did not translate their ...

Source: Wall Street Journal (blog)
11/06/09
RE: Fortney Stark

WASHINGTON – Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA), Chair of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, today released the following statement on the Congressional Budget ...

Source: California Chronicle
11/06/09
RE: Fortney Stark

... and since then, John has spent 37 years serving the people of California," added Rep. Pete Stark, the Dean of the California congressional delegation. ...

Source: California Chronicle
11/06/09
Pelosi's Reform Bill Establishes Waiting List

The bill is sponsored by Rep. John Dingel, D., Mich., and is co-sponsored by Representatives Charles Rangel, DN.Y., Henry Waxman, Fortney “Pete” Stark, ...

Source: Philadelphia Bulletin
11/06/09
STARK LAUDS EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

WASHINGTON - Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) praised House passage of Unemployment Insurance Benefits for an additional 20 weeks for workers in California. ...

Source: California Chronicle
11/06/09
RE: Fortney Stark

WASHINGTON – Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA), Chair of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, today released the following statement on the Congressional Budget ...

Source: California Chronicle
11/05/09
Measure L utility tax still too close too call

... on the city's Web site, combined with a statement Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont, made to Congress in 2006 while congratulating Newark Mayor David W. Smith. ...

Source: Inside Bay Area
11/05/09
BOOK REVIEW: 'Muslim Mafia' Reveals Plans of Radical Islam Through CAIR, Other ...

Well-known Israel hater Rep. Pete Stark, D-CA, is on the list, but so is, surprisingly, a Jewish congressman from Southern California, Rep. ...

Source: HNN Huntingtonnews.net
11/05/09
Pelosi's Reform Bill Establishes Waiting List

John Dingel, D., Mich., and is co-sponsored by Democratic representatives Charles Rangel, of New York, Henry Waxman, Fortney “Pete” Stark, Ca., ...

Source: Philadelphia Bulletin
11/05/09
Texas lawmakers try to give doctor-owned hospitals a dose of help

...and the Rio Grande Valley, according to lawmakers and physicians who support the hospitals. The restriction is championed by Rep. Pete Stark, a California Democrat who says physician-owned hospitals cherry-pick wealthy patients to the detriment of nonp

11/05/09
Measure L utility tax still too close too call

...a surplus in 2005 was based on information extrapolated from data posted on the city's Web site, combined with a statement Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont, made to Congress in 2006 while congratulating Newark Mayor David W. Smith. In the speech, Stark made

11/05/09
RE: Fortney Stark

Problem child" in "playpen": "Mr. Grayson joins colleagues like Michele Bachmann, Republican of Minnesota; Pete Stark, Democrat of California; ...

Source: ZNet
11/04/09
RE: Fortney Stark

Problem child" in "playpen": "Mr. Grayson joins colleagues like Michele Bachmann, Republican of Minnesota; Pete Stark, Democrat of California; ...

Source: In These Times
11/03/09
Calling the president a liar has been good for Joe Wilson's career. But is it good for the GOP?

...of Congress to flame their way to fame, including Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-Minn.; Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla.; and Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif. But his personal success—and that of his vocal compatriots on the right—does not necessarily reflect good tim

Source: Slate
11/03/09
Health Bills Aim a Light on Doctors' Conflicts

“All of these groups and representatives are making determinations as to what procedures and drugs will be used,” Pete Stark, a House Democrat from ...

Source: New York Times
11/02/09
Historic Bill to Provide Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans ...

... shifting greater costs to middle and lower income families,” said US Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA), the Chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health. ...

Source: The Michigan News
11/02/09
Historic Bill to Provide Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans ...

... shifting greater costs to middle and lower income families," said US Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA), the Chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health. ...

Source: California Chronicle
11/02/09
Pants Still on FireCalling the president a liar has been good for Joe Wilson's ...

Alan Grayson, D-Fla.; and Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif. But his personal success—and that of his vocal compatriots on the right—does not necessarily reflect ...

Source: Slate
11/02/09
E-Health Privacy Regulations Draw Congressional Fire

Y.), Pete Stark (D-Calif.) John Dingell (D-Mich.) and Frank Pallone Jr. (DN.J.). On Oct. 20, Sebelius responded to Waxman and the additional congressmen, ...

Source: InformationWeek
11/01/09
RE: Fortney Stark

Van de 535 leden van het Congres – de Senaat en het Huis van afgevaardigden – is slechts één lid, de democratische afgevaardigde Pete Stark van Californië, ...

Source: Trouw
10/31/09
Alan Grayson, the Liberals' Problem Child

Mr. Grayson joins colleagues like Michele Bachmann, Republican of Minnesota; Pete Stark, Democrat of California; and Joe Wilson, Republican of South ...

Source: New York Times

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