Rep. John Tanner

Democrat  •  8th District, Tennessee  •  11th Term  •  Sworn In 1989
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 95%
  • Abstains: 9%

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11/19/09
Montgomery County nursing home in military funding package

...after the Senate passed its version of a military and construction bill that included $83 million for Fort Campbell, U.S. Rep. John Tanner said just as much focus is needed on helping the veterans living in Montgomery County. Fort Campbell will see some

11/18/09
Tanner urges support for Montgomery County veterans home

...plan, one of Tennessee's representatives urged continued support for a 140-bed veterans nursing home in Clarksville. Rep. John Tanner, who represents west and middle Tennessee in the House, included in the House version of the plan language calling for

11/16/09
Date set for food waste recycling to start in Oxford

City councillor John Tanner, executive member for a cleaner, greener city, said a food waste collection should have come first. Mr Tanner said: “Everybody ...

Source: Oxford Mail
11/15/09
Health reform will help people with expenses

7 when they voted "no" on this bill, including representatives from my home state of Tennessee — John Tanner and Marsha Blackburn. ...

Source: Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
11/15/09
Congress gets ready to face down swine flu

...Control and Prevention and to local health departments. Some members, including Reps. Lincoln Davis, D-Pall Mall, and John Tanner, D-Union City, have recorded public service television spots through the Health and Human Services Department, directing pe

11/15/09
Congress gets ready to face down swine flu

Lincoln Davis, D-Pall Mall, and John Tanner, D-Union City, have recorded public service television spots through the Health and Human Services Department, ...

Source: The Tennessean
11/12/09
News Of The Day »

Ike Skelton (D-MO), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), John Tanner (D-TN), Lincoln Davis (D-TN), Dan Boren (D-OK), Heath Shuler (D-NC) -- only one was elected within ...

Source: New York Daily News
11/12/09
This Is Not the Cycle for an Incumbent House Democrat to Be Complacent

There are a lot of perennials in this mix — Chet Edwards, John Tanner, Baron Hill, Bart Gordon — but it's been a while since those guys have faced such a ...

Source: National Review Online (blog)
11/11/09
Reps. hail progress in North visit

Leading the"co-del" is Rep. John Tanner (D-TN) who said that this was the first time for most of the group to have been in Ireland. "We're impressed by what ...

Source: Irish Echo
11/10/09
Congressman requests probe into Social Security overpayments

By: AP WASHINGTON — US Rep. John Tanner, chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, has asked the Government Accountability Office to ...

Source: Weakley County Press
11/10/09
RE: John Tanner

Commenting on the visit, US Congressman John Tanner, Representative for Tennessee's 8th District in West and Middle Tennessee and Chair of the House Foreign ...

Source: 4ni.co.uk
11/09/09
RE: John Tanner

Thus, a vote against a major Obama policy initiative would certainly seem to be the safe thing to do -- just as Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA) became the only ...

Source: TPMDC (blog)
11/09/09
Tennessee's Congressional Delegation Votes Mostly “No” on Healthcare Changes

Memphis Democrat Steve Cohen voted for the measure, but fellow party members Bart Gordon and John Tanner voted against the bill because they said in ...

Source: Nashville Public Radio
11/09/09
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226, Walhalla Booking Date: 11/7/09 Walhalla City Police Public drunk/under the influence in public John Tanner Wike, 18 1154 Return Church Rd., ...

Source: Daily Journal
11/09/09
Tenn. delegation splits vote 2 "yes," 7 "no"

Fellow Democrats Lincoln Davis, Bart Gordon and John Tanner voted against the bill, which passed 240-194. All Republicans in the Tennessee delegation ...

Source: WZTV
11/09/09
Editorial: Grim prospects for health care reform

Among those voting no were Memphis area Democrats John Tanner and Travis Childers and Republican Marsha Blackburn. Democrats Steve Cohen, Marion Berry and ...

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal
11/09/09
Our Town In Brief: 11/09/2009

This year's speakers include Cadet Daniel Heck and RADM John Tanner. The national anthem and the Mariner's Hymn will be sung by the Traverse City St. ...

Source: Traverse City Record Eagle
11/09/09
RE: John Tanner

That group includes the Blue Dogs among the House Democrats, including our own congressman, John Tanner of Union City. He was among 39 Democrats who voted ...

Source: Paris Post Intelligencer
11/09/09
RE: John Tanner

Thus, a vote against a major Obama policy initiative would certainly seem to be the safe thing to do -- just as Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA) became the only ...

Source: TPMDC (blog)
11/09/09
RE: John Tanner

That group includes the Blue Dogs among the House Democrats, including our own congressman, John Tanner of Union City. He was among 39 Democrats who voted ...

Source: Paris Post Intelligencer
11/08/09
RE: John Tanner

19 of the Democrats who voted for the Stupak amendment also authorized the United States to invade Iraq (one representative, Ortiz, chose not to vote, ...

Source: True/Slant
11/08/09
House passes health reform bill

...to find a primary opponent to run against him next year. Tennessee House Democrats Rep. Bart Gordon of Murfreesboro, Rep. John Tanner of Union City and Rep. Lincoln Davis of Pall Mall voted against the bill. Tanner said the bill would not control costs,

11/08/09
House passes health reform bill

...to find a primary opponent to run against him next year. Tennessee House Democrats Rep. Bart Gordon of Murfreesboro, Rep. John Tanner of Union City and Rep. Lincoln Davis of Pall Mall voted against the bill. Tanner said the bill would not control costs,

11/08/09
House passes health reform bill

Tennessee House Democrats Rep. Bart Gordon of Murfreesboro, Rep. John Tanner of Union City and Rep. Lincoln Davis of Pall Mall voted against the bill. ...

Source: The Tennessean
11/08/09
RE: John Tanner

Two other middle Tennessee House Democrats, Rep. Bart Gordon of Murfreesboro, Rep. John Tanner of Union City, were expected to vote against the bill. Rep. ...

Source: Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
11/08/09
The Sunday Shows, Health Care And Afghanistan

... Health Shuler (NC) Ike Skelton (MO) John Tanner, Gene Taylor (AR) Harry Teague (NM). 31 of these Democrats represent districts won by John McCain. ...

Source: Atlantic Online (blog)
11/08/09
House health bill passes

...Glenn Nye (VA) 33. Rep. Collin Peterson (MN) 34. Rep. Mike Ross (AR) 35. Rep. Heath Shuler (NC) 36. Rep. Ike Skelton (MO) 37. Rep. John Tanner (TN) 38. Rep. Gene Taylor (MS) 39. Rep. Harry Teague (NM) PLEASE READ: All comments must be approved before

Source: MSNBC
11/08/09
RE: John Tanner

Two other middle Tennessee House Democrats, Rep. Bart Gordon of Murfreesboro, Rep. John Tanner of Union City, were expected to vote against the bill. Rep. ...

Source: Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
11/08/09
RE: John Tanner

Two other middle Tennessee House Democrats, Rep. Bart Gordon of Murfreesboro, Rep. John Tanner of Union City, were expected to vote against the bill. Rep. ...

Source: Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
11/07/09
Tanner, Gordon to oppose health bill

...the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition will oppose a health care reform bill the House may bring to a vote on Saturday. Rep. John Tanner of Union City said Friday the House bill wouldn't do enough to control health care costs and would create a sy

Official website: http://www.house.gov/tanner/
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1226 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-4714
Fax: 202-225-1765

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