Rep. Lynn Woolsey

Democrat  •  6th District, California  •  9th Term  •  Sworn In 1993
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 96%
  • Abstains: 4%

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11/16/09
US Cardinal: Church must join health debate

The bishops' role has drawn criticism from abortion rights supporters; Rep. Lynn Woolsey, a California Democrat, suggested last week that the IRS might ...

Source: Baltimore Sun
11/16/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

and Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.) The four are the chief sponsors of the Protecting America's Workers Act, which would give OSHA additional tools to combat ...

Source: AFL-CIO
11/15/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

The church's assertive political stance led Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Petaluma), the leader of the House's Progressive Caucus, to question last week whether the ...

Source: Los Angeles Times
11/15/09
High Costs Weigh on Troop Debate for Afghan War

... I just totally believe that the public that elected President Obama really wants to see something different,” said Representative Lynn Woolsey, ...

Source: The Ledger
11/15/09
Abortion May Cost Dems Catholic Vote

...Patrick Kennedy, who voted against the Stupak amendment. Anger over the church’s lobbying for the amendment prompted Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.), an abortions rights supporter, to call for an Internal Revenue Service investigation of the church’s t

11/15/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

Patrick Kennedy, who voted against the Stupak amendment. Anger over the church's lobbying for the amendment prompted Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif. ...

Source: Politico
11/14/09
Leftists in Congress Wage War on Catholics

Radical feminist Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) is very upset with the United States Council of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The USCCB was very influential in getting the ...

Source: David Horowitz's NewsReal Blog (blog)
11/13/09
Capital Eye Opener: Friday, November 13

...in helping strip the House's version of health care reform of provisions covering abortion. CNSNews.com reports that Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.) wants the Internal Revenue Service to investigate whether the conference exceeded the limits of its tax-exe

Source: Open Secrets
11/13/09
Obiter Dicta

Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., has said it's high time the IRS took a hard look at folks whose deeply held religious beliefs prompt them to act in ways ...

Source: Harrisonburg Daily News Record
11/12/09
Health center awaits news on funding

Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey helped to secure House approval of the money for the PHC so that it can renovate its new home. “I've been given every indication ...

Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat
11/12/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) has called for an IRS investigation of the USCCB -- "Who elected them to Congress?" she huffs. Others hurl at the USCCB the same ...

Source: Catholic Online
11/12/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.), in a November 9 op-ed on the Politico Web site, said that in light of heavy pressure from USCCB against federal funding for ...

Source: CNSNews.com
11/12/09
Congressional Socialist Looks to Silence Catholics

Socialists in congress are looking to bring the hammer down on Catholics who dared advocate their values in the public square. From CNS News: The Catholic League was responding to a Democratic lawmaker, who questioned whether the U.S. Conference of

Source: Dakota Voice
11/12/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) has called for an IRS investigation of the USCCB -- "Who elected them to Congress?" she huffs. Others hurl at the USCCB the same ...

Source: Catholic Online
11/12/09
Roman Catholic DC Archdiocese Threatens To Quit City Social Services Over LGBT ...

Currently, Representative Lynn Woolsey is calling for an IRS investigation into the activities of the Roman Catholic Church regarding the Stupak-Pitts ...

Source: Lez Get Real
11/12/09
Women's Political Caucus honors Heller

Don Organ worked on many caucus members' campaigns, including those of Barbara Boxer when she first ran for the US Senate and Rep. Lynn Woolsey. ...

Source: Marin Independent-Journal
11/12/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) has called for an IRS investigation of the USCCB -- "Who elected them to Congress?" she huffs. Others hurl at the USCCB the same ...

Source: Catholic Online
11/11/09
Morning Briefing for November 11, 2009

But Lynn Woolsey, Chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, that congressional body that takes pride in the Progressive Movement's eugenics ...

Source: RedState (blog)
11/11/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

Lynn Woolsey of California. The Democrats joins Rep. Patrick Kennedy, who is coming under heavy criticism for saying the bishops are not pro-life. ...

Source: LifeNews.com
11/11/09
Nancy's Compromise

Rep. Lynn Woolsey stepped up to do just that after Nancy's Compromise passed the House and the story started to fill out: I expect political hardball on any ...

Source: Huffington Post (blog)
11/11/09
Wednesday Readers' Forum

The Rev. Pamela Griffith Pond, Marin Interfaith Worker Justice, NOVATO Thank you to Rep. Lynn Woolsey for helping to pass the health care reform bill. ...

Source: Marin Independent-Journal
11/11/09
Novato backs relief for Hamilton truck nuisance

Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Petaluma) and Hamilton residents. Theran said it only took six weeks for the factions to agree on three things: 1) that an alternate ...

Source: Marin Independent-Journal
11/11/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

"There's no way at the end of the day we're going to support these kinds of further restrictions on abortion," said Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois on ...

Source: Examiner.com
11/11/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

Lynn Woolsey of California. The Democrats joins Rep. Patrick Kennedy, who is coming under heavy criticism for saying the bishops are not pro-life. ...

Source: LifeNews.com
11/11/09
The Church and the IRS

Now, liberal Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey has called outright for the IRS to review the Church's status. As a real-world matter it's impossible to imagine ...

Source: guardian.co.uk
11/11/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

Introduced by Representatives George Miller (D-CA) and Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), the bill would take effect 15 days after being signed into law, ...

Source: AllGov
11/10/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

The Affordable Health Care for America Act passed by the House Saturday night made history. For 60 years, Democrats have been fighting for ...

Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat
11/10/09
Lawmakers Feud Over Church's Role in Health Care Debate

...Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), the official leadership body for the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.), co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, wrote an op-ed in Politico on Monday saying the IRS

Source: CBS News
11/10/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

RUSH: "Rep. Lynn Woolsey, a California Democrat dismayed by the House vote over the weekend to prohibit taxpayer subsidies for insurance policies that cover ...

Source: RushLimbaugh.com (subscription)
11/10/09
Woolsey to Senate: It's your turn!

The Affordable Health Care for America Act passed by the House Saturday night made history. For 60 years, Democrats have been fighting for ...

Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat

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Phone: 202-225-5161
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