Rep. Lynn Woolsey

Democrat  •  6th District, California  •  9th Term  •  Sworn In 1993
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 96%
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10/01/09
ACORN suspends programs in San Jose and East Bay

Barbara Lee of Oakland, Pete Stark of Fremont and Lynn Woolsey of Petaluma, all Democrats. Meanwhile, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California ...

Source: San Jose Mercury News
09/30/09
Caucuses counting their votes on healthcare’s public option

...— a challenge that set in motion the competing whip counts. “She said ‘We need 218 votes,’” Progressive Caucus Co-Chairwoman Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.) said. “ ‘Show me what your people can do.’ ” It takes 218 votes to pass a bill in the

Source: The Hill
09/30/09
Protecting America's Workers Act of 2009: A Plan to Give OSHA A ...

A companion bill, HR 2067, has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Representative Lynn Woolsey (D-CA). Similar legislation had been ...

Source: Linex Legal (registration)
09/30/09
East Bay ACORN chapters feel impacts of national brouhaha

Pete Stark, D-Fremont; Rep. Mike Honda, D-San Jose; and Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairwoman Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma, were among 75 Democrats who ...

Source: Contra Costa Times
09/30/09
58 Co-Sponsors, But is Frank's Internet Gambling Bill Out of Time ...

The four new co-sponsors are Representatives: Lynn Woolsey (CA), William Clay (MO), Adam Schiff (CA), and Christopher Murphy (CT). ...

Source: Pokerpages.com
09/29/09
East Bay ACORN chapters feel impacts of national brouhaha

Pete Stark, D-Fremont; Rep. Mike Honda, D-San Jose; and Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairwoman Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma, were among 75 Democrats who ...

Source: Contra Costa Times
09/29/09
T2 blast prompts request for US rules on runaway chem reactions

The letter was signed by US House Representatives George Miller, Lynn Woolsey and Corrine Brown. OSHA did not immediately comment on the letter.

Source: ICIS (subscription)
09/29/09
Frank Internet Gambling Bill Gets More Congressional Support

Joining the cause are Representatives Lynn Woolsey of California, William Clay of Missouri, Adam Schiff of California, and Christopher Murphy of Connecticut ...

Source: Online Casino Advisory
09/29/09
US National Security Advisor Dodges Congressional Call On President To Honor ...

... Niki Tsongas (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tim Walz (D-MN), Henry Waxman (D-CA), Anthony Weiner (D-NY), Frank Wolf (R-VA), and Lynn Woolsey (D-CA). ...

Source: Asbarez News
09/27/09
The Balancing Act of 2009 might unbalance budgets

Introduced in June by Rep. Lynn Woolsey, of California, the bill proposes to consolidate various workplace flexibility bills into one major piece of ...

Source: Zanesville Times Recorder
09/26/09
Saturday Readers' Forum

6 and 13, on the left side of the political spectrum, in the neighborhood of Rep. Lynn Woolsey, one is unlikely to have concluded that by observing meetings ...

Source: Marin Independent-Journal
09/25/09
So Much for the Good War

Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.), who serves as co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, has said that her group overwhelmingly wants American troops ...

Source: American Spectator
09/24/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

One Blue Dog they can't count on is Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.). “I'm for a robust public option and I filled out my survey to say I was,” Harman told the ...

Source: The Moderate Voice
09/22/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, has been pushing for "soft power" in Afghanistan that would emphasize ...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle
09/22/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, has been pushing for "soft power" in Afghanistan that would emphasize ...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle
09/22/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, has been pushing for "soft power" in Afghanistan that would emphasize ...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle
09/22/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, has been pushing for "soft power" in Afghanistan that would emphasize ...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle
09/22/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, has been pushing for "soft power" in Afghanistan that would emphasize ...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle
09/22/09
How a power giant profits from greenhouse regs

"Without this bill, without a strict regime for controlling carbon emissions, Big Oil and Big Coal win," said Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif. ...

Source: The San Francisco Examiner
09/22/09
In the Afghan war debate, Obama faces some political battles at home

...national security." Lee said she thinks the Taliban is getting stronger regardless of the number of U.S. troops. Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, has been pushing for "soft power" in Afghanistan that woul

09/21/09
Undernews For September 21, 2009

Lynn Woolsey, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said: "We wouldn't vote for that for anything." Philadelphia Inquirer - The budget deal ...

Source: Scoop.co.nz
09/21/09
More US troops to Afghanistan? Obama's caught in a vise

Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., said it would be a waste of manpower to send more troops to Afghanistan. "There's no military solution to Afghanistan," she ...

Source: San Luis Obispo Tribune
09/21/09
House Progressives Keep the Pressure on for the Public Option

by mcjoan Greg Sargent obtained a letter sent Monday by Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chairs Lynn Woolsey and Raul Grijalva to Speaker Pelosi, ...

Source: Daily Kos (blog)
09/21/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

Rep. Lynn Woolsey, California Democrat, clearly miffed, responded: "[Abortion] is a legal medical practice and by even having to talk about it ... we're not ...

Source: Washington Times
09/21/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, has been pushing for "soft power" in Afghanistan that would emphasize ...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle
09/20/09
Health care: Rely on the free market system

Lynn Woolsey stated at her town hall meeting Aug. 31 in Petaluma that she is very happy with the federal system that the government has for all of its ...

Source: Napa Valley Register
09/19/09
LBAM study finds major errors

... one of which found the support of state legislators including Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma, and state Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco. ...

Source: Sonoma Index-Tribune
09/18/09
Obama: Health care anger not motivated by his race

...who is at Camp David, spoke to leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus on Friday. California Democratic Rep. Lynn Woolsey said lawmakers expressed their commitment to creation of a government-run health care plan. Obama has wavered on whether a

Source: Miami Herald
09/18/09
Petaluma's 'Putnam council'

A new face in local politics, Lynn Woolsey, forced a public vote on the project, known as Frates Ranch. Putnam, who had become a county supervisor, ...

Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat
09/18/09
Get junk food out of schools

Tom Harkin (D., Iowa) and Lisa Murkowski (R., Alaska) and Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D., Calif.) have introduced long-overdue legislation to update the standards ...

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

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2263 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5161
Fax: 202-225-5163

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