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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09/09/09
Countdown to the joint session speech

Congressman Lynn Woolsey, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, threatens that Housel liberals will kill any bill without a public option. ...

Source: Examiner.com
09/09/09
Dem lawmaker: House still divided on healthcare

Liberal leaders, such as Congressional Progressive Caucus chairwoman Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.) have pushed the president to stand behind a public option.

Source: The Hill
09/08/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

“This is a way to get a bill,” Rep. Bill Pascrell (DN.J.) said. “I believe it's worth listening to because I want legislation that is going to, ...

Source: True/Slant
09/08/09
Ladies Vent At Woolsey Town Meeting

Barack Obama, Labor Day speech to AFL-CIO, 9/7/09 Hot Air — This is at Democratic Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey's town hall meeting in Petaluma, California on ...

Source: Canada Free Press
09/08/09
Editorial: On health care, just win

...without a strong public option wouldn't be approved by the House. That's because the House Progressive Caucus, led by Rep. Lynn Woolsey from Petaluma, now has more members than the conservative Blue Dog Coalition, 81 to 52. It's not the 1990s anymore, w

09/08/09
Time to act on health care, Dem negotiator says

...spoke to leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and other liberal-leaning House groups. The caucus leader, Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., said the lawmakers expressed their commitment to creation of a government-run plan to compete with private h

09/08/09
Health Care Reform: I Sense A Trend

...Caucus sat in on the call and reiterated their support for a strong public insurance option, Progressive Caucus Co-Chairwoman Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.) said. Obama did not make any definitive statements and asked for a follow-up meeting today or Wednesday

09/08/09
Hoyer softens on public option

...within the party have said they will not support a bill that does not include a "robust public option." In late July, Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), a leader in the Progressive Caucus said her group would "demand that the final healthcare legislation has a r

Source: MSNBC
09/08/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) hold up hand-written, cardboard placards that ...

Source: FOXNews
09/08/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

In late July, Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), a leader in the Progressive Caucus said her group would "demand that the final healthcare legislation has a robust ...

Source: msnbc.com
09/08/09
Angel Island launches centennial with dinner

Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma, will speak, and there will be short videos highlighting the stories of former immigrants who passed through the station. ...

Source: Contra Costa Times
09/07/09
White House Draws Limited Role For Public Option

California Rep. Lynn Woolsey and other members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus spoke with Obama in a conference call in recent days urging him to ...

Source: WTVR
09/07/09
White house officials talk health care

...is spiraling out of control," he said. Meanwhile, Obama and his staff also have faced pressure from the left. California Rep. Lynn Woolsey and other members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus spoke with Obama in a conference call in recent days urg

09/07/09
Congress returns for push on health

Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., and Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., put Obama on notice Thursday that the 83-member Congressional Progressive Caucus will not vote for "a ...

Source: Arizona Republic
09/07/09
Health care positions unchanged

"Health care reform without a good public option is not health care reform at all," said Rep. Lynn Woolsey of California, a leader among House liberals. ...

Source: The Wichita Eagle
09/07/09
Congressional Event Hosted on Sept. 9 Will Support Awareness of ...

James Clyburn (D-SC), Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D.-Calif.), Bob Etheridge (D-NC) and Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz). Chief Senate sponsor of the bill is Sen. ...

Source: PR.com (press release)
09/06/09
White House Draws Limited Role For Public Option

California Rep. Lynn Woolsey and other members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus spoke with Obama in a conference call in recent days urging him to ...

Source: Los Angeles Times
09/06/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

California Rep. Lynn Woolsey and other members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus spoke with Obama in a conference call in recent days urging him to ...

Source: Los Angeles Times
09/06/09
Health debate showcases political nuances

Start with Rep. Lynn Woolsey's statement that she will not vote for any health care legislation without a "public option," the Medicare-like alternative to ...

Source: Marin Independent-Journal
09/06/09
How Washington is Screwing Up Health Care Reform – and Why It May ...

Last spring, when he met with Rep. Lynn Woolsey, the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Obama openly said so. "He said if he were starting ...

Source: Common Dreams (press release)
09/06/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

Start with Rep. Lynn Woolsey's statement that she will not vote for any health care legislation without a "public option," the Medicare-like alternative to ...

Source: Marin Independent-Journal
09/06/09
White House speaks carefully in 'public option' healthcare debate

...he said. Meantime, Obama and his staff have been peppered with pressure for the plan from the left. California Rep. Lynn Woolsey and other members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus spoke with Obama in a conference call urging him to make the case

09/05/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

The caucus leader, Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., said the lawmakers expressed their commitment to creation of a government-run plan to compete with private ...

Source: The Associated Press
09/05/09
Small Business Owner Reaches Her Boiling Point

Well, this is it, a small business owner giving Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey an absolute earful at a town hall. This outraged voter is here to go "On the ...

Source: FOXNews
09/05/09
Dem negotiator: Time here for health care action

The caucus leader, Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., said the lawmakers expressed their commitment to creation of a government-run plan to compete with private ...

Source: Longview Daily News
09/05/09
Obama, Lawmakers Set to Resume Battle Over Health Care Reform

Caucus leader Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., said the lawmakers expressed their commitment to creation of a government-run plan to compete with private health ...

Source: FOXNews
09/05/09
Roadside bomb...Mobile home suspect...Huge fail on Madoff

California Democrat Lynn Woolsey says lawmakers expressed their commitment to a government-run health care plan, an idea Obama has wavered on.

Source: 9&10 News
09/05/09
Congress falls off partisan cliff

Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., a leader of the progressive Democrats, says her camp has already made a concession by not insisting that reform be built around a ...

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune
09/05/09
Dem negotiator: Time here for health care action

...spoke to leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and other liberal-leaning House groups. The caucus leader, Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., said the lawmakers expressed their commitment to creation of a government-run plan to compete with private h

Source: WIS
09/05/09
Time to act on healthcare, Dem negotiator says

...spoke to leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and other liberal-leaning House groups. The caucus leader, Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., said the lawmakers expressed their commitment to creation of a government-run plan to compete with private h

Source: KIVITV.com

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

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