Rep. Ben Chandler

Democrat  •  6th District, Kentucky  •  4th Term  •  Sworn In 2004
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
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11/25/09
RE: Ben Chandler

Some of the others are Republicans Geoff Davis, Harold Rogers, Edward Whitfield and Brett Guthrie, and Democrats Ben Chandler and John Yarmuth. ...

Source: Casino Advisor
11/24/09
Last ditch attempts to postpone the mandatory implementation of UIGEA regs

Republicans Geoff Davis, Harold Rogers, Edward Whitfield and Brett Guthrie, and Democrats Ben Chandler and John Yarmuth submitted a letter to US Treasury ...

Source: RecentPoker.com
11/24/09
RE: Ben Chandler

(It hasn't always helped his entire party, as we're sure the DSCC would have loved Rep. Ben Chandler (D-KY) to run for an open SEN seat.) But by and large, ...

Source: National Journal (blog)
11/18/09
The National Review: Remaking America, Pelosi Style

Marion Berry of Arkansas, Allen Boyd of Florida, Joe Donnelly and Brad Ellsworth of Indiana, Bart Gordon of Tennessee, and Ben Chandler of Kentucky. ...

Source: NPR
11/18/09
Kentucky politicians choose winners and losers in gambling issue

Rep. Ben Chandler (D-Versailles) weighed in on the gambling issue in a recent op-ed piece published in the Herald-Leader and the Woodford Sun. ...

Source: Examiner.com
11/15/09
Notes from Washington | Obama in Wildcat blue and white?

7, Obama realized he didn't have a lot to offer Rep. Ben Chandler, D-6th District, who was pondering his position. Ultimately, the bill passed, but Chandler ...

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal
11/14/09
Chandler gives business leaders good news, bad news on economy

The good news about the US economy is, “we have no inflation,” and the gross domestic product (GDP) has started to expand, US Rep. Ben Chandler told about ...

Source: Richmond Register
11/13/09
Rep. Ben Chandler reveals the truth about himself

Rep. Ben Chandler (D-Versailles) spoke to fifth-graders at Elkhorn Elementary School in Frankfort yesterday, telling them that his no-vote on health care ...

Source: Examiner.com
11/13/09
Bluegrass PRIDE gets nearly $1 million

...IRVINE — Nearly $1 million in federal funds for environmental programs were announced Friday by U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Versailles. The money goes to Bluegrass PRIDE (Personal Responsibility In a Desirable Environment), which will use it for a grant

Source: Kentucky.com
11/13/09
Bluegrass PRIDE gets nearly $1 million

IRVINE — Nearly $1 million in federal funds for environmental programs were announced Friday by US Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Versailles. ...

Source: Kentucky.com
11/12/09
Health Overhaul Proposals Test Limits Of Democrats' Unity

Politico reports that votes on a health care bill are subjecting some Democrats to fierce attacks - from other Democrats. "For some of 39 House Democrats who opposed the bill, there are protests outside their offices and promises of retribution. For

11/12/09
Dean criticizes Chandler's vote on health care

... 2009 Former Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean said Thursday that he was “deeply disappointed” in US Rep. Ben Chandler's vote against health care ...

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal
11/12/09
Health overhaul proposals test limits of Democrats' unity

...of the Democratic members of Congress in conservative districts are running into" difficulty on health care votes. Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Ky., a target of Republican and Democratic criticism who voted "no" on the health reform bill, is a case in point. "

11/12/09
mcconnell cuts ribbon for Murray Industrial Park

There were 39 democrats who opposed it, including Congressman Ben Chandler from our state. And it was a tough sell, why was it a tough sell. ...

Source: WKMS
11/12/09
Hundreds gather at Camp Nelson for Veterans Day program

The Veterans Day program included a speech by US Rep. Ben Chandler. Vietnam veteran Ronald W. Stone knelt at the graves of his father, WWII Army veteran ...

Source: Kentucky.com
11/11/09
RE: Ben Chandler

Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Ky., a target of Republican and Democratic criticism who voted "no" on the health reform bill, is a case in point. ...

Source: Kaiser Health News
11/11/09
Obama call couldn't persuade Chandler

... 2009 WASHINGTON — A last-minute phone call from President Obama couldn't persuade US Rep. Ben Chandler to vote in favor of a health-care reform bill ...

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal
11/11/09
Obama call couldn't persuade Chandler to support House health-care bill

...A last-minute phone call from President Obama couldnt persuade U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler to vote in favor of a health-care reform bill plan that he says failed to meet the presidents own priority reducing skyrocketing medical costs. Chandler was one of 39

11/11/09
Health care, climate change votes could dog Blue Dog

WASHINGTON — For Democratic Rep. Ben Chandler, controversial votes against a health care overhaul backed by the House Democratic leadership and for cap-and-trade energy policies that could lead to penalties for his state's leading industry are like

Source: Miami Herald
11/11/09
Commentary: A disappointing vote against health care reform

...costs are the world's highest by far. That tells us there will be no cure for runaway costs without universal coverage. Rep. Ben Chandler apparently didn't buy that line of reasoning. He was one of 39 Democrats who joined all but one Republican in vot

Source: McClatchy
11/11/09
Former Fletcher aide running for Congress

...The Lexington lawyer is the first Republican to formally announce his candidacy for the seat held by Ben Chandler, D-Versailles. Barr formed an exploratory committee in September and had raised more than $185,000 by the end of September. In his speech

Source: Kentucky.com
11/11/09
Election Day 2009 Begins to Impact Election Day 2010

The Lexington lawyer is the first Republican to formally announce his candidacy for the seat held by Ben Chandler, D-Versailles. Barr formed an exploratory ...

Source: National Review Online
11/11/09
Election Day 2009 Begins to Impact Election Day 2010

The Lexington lawyer is the first Republican to formally announce his candidacy for the seat held by Ben Chandler, D-Versailles. Barr formed an exploratory ...

Source: National Review Online (blog)
11/10/09
Guard our freedom

Their congressman, Ben Chandler, although elected to his office as a Democrat, voted for the Stupak Amendment. I hope he doesn't get too excited about the ...

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal
11/10/09
It's official; Barr will challenge Rep. Ben Chandler

LEXINGTON - Republican Andy Barr made his challenge for the Sixth District Congressional seat, currently held by Rep. Ben Chandler (D-Versailles), ...

Source: Examiner.com
11/10/09
Kentucky's Chandler draws a GOP rival for 2010 race

...have. The Lexington lawyer is the first Republican to formerly announce his candidacy for the seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Versailles. Barr formed an exploratory committee in September and had raised more than $185,000 by the end of

Source: McClatchy
11/09/09
RE: Ben Chandler

Rep. Ben Chandler (KY-6) and Rick Boucher of southwest Virginia had both been early Obama supporters, but both voted against the health reform bill citing ...

Source: Daily Yonder (blog)
11/09/09
Competing programs hamper Kentucky's prescription drug abuse fight

Ben Chandler and Ed Whitfield -- have complicated matters. Since 2002, the Somerset Republican's eponymous Hal Rogers Prescription Monitoring Program, ...

Source: McClatchy Washington Bureau
11/09/09
Kentucky lawmakers at odds over pill-tracking programs

...plagued by what one prosecutor called a tsunami of pills from out of state, favors one approach to track the flow of drugs. Reps. Ben Chandler and Ed Whitfield support an alternate plan, which competes with Rogers for limited federal dollars. From his s

Source: Kentucky.com
11/09/09
Democrat Defectors from Rural Districts

Rep. Ben Chandler (KY-6) and Rick Boucher of southwest Virginia had both been early Obama supporters, but both voted against the health reform bill citing ...

Source: Daily Yonder (blog)

Official website: http://chandler.house.gov/
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1504 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-4706
Fax: 202-225-2122

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