Rep. John Yarmuth

Democrat  •  3rd District, Kentucky  •  3rd Term  •  Sworn In 2007
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05/31/12
Yarmuth votes against bill to ban sex-selective abortions

Louisville’s congressman, Rep. John Yarmuth (Dem., Ky., 3rd Dist.) voted today in favor of allowing gender-based abortions to continue. The Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), H.R. 3541, was defeated in a 246-168 vote. Though a majority ...

Source: Examiner
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05/31/12
Feinstein Wins J Street Reelection Nod

and Rep. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) as Senate candidates who ... Reps. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), John Yarmuth (D-Ky.), Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Susan Davis (D-Calif.) and Jared Polis (D-Colo.). Overall, in addition to the four Senate candidates ...

Source: Forward
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05/31/12
Feinstein accepts J Street endorsement

and Rep. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) as Senate candidates who ... Reps. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), John Yarmuth (D-Ky.), Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Susan Davis (D-Calif.) and Jared Polis (D-Colo.). Overall, in addition to the four Senate candidates ...

Source: JTA
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05/31/12
McConnell focuses on protecting jobs in Ky.

Paul said securing that deal shows that "making noise about projects in your state is important." In Louisville, U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth has taken the jobs issue a step further, scheduling workshops to help his constituents find jobs. His next one is in Jun

Source: Bowling Green Daily News
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05/31/12
J Street Endorses Senator Feinstein, Seeking to Access the Mainstream

...In the U.S. House of Representatives, five Jewish Democrats have accepted J Street’s endorsement: Reps. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), John Yarmuth (D-Ky.), Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Susan Davis (D-Calif.) and Jared Polis (D-Colo.). Overall, in addition to the

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05/30/12
McConnell focuses on protecting jobs in Ky.

Paul said securing that deal shows that "making noise about projects in your state is important." In Louisville, U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth has taken the jobs issue a step further, scheduling workshops to help his constituents find jobs. His next one is in Jun

Source: Product Design & Development
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05/30/12
University of Louisville hit by flooding, storm

Across town, U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth's mother was rescued from Goose Creek after her vehicle was partly submerged in the swift current following a crash. Yarmuth thanked rescue workers for their "exceptional" efforts in assisting his 85-year-old mother ...

Source: Bowling Green Daily News
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05/30/12
Kentucky Congressman's Mother Rescued From Flooded Creek

LOUISVILLE, KY (WLKY-TV)- An elderly woman saved from a flooded creek Tuesday is Rep. John Yarmuth's mother. Edna Yarmuth is expected to be OK, but it was certainly a scary situation after a car crash caused her vehicle to go off the road and into swift ..

Source: WKRC
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05/30/12
What Did Obama Mean by Change?

He has to actually do something this time instead of just hanging a campaign placard up. Congressman John Yarmuth of Kentucky has introduced a bipartisan bill that would amend the constitution to say that money cannot control our elections.

Source: DAILY KOS
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05/30/12
What Did Obama Mean by Change?

He has to actually do something this time instead of just hanging a campaign placard up. Congressman John Yarmuth of Kentucky has introduced a bipartisan bill that would amend the constitution to say that money cannot control our elections.

Source: DAILY KOS
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05/30/12
What Did Obama Mean by Change?

He has to actually do something this time instead of just hanging a campaign placard up. Congressman John Yarmuth of Kentucky has introduced a bipartisan bill that would amend the constitution to say that money cannot control our elections. Will the ...

Source: Huffington Post
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05/30/12
In the news

...was sorry for his “thoughtless, insensitive, immature, stupid and childish choices.” Edna Yarmuth, 85, the mother of U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, is “doing fine” after being rescued from a Louisville, Ky., creek where her vehicle was partly submerged

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05/30/12
Yarmuth Hosting Third Annual Workshop for Job-Seekers

...Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., will host the third annual “Build Your Skills” workshop next month at Jefferson Community and Technical College’s downtown campus. The event is hosted in conjunction with KentuckianaWorks, the Louisville Urban League and

Source: WFPL
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05/30/12
In the news

...he was sorry for his “thoughtless, insensitive, immature, stupid and childish choices.” Edna Yarmuth, 85, the mother of U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, is “doing fine” after being rescued from a Louisville, Ky., creek where her vehicle was partly submer

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05/30/12
Kentucky Congressman's Mother Rescued From Flooded Creek

...KY (WLKY-TV)- An elderly woman saved from a flooded creek Tuesday is Rep. John Yarmuth's mother. Edna Yarmuth is expected to be OK, but it was certainly a scary situation after a car crash caused her vehicle to go off the road and into swift-moving high

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05/29/12
Mother of Rep. John Yarmuth rescued after car enters flooded creek

WLKY has learned the elderly woman saved from a flooded creek Tuesday is Rep. John Yarmuth's mother. The WLKY Newschopper captured the rescue on tape as firefighters went into rescue mode. Edna Yarmuth is expected to be OK, but it was certainly a scary ...

Source: msnbc.com
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05/29/12
Congressman's mother among those rescued from Louisville flood waters

Fast-rising stormwater closed streets throughout the Louisville area and southern Indiana. Several people — including U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth’s mother — had to be rescued from flooded vehicles. Intense lightning accompanying the storm ...

Source: Indianapolis Star
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05/29/12
Heavy rains cause lots of problems across Kentuckiana Tuesday

Then off Brownsboro road and Silvercrest, a car driven by Congressman John Yarmuth's mother was involved in an accident and had to be rescued after her vehicle landed in a rushing creek. The heavy rains are also being blamed dozens of accidents in Kentucki

Source: WHAS 11
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05/29/12
Congressman's mother among those rescued from Louisville flood waters

Fast-rising stormwater closed streets throughout the Louisville area and southern Indiana. Several people — including U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth’s mother — had to be rescued from flooded vehicles. Intense lightning accompanying the storm ...

Source: Courier-Journal
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05/29/12
Flooding affects University of Louisville campus

The mother of U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth was rescued from a creek after her vehicle was partly submerged in its swift current after a crash. Yarmuth, a Democrat who represents a Louisville-area district, said in a statement that she received minor injuries ...

Source: The Guardian
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05/29/12
Flooding Affects University Campus, Leaves Lawmakers Mother Trapped

The mother of U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth was rescued from a creek after her vehicle was partly submerged in its swift current after a crash. Yarmuth, a Democrat who represents a Louisville-area district, said in a statement that she received minor ...

Source: KWTX
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05/29/12
Flooding affects University of Louisville campus

The mother of U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth was rescued from a creek after her vehicle was partly submerged in its swift current after a crash. Yarmuth, a Democrat who represents a Louisville-area district, said in a statement that she received minor ...

Source: Miami Herald
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05/29/12
Storm floods parts of University of Louisville campus; Ky. congressman's mother also rescued

The mother of U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth was rescued from a creek after her vehicle was partly submerged in its swift current after a crash. Yarmuth, a Democrat who represents a Louisville-area district, said in a statement that she received minor injuries ...

Source: Newser
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05/29/12
Congressman's Mother Injured In Flood Waters

U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth says his mother, Edna Yarmuth, suffered minor injuries from the Tuesday morning accident that left her vehicle partly submerged in Goose Creek. Louisville was swamped by about 3 1/2 inches of rain as a strong thunderstorm rumbled ...

Source: WTVQ
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05/29/12
Congressman's mother rescued from rising flood waters

Update 3:45 p.m.: A woman rescued from a vehicle in a rising, rushing creek off Brownsboro Road is the mother of U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, his spokesman said. In a statement, Yarmuth said: “Our mother is doing fine after today’s accident.

Source: Courier-Journal
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05/29/12
Mother Of Kentucky Congressman Yarmuth OK After Car Accident

The heavy rain and flash flooding in the Louisville area Tuesday is being blamed for a crash involving the elderly mother of congressman John Yarmuth. Police say a three-car crash at Brownsboro Road and Springcrest Drive caused a car driven by Yarmuth's ..

Source: msnbc.com
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05/29/12
Rep. Yarmuth's mother hospitalized after crash sends her car into rushing creek

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) - Rep. John Yarmuth's 85-year-old mother, Edna, was transported to the hospital after a water rescue Tuesday afternoon. It started around noon with an accident near Brownsboro Road and Springcrest. In the course of the ...

Source: WHAS 11
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05/29/12
Rep. Yarmuth's mother hospitalized after crash sends her car into rushing creek

Louisville, KY (WHAS11) - Rep. John Yarmuth's 85-year-old mother, Edna, was transported to the hospital after a water rescue Tuesday afternoon. It started around noon with an accident near Brownsboro Road and Springcrest. In the course of the ...

Source: WHAS 11
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05/29/12
Flooding affects University of Louisville campus

...morning and afternoon classes but evening classes still were expected to be held as scheduled. The mother of U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth was rescued from a creek after her vehicle was partly submerged in its swift current after a crash. Yarmuth, a Democrat w

Source: KPHO Phoenix
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05/29/12
Yarmuth’s Mother Rescued From Flood Waters

...mother of U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., was rescued from a vehicle in a rising creek in east Louisville, according to his office. The National Weather Service had issued a flash flood warning Tuesday morning and several roads in downtown and nearby the

Source: WFPL
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Official website: http://yarmuth.house.gov/
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435 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5401
Fax: 202-225-5776

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