Rep. Jim Cooper

Democrat  •  5th District, Tennessee  •  10th Term  •  Sworn In 1983
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 87%
  • Abstains: 3%

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11/19/09
The Dirty Job That Congress Won’t ...

...need, but it could help. Blue Dogs in the U.S. House this week formally endorsed the idea, contained in HR 1557, authored by Rep. Jim ...

11/16/09
Paulson Protege Pellegrini on Bern...

Some smart people are feeling at least cautiously optimistic about the US economy at the moment—among them BW's own Jim Cooper. Paolo Pe...

Source: BusinessWeek
11/16/09
Pelosi defends jail time and fines...

Jim Cooper, Nashville's Democratic House member, voted for Speaker Pelosi's bill. Someone should ask Representative Cooper what he belie...

Source: Examiner.com
11/16/09
RE: Jim Cooper

Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee , a leader of the moderate-conservative "Blue Dogs," called the election result "a wake-up call for Congres...

Source: Bayou Buzz
11/16/09
Bipartisan Entitlement Commission ...

In the House, the SAFE Commission Act (HR 1557) is sponsored by Representatives Frank Wolf (R-VA) and Jim Cooper (D-TN). This bill has a...

Source: Heritage.org
11/15/09
Rockettes kick off holiday travel ...

"They work so very, very hard," said Rome resident Cynthia Grantham Wright, who had just missed an earlier train with her friend, Jim Co...

Source: Lower Hudson Journal news
11/15/09
For your own sake, get screened fo...

Just ask US Rep. Jim Cooper. He'll tell you about going to Dr. Jeffrey Eskind for a colon examination in 2002 after experiencing somethi...

Source: The Tennessean
11/15/09
Congress gets ready to face down s...

Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper's spokesman, Peter Boogaard, said Congress is anxious to allay any suspicions that lawmakers or their staffer...

Source: The Tennessean
11/15/09
Congress gets ready to face down s...

...symptoms. He said the office will remain open even if an outbreak occurs because people can work from home. Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper...

11/15/09
Rep. Jim Cooper says there's no he...

Rep. Jim Cooper visited with The Tennessean's editorial board last week to talk about health-care reform — from the costs to the states ...

Source: The Tennessean

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11/19/09
Dru's Vues, too: Cooper: Save, don...

Representative Jim Cooper (D-TN) today announced the launch of the bipartisan Congressional Savings and Ownership Caucus, along with Rep....

11/19/09
Give Us Liberty

JIM COOPER D TN-5* Rep. KATHLEEN DAHLKEMPER D PA-3* Rep. JOE SESTAK D PA-7* Rep. RAYMOND GREEN D TX-29* Rep. MARY JO KILROY D OH-15* Rep....

11/19/09
Jim Cooper Is Busy : Post Politics...

I think both of you will be in a different district by 2012, but I share your frustration with Rep. Cooper's lack of direct contact with ...

11/18/09
Give Us Liberty: Sen. Mark Warner ...

JIM COOPER D TN-5* Rep. KATHLEEN DAHLKEMPER D PA-3* Rep. JOE SESTAK D PA-7* Rep. RAYMOND GREEN D TX-29* Rep. MARY JO KILROY D OH-15* Rep....

11/18/09
Ignoring several prior Hardball gu...

That would be the biggest expansion of anti-choice laws in my entire career. Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN): Stupak "went beyond the Hyde amendme...

11/17/09
Donkeylicious: House Freshmen Repo...

These are reps who are dealmakers like Jim Cooper, (who's slightly to the right of his Nashville-based district), or have such liberal di...

11/17/09
Give Us Liberty

JIM COOPER D TN-5* Rep. KATHLEEN DAHLKEMPER D PA-3* Rep. JOE SESTAK D PA-7* Rep. RAYMOND GREEN D TX-29* Rep. MARY JO KILROY D OH-15* Rep....

11/17/09
Congressional Savings and Ownershi...

...savings and assets for all Americans, particularly those with lower incomes and fewer resources. The CSOC is Co-Chaired by Rep. Jim Co...

11/17/09
For those of you scoring at home

Rep. Collin Peterson of MN voted for cap-and-trade but did vote against the stimulus and the health care bills. These are the ones Herita...

Source: True North
11/17/09
Endicott Peabody, Wyatt Earp & Fai...

Jim Cooper, United States Representative from Tennessee Erastus Corning II, mayor of Albany, New York Sy Cromwell, 1964 Olympic silver me...

Official website: http://cooper.house.gov/
Address:
1536 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-4311
Fax: 202-226-1035

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