A000362 1968-03-07 1419 Longworth House Office Building https://forms.house.gov/altmire/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm 4 202-226-2274 Jason 'd':4 '-4':6 'pa':5 'rep':1 'jason':2,7,9 'altmir':3,8,10 M 412231 Altmire Jason_Altmire Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4] N00027664 7453 Democrat 202-225-2565 PA Jason Altmire http://altmire.house.gov/ congressmanaltmire 412231 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 10:18:47 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Democrats for the measure. He and others in his administration spent part of Friday lobbying intensely for its passage. Rep. Jason Altmire, a second-term Democrat from western Pennsylvania, said he received calls during the day from the president, Whit 'day':42 'may':4 'rep':25 'call':39 'care':2 'news':48 'part':17 'said':36 'slip':5 'term':31 'vote':3 'whit':46 'jason':26 'lobbi':20 'onlin':49 'other':12 'spent':16 'altmir':27 'friday':19 'health':1 'intens':21 'measur':9 'passag':24 'presid':45 'receiv':38 'second':30 'detroit':47 'western':34 'democrat':6,32 'administr':15 'second-term':29 'pennsylvania':35 6606534 true true daylife Detroit News Online http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage OK http://www.detnews.com/article/20091107/NATION/911070349/1020/rss09 412231 Person rep\. Sat Nov 07 10:18:47 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...with the Catholic bishops, it's a little more difficult," he said. Their blessing could be crucial to pass the legislation. Rep. Jason Altmire, D-McCandless, said an endorsement from the bishops would make him "much more comfortable" -- but he said he s 'd':34 'rep':30 'bill':8 'hous':5 'make':43 'much':45 'pass':27 'post':55 'said':20,36,50 'abort':1 'bless':22 'could':23 'jason':31 'littl':16 'would':42 'altmir':32 'bishop':12,41 'cathol':11 'endors':38 'gazett':56 'health':7 'legisl':29 'comfort':47 'crucial':25 'obstacl':3 'difficult':18 'mccandless':35 'pittsburgh':53 'post-gazett':54 'd-mccandless':33 6606535 true true daylife Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.post-gazette.com/ OK http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011656-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml 412231 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 10:18:48 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...as a landmark achievement. "What I explained to the president is my district is a difficult district on this," said Rep. Jason Altmire, D-Pa., who received calls from Obama, Emanuel and two Cabinet secretaries. Altmire said he remained undecided. As r 'd':32 'r':50 'pa':33 'st':51 'rep':28 'two':41 'bill':6 'call':36 'd-pa':31 'loui':52 'post':54 'said':27,45 'vote':7 'jason':29 'obama':38 'achiev':11 'altmir':30,44 'health':5 'presid':17 'receiv':35 'remain':47 'cabinet':42 'emanuel':39 'explain':14 'scrambl':3 'undecid':48 'democrat':1 'dispatch':55 'district':20,24 'landmark':10 'difficult':23 'secretari':43 'post-dispatch':53 6606538 true true daylife St. Louis Post-Dispatch http://www.stltoday.com/ OK http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/nation/story/8E76D767247073438625766700143E33?OpenDocument 412231 Person rep\. Sat Nov 07 21:28:50 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...the effort to round up support. He and top administration officials worked the phones to pressure wavering lawmakers. Rep. Jason Altmire, D-Pa., said he heard from Obama, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathl 'd':31 'pa':32 'rep':27 'top':17 'bill':8 'care':6 'd-pa':30 'hous':1,39 'open':2 'rahm':43 'said':33 'wjxx':51 'work':20 'chief':40 'debat':3 'heard':35 'human':47 'jason':28 'kathl':50 'obama':37 'phone':22 'round':12 'staff':42 'waver':25 'white':38 'altmir':29 'effort':10 'health':5,45 'lawmak':26 'offici':19 'servic':48 'emanuel':44 'pressur':24 'support':14 'overhaul':7 'administr':18 'secretari':49 6611143 true true daylife WJXX http://www.firstcoastnews.com/ OK http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/health/news-article.aspx?storyid=147809&provider=rss 412231 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 10:18:48 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...to 96 percent of all eligible Americans within 10 years. Obama and his administration lobbied furiously for its passage. Rep. Jason Altmire, a second-term Democrat from western Pennsylvania, said he received calls during the day from the president, Whit '10':14 '96':7 'day':42 'rep':25 'call':39 'elig':11 'said':36 'term':31 'vote':5 'whit':46 'year':15 'jason':26 'lobbi':2,20 'obama':16 'altmir':27 'gazett':49 'health':4 'intens':1 'passag':24 'presid':45 'receiv':38 'second':30 'within':13 'furious':21 'percent':8 'western':34 'worcest':47 'american':12 'democrat':32 'telegram':48 'administr':19 'second-term':29 'pennsylvania':35 6606536 true true daylife Worcester Telegram & Gazette http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage OK http://www.telegram.com/article/20091107/NEWS/911070365/1002/RSS01&source=rss 412231 Person rep\. Sat Nov 07 10:18:48 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...expansion of the nation's health-care system since the 1965 creation of the Medicare program for the elderly. Rep. Jason Altmire, D-McCandless, said that Obama, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and two Cabinet secretaries have called him to make 'd':32 'rep':28 'two':45 '1965':19 'call':49 'care':15 'hous':38 'issu':3 'make':52 'rahm':42 'said':34 'sinc':17 'vote':7 'abort':1 'chief':39 'could':4 'delay':5 'elder':27 'illeg':2 'jason':29 'obama':36 'staff':41 'white':37 'altmir':30 'expans':8 'health':6,14 'nation':11 'system':16 'cabinet':46 'emanuel':43 'medicar':23 'program':24 'creation':20 'entertain':54 'secretari':47 'health-car':13 'mccandless':33 'pittsburgh':53 'd-mccandless':31 6606537 true true daylife Pittsburgh Entertainment http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/ OK http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_652020.html?source=rss&feed=7 412231 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 21:28:50 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...work with me, and that's good enough for me," Mr. Hill said."Not all the Blue Dogs have similar districts," said Rep. Jason Altmire (D., Pa.), who hadn't made up his mind as of Friday. "At the end of the day, you have to go back to your district and jus 'd':31 'go':52 'mr':16 'pa':32 'day':48 'dog':2,23 'end':45 'jus':58 'key':5 'rep':28 'back':53 'blue':1,22 'good':12 'hadn':34 'hill':17 'hold':4 'made':36 'mind':39 'said':18,27 'wall':59 'work':6 'jason':29 'altmir':30 'enough':13 'friday':42 'street':60 'journal':61 'similar':25 'democrat':3 'district':26,56 6611144 true true daylife Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/public/us OK http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125761625054736111.html?mod=WSJ_topics_obama 412231 Person rep\. Sat Nov 07 21:28:50 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...wouldn’t inoculate them from GOP attacks in next year’s elections. Who was the meeting meant to convince? Pennsylvania Rep. Jason Altmire got a few calls from the White House and Colorado Rep. Jared Polis got some handshakes too. With both of them, 'gop':16 'got':34,47 'rep':31,44 'call':37 'care':9 'high':1 'hous':41 'jare':45 'last':7 'meet':26 'next':19 'poli':46 'vote':10 'year':20 'elect':22 'jason':32 'meant':27 'white':40 'altmir':33 'attack':17 'health':8 'inocul':13 'wouldn':11 'anxieti':2 'convinc':29 'scrambl':5 'colorado':43 'handshak':49 'newsweek':55 'leadership':4 'pennsylvania':30 6611145 true true daylife Newsweek http://www.newsweek.com/ OK http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/thegaggle/archive/2009/11/07/high-anxiety-as-leadership-scrambles-for-last-health-care-votes.aspx 412231 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 10:18:47 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...within 10 years. Obama and others in his administration spent part of the day lobbying intensely for its passage. Rep. Jason Altmire, a second-term Democrat from western Pennsylvania, said he received calls during the day from the president, White House '10':6 'day':18,41 'rep':24 'call':38 'hous':46 'inch':3 'news':49 'part':15 'said':35 'term':30 'vote':2 'year':7 'jason':25 'lobbi':19 'obama':8 'other':10 'spent':14 'white':45 'altmir':26 'health':1 'intens':20 'passag':23 'presid':44 'receiv':37 'second':29 'within':5 'delawar':48 'forward':4 'journal':50 'western':33 'democrat':31 'administr':13 'second-term':28 'pennsylvania':34 6606532 true true daylife The Delaware News Journal http://www.delawareonline.com/ OK http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20091107/NEWS02/911070367/-1/RSS0904 412231 Person rep\. Sat Nov 07 10:18:47 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...the effort to round up support. He and top administration officials worked the phones to pressure wavering lawmakers. Rep. Jason Altmire, D-Pa., said he heard from Obama, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Health and Human Services Secretary Kath 'd':31 'pa':32 'rep':27 'top':17 'bill':8 'care':6 'd-pa':30 'hous':1,39 'kath':50 'open':2 'rahm':43 'said':33 'work':20 'wrtv':51 'chief':40 'debat':3 'heard':35 'human':47 'jason':28 'obama':37 'phone':22 'round':12 'staff':42 'waver':25 'white':38 'altmir':29 'effort':10 'health':5,45 'lawmak':26 'offici':19 'servic':48 'emanuel':44 'pressur':24 'support':14 'overhaul':7 'administr':18 'secretari':49 'indianapoli':52 6606533 true true daylife WRTV Indianapolis http://www.theindychannel.com/ OK http://www.theindychannel.com/health/21549597/detail.html 412231 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 21:28:45 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Undecided Rep. Jason Altmire, D-Pa., said he heard from Obama, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Democrats hold 258 seats in the House and ... 'd':16 'pa':17 '258':44 'arn':40 'rep':12 'care':5 'd-pa':15 'educ':38 'hold':43 'hous':24,48 'kitv':10 'news':8,52 'rahm':28 'said':18 'seat':45 'vote':6 'chief':25 'heard':20 'human':32 'jason':13 'obama':1,22 'staff':27 'stori':9 'white':23 'altmir':14 'appeal':2 'duncan':41 'health':4,7,30,51 'servic':33 'emanuel':29 'undecid':11 'democrat':42 'kathleen':35 'kitv.com':50 'sebelius':36 'secretari':34,39 6611129 false true google blog KITV.com - Health News http://www.kitv.com/health/ OK http://www.kitv.com/health/21549597/detail.html 412231 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 21:28:45 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 UPDATE III: The first rule vote I referenced above was a vote to reorder the rule (essentially to open it for amendments). The final rule vote was 241-192, with 15 Democrats voting no. Here they are: Jason Altmire Brian Baird Dan Boren Bobby Bright Artur '15':44 '241':41 'dan':55 'fdl':1 'iii':15 '-192':42 'care':12 'desk':3 'hous':4 'news':2 'open':32 'rule':9,18,29,38 'vote':5,19,25,39,46 'amend':35 'artur':59 'baird':54 'bobbi':57 'boren':56 'brian':53 'debat':13 'final':37 'first':17 'jason':51 'updat':14 'altmir':52 'bright':58 'health':11 'essenti':30 'reorder':27 'democrat':45 'referenc':21 'firedoglak':60 6611140 false true google blog Firedoglake http://news.firedoglake.com/ OK http://news.firedoglake.com/2009/11/07/house-voting-now-on-the-rule-for-health-care-debate/ 412231 Person rep\. Sat Nov 07 21:28:45 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The AP's Eric Werner talked to Rep. Jason Altmire (D-Penn.) who "said he heard from Obama, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Education Secretary Arne Duncan. ... 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'day':27 'rep':10 'call':24 'educ':46 'hous':4,32 'news':3 'rahm':36 'said':21 'term':16 'chief':33 'human':40 'jason':11 'staff':35 'white':31 'altmir':12 'health':9,38 'herald':2 'leader':6 'presid':30 'receiv':23 'second':15 'servic':41 'durango':1 'emanuel':37 'struggl':7 'western':19 'democrat':5,17 'kathleen':43 'sebelius':44 'secretari':42 'second-term':14 'pennsylvania':20 'durangoherald.com':47 6611130 false true google blog Durangoherald.com http://durangoherald.com/ OK http://durangoherald.com/sections/News/2009/11/07/House_Democratic_leaders_struggle_for_health_bill_votes/ 412231 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 21:28:45 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The speaker pro tempore, Representative John D. Dingell, Democrat of Michigan, announced the tally. The Democrats currently control 258 of 435 seats in the House, and with 218 votes needed to approve the bill, they can afford to lose 40 of .... Paul Brand 'd':14 '40':47 '218':35 '258':26 '435':28 'one':3 'pro':10 'bill':41 'blog':6 'hous':1,32 'john':13 'jump':2 'lose':46 'need':37 'paul':49 'seat':29 'vote':36 'brand':50 'hurdl':4 'talli':21 'afford':44 'approv':39 'dingel':15 'repres':12 'tempor':11 'announc':19 'control':25 'current':24 'speaker':9 'democrat':16,23 'michigan':18 'prescript':5,51 'nytimes.com':7 6611137 false true google blog Prescriptions http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/ OK http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/house-jumps-one-hurdle/ 412231 Person house of representatives Sat Nov 07 21:28:45 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Jason Altmire (PA-04) DC Address: The Honorable Jason Altmire United States House of Representatives 332 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515-3804. DC Phone: 202-225-2565. DC Fax: 202-226-2274. Patrick Murphy (PA-08)*** ... Rep. Stephanie H 'h':52 'dc':16,36,41 'pa':14,48 '-04':15 '-08':49 '202':38,43 '332':27 'd.c':33 'fax':42 'ram':11 'rep':50 '-225':39 '-226':44 'fare':5 'hell':4 'hill':10 'hous':24,29 'taft':2,54 'unit':22 '-2274':45 '-2565':40 '-3804':35 '20515':34 'build':31 'debat':6 'honor':19 'jason':12,20 'offic':30 'phone':37 'state':23 'altmir':13,21 'cannon':28 'murphi':47 'repres':26 'address':17 'capitol':9 'continu':7 'patrick':46 'hell-far':3 'stephani':51 'victoria':1,53 'washington':32 6611136 false true google blog VICTORIA TAFT http://victoriataftkpam.blogspot.com/ OK http://victoriataftkpam.blogspot.com/2009/11/hell-fare-debate-continues-on-capitol.html 412231 Person congress Sat Nov 07 21:28:45 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Mr. Obama spoke on the phone with many of those undecided Democrats Friday, including Pennsylvania Congressman Jason Altmire of McCandless Township (Allegheny County). Altmire told DUQ News that it was "a good conversation" and he told ... 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'dog':15 'won':39 'back':8 'blue':14 'brag':19 'call':22 'cast':47 'didn':25 'lean':34 'slew':53 'stab':5 'sway':27 'vote':44 'drama':49 'final':43 'jason':16 'larri':10 'obama':24 'queen':50 'still':33 'altmir':17 'kissel':11 'announc':41 'meanwhil':51 'reactionari':12 'pennsylvania':13 'downwithtyranni':1,56 6611142 false true google blog DownWithTyranny! http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/ OK http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2009/11/have-we-been-stabbed-in-back-by-larry.html 412231 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 21:28:45 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Several Democrats, including Rep. Jason Altmire, D-Pennsylvania, said they are in touch with their Catholic bishops back home. Altmire said he must have the approval of his bishop in Pittsburgh before he can vote yes. Rep. ... 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