Open Congress : Blog Articles for Rep. Artur Davis [D, AL-7]

Rod 2.0:Beta: Anti-Gay Artur Davis was the Only Black Vote Against ...

2009-11-09T00:00:00Z

In April, the predictably anti-gay Artur Davis—the black conservative Democrat from Birmingham, Alabama who boasts an abysmal 45 percent Human Rights Campaign score—was the only member of the Congressional Black Caucus to vote against the Local Law En

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House health bill passes - First Read - msnbc.com

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

Rep. Ben Chandler (KT) 11. Rep. Travis Childers (MS) 12. Rep. Artur Davis (AL) 13. Rep. Lincoln Davis (TN) 14. Rep. Chet Edwards (TX) 15. Rep. Bart Gordon (TN) 16. Rep. Parker Griffith (AL) 17. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD) ...

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ontd_political: House Democrats Who Voted Against the Health Care Bill

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

I knew that my parent's rep (well, and mine, since I voted for him even though I now live in the UK) was going to vote against it thanks to an article in the newspaper beforehand, but it's still so disappointing to see. ... floating_to_sea 2009-11

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220-215 at Campaign Diaries

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, the Democratic leadership does look to have been more pressed for votes than it might have been expecting: A group of lawmakers led by Rep. Bart Stupak warned they would oppose the bill if anti-abortion provisions ... In particular, Oba

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race42008.com » Blog Archive » Huckabee's Response to Pelosi ...

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

Jason Altmire (PA-4); Bobby Bright (AL-2); John Barrow (GA-12); John Boccieri (OH-16); Dan Boren (OK-2); Ben Chandler (KY-6); Travis Childers (MS-1); Artur Davis (AL-7); Lincoln Davis (TN-4); Bart Gordon; Parker Griffith (AL-5); ...

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MainStreet-CT.com/marl: Marlborough - The Town Green » The 39 ...

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

Rep. John Barrow (GA). 5. Rep. John Boccieri (OH). 6. Rep. Dan Boren (OK). 7. Rep. Rick Boucher (VA). 8. Rep. Allen Boyd (FL). 9. Rep. Bobby Bright (AL). 10. Rep. Ben Chandler (KT). 11. Rep. Travis Childers (MS). 12. Rep. Artur Davis ...

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Open thread 11/8 | WE Blog | Wichita Eagle Blogs

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

Several Democrats, including Rep. Ike Skelton of Missouri, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Artur Davis of Alabama, have expressed resistance to Pelosi's $1.055 trillion measure in recent days — underscoring the ...

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Democrats against healthcare reform

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

...where the private sector disappears and the government is in the business of providing health care." And yet, no doubt, Artur Davis himself is the beneficiary of a gov't run healthcare program, which I'm sure he has no problem with taking advatage of

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Us House Of Representatives Passes Historic Health-care Refo ...

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

Rep. John Adler NJ Rep. Jason Altmire PARep. Brian Baird WARep. John Barrow GARep. John Boccieri OHRep. Dan Boren OKRep. Rick Boucher VARep. Allen Boyd FLRep. Bobby Bright ALRep. Ben Chandler KTRep. Travis Childers MSRep. Artur Davis ...

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field negro: Come along little children, let's play slave.

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

(ARTUR DAVIS D-ALABAMA) ARTUR, I KNOW YOU WANT TO BECOME GOV. OF ALABAMA. [GOOD LUCK WITH THAT] BUT VOTING AGAINST THIS HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM BILL WHEN 27% OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL IS HN BEHAVIOR. ...

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FDL News Desk » House Passes Health Care Reform – Looking Back

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

Artur Davis is running for Governor of Alabama and obviously thinks he has to vote that way to win. His district is extremely Democratic and mostly African-American. It's vital to get a real Democrat in that seat. Charlie Melancon is running for Senat

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MyDD :: Direct Democracy for People-Powered Politics

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

Only one man voted against all four pieces of legislation: freshman Rep. Bobby Bright (AL-2), whose district went to McCain by 26%. The full breakdown is below the jump. We can't expect our Democratic majorities to vote in lock-step on every vote. ...

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Open Left:: A Stupak amendment of our own

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

Let's look at this systematically. Starting, as you say, with LA-02. And Artur Davis' district, etc. There is a most-efficient way to distribute energy and money to increasing progressive strength in Congress, and we need to figure out ...

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Anh 'Joseph' Cao jolts House - Jonathan Allen - POLITICO.com

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

Once a year, Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao gives the Washington establishment a little jolt. In December 2008, the nationally unknown Vietnamese community activist captured a seat for Republicans in majority-black New Orleans, becoming an instant — al

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LIST: Democrats who voted no - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

Rep. John Barrow (D-Ga.) Rep. John Boccieri (D-Ohio) Rep. Dan Boren (D-Okla.) Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) Rep. Allen Boyd (D-Fla.) Reo. Bobby Bright (D-Ala.) Rep. Ben Chandler (D-Ky.) Rep Travis Childers (D-Miss.) Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala. ...

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The Health Care Vote: Special Thanks - Hotline On Call

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

John Garamendi (D-CA 10) and Bill Owens (D-NY 23), and without the lone GOP vote for the bill, provided by Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao (R-LA 02), the bill would've gone down to defeat. It passed late 11/7 by a slim 220-215 vote. ... Artur Davis ( A

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Swing State Project: The House Healthcare Vote

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

I think Mary Bono Mack just drew a big target on her back. "Republican majority for choice" my rear end! As for Artur Davis, does he honestly believe that this will help him win the Governor's race? What a craven fool. ... If a representativ

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Matthew Yglesias » House Democrats Voting No

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

There's also Artur Davis whose district suggests he ought to be a solid Democratic vote but who's running for governor of Alabama and thus tacking way to the right of what his district requires. You've also got idiosyncratic nos from ...

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Maggie's Notebook: PelosiCare Democrats Voting Nay: Dan Boren No ...

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

Rep. Dan Boren tops the list of Democrats voting 'no' on health care HR 3962. Boren, from my home state of Oklahoma, is our only Democrat in congress. See a list Democrat congressmen voting no on HR 3962 below, along with a link to the actual bill

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Democratic no votes

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

...passed by the slimmest of margins. anyone know why artur davis is voting no? is it because of the governor's race in al, or because it doesn't go far enough? Tell us the Republican who voted for the bill. One Republican, Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA), voted fo

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