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July 18, 2008 Bright Line Rule Creates Trap for Unwary

In his introductory remarks to the Comprehensive Physician Ownership and Referral Act of 1993 (commonly known as the "Stark Law"), Congressman Fortney Stark

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July 09, 2008 Bill Action: Introduced: HR 6479: To provide for the establishment ...

Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA] introduced HR 6479: To provide for the establishment of the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ]

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June 24, 2008 Bill Action: Introduced: HR 6375: To provide assistance to ...

Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA] introduced HR 6375: To provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental health disorders as they transition to adulthood. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ]

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June 13, 2008 Stark Introduces Bill to Delay Competitive Bidding

Rep Pete Fortney Stark (D-Calif) introduced a bill in the House yesterday that seeks to delay rounds one and two of DMEPOS competitive bidding.

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April 21, 2008 Bill Action: Introduced: HR 5873: To provide for a paid family and ...

Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA] introduced HR 5873: To provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program, and for other purposes. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ]

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December 31, 2007 Our growing Islamic Congress

Fortney Stark and Lynn Woolsey have decided that Christian discrimination should be the rule of law. By their vote, Christmas is not worthy of recognition by the United States government and should be shunned at all costs. ...

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December 24, 2007 War on Christmas: The 2007 Grinch-o-Meter Awards, Part 1

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Bobby Scott (D-VA), Fortney Stark (D-CA) and Lynn Woolsey (D-CA). Those who voted “present” on Christianity and “yes” on ...

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December 13, 2007 More attacks on Christmas by the Left Dems: Amen to Ramadan, but ...

Other Democrats who supported the acknowledgment of Islam's Ramadan but refused a similar recognition for Christianity's Christmas included Gary Ackerman and Yvette Clarke of NY, Alcee Hastings, Fla., Barbara Lee, Fortney Stark and Lynn ...

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October 24, 2007 Fortney Stark - An Asshole With A History Of AssHoliness

During a House Ways and Means Committee hearing in 1995, he called then Rep. Nancy Johnson (R-Conn.) a "whore" for the insurance industry and said she learned about health care through "pillow talk" with her doctor husband. ...

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October 24, 2007 And so it starts

Shut up, idiots. That link notes how Bush was vilified for not visiting New Orleans until four days after Hurricane Katrina. Rep. Pete "Fortney" Stark said "These houses are being burned up for the President's amusement." ...

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October 21, 2007 Treason in Congress

My wife, son and I are all outraged at the evil and disgraceful comments by Rep. Fortney Stark from San Francisco. He has greatly insulted our men and women in uniform and it's disgraceful how he could say something so evil and ...

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October 20, 2007 Reasoned Discourse on Capitol Hill

Rep. Pete (Fortney) Stark Raving Mad, D-Calif. employs congressional eloquence during reasoned discourse on the house floor. In front of running TV cameras, God and everybody. Choice cuts:. But you're going to spend it to blow up ...

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October 18, 2007 Pete Stark even embarrasses the San Francisco Chronicle

Congressman Fortney Stark, also known as Pete (because who wants to be called Fortney?) demonstrated again today why he should retire, or be retired, by the voters of his district for incompetence (we could say it’s because he’sa ...

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October 18, 2007 Fortney Stark - Big Liberal Idiot

Stark has also accused former Rep. Nancy Johnson, R-Conn., of being a “whore for the insurance industry” and suggested that her knowledge of health care came solely from “pillow talk” with her husband, who is a physician. ...

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October 18, 2007 I blame this guy's parents...

...for naming him Fortney Stark. (h/t Baseball Crank) Update (Kevin): Boehner responds: House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement regarding remarks made on the House floor by Rep. ...

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October 15, 2007 Stark co-sponsored the Teacher Excellence for All Children Act

He co-sponsored the following bill, which includes a pilot merit-pay component: S. 2204: Teacher Excellence for All Children Act of 2007 Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]Here's the relevant section: `SEC. 2502. CAREER LADDERS FOR TEACHERS ...

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September 29, 2007 US Rep. Pete Stark "Comes Out" as an Atheist - Record

nontheist member of the United States Congress, Representative Fortney Stark (D-CA) quipped,

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Source: Cambridge, MA


August 22, 2007 Follow Up To “Air Force Woman Could Be Convicted in Her Own Rape”

Rep. Fortney Stark August 8, 2007 Dear Representative Stark, I'm writing to ask for help in the case of Cassandra Hernandez, a member of the Air Force and recent rape victim. She was raped by three other Air Force airmen at a party ...

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Source: Diana’s Little Corner in the Nutmeg State


August 06, 2007 Stark co-sponsored bill to ban clauses

He co-sponsored the 2005 bill that would prohibit these clauses:H.R. 3492 [109th] ... that are directly related to such account.  Rep. Fortney Stark

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July 31, 2007 Virginia Newspaper Owner Describes Former Association With LaRouche

warnings from some, like Rep. Fortney Stark, who told me personally that LaRouche "was CIA." Others, like the late right-wing Georgia Rep. Larry McDonald, insisted LaRouche "was KGB." However, ...

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July 26, 2007 Good News for Online Poker

Please call your Representative Fortney Stark today in his Washington, DC office 202-225-5065. Ask him to cosponsor HR 2046 before the August Congressional recess. Your support is vital. Please take a moment and call today. ...

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July 20, 2007 Nicholas F. Benton vs. Lyndon LaRouche

So I got involved with LaRouche, despite warnings from some, like Rep. Fortney Stark, who told me personally that LaRouche “was CIA.” Others, like the late right-wing Georgia Rep. Larry McDonald, insisted LaRouche “was KGB.” ...

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Source: Alex Constantine's Anti-Fascist Research Bin


June 17, 2007 Your Lobbying Efforts, and the Road Ahead

De Anza College (CA) lobbied Representative Pete Fortney Stark: "Congressman Stark's district director was completely enthusiastic about further helping Darfur! When I mentioned that Stark had only earned a "B" on his Darfur Report Card

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May 09, 2007 Pete Fortney Stark and Nontheism in Congress

That means that Representative Stark is the first member of either the House or Senate to admit that he does not believe in any supernatural divinity that interferes in the lives of human beings. Unfortunately, that is still a radical ...

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April 25, 2007 Bill Action: Introduced: HR 2069: To amend the Internal Revenue ...

Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA] introduced HR 2069: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content. [This event matched these monitors: ...

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April 17, 2007 Bill Action: Introduced: HR 1931: To amend the Federal Reserve Act ...

Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA] introduced HR 1931: To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the production of Federal reserve notes in a manner which enables an individual who is blind to determine the denomination of each such note, ...

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April 16, 2007 Democrats Slowed In Efforts On Medicare

Fortney Stark, D-Calif., chairman of a House subcommittee on Medicare and a proponent of cuts in the managed care program. Added Rep. Earl Pomeroy, DN. ...

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Source: Congressman Stark - 13th District California


April 16, 2007 Democrats Slowed In Efforts On Medicare

Fortney Stark, D-Calif., chairman of a House subcommittee on Medicare and a proponent of cuts in the managed care program. Added Rep. Earl Pomeroy, DN. ...

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Source: Congressman Stark - 13th District California


April 15, 2007 Democrats Slowed In Efforts On Medicare

Fortney Stark, D-Calif., chairman of a House subcommittee on Medicare and a proponent of cuts in the managed care program. Added Rep. Earl Pomeroy, DN. ...

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Source: Congressman Stark - 13th District California


April 14, 2007 Nothing to fear from atheism

On March 12 Rep. Fortney Stark, D-California, was the first Congress member to announce an atheistic status. I find the idea that religion has an important role in current government to be ridiculous. Correct me if I'm wrong, ...

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