Rep. John Olver

Democrat  •  1st District, Massachusetts  •  10th Term  •  Sworn In 1991
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 98%
  • Abstains: 3%

11/06/09
Fair Elections Coalition Praises Massachusetts Representatives for ...

Barney Frank (D), Edward Markey, John Olver (D), and Niki Tsongas (D) today for their leadership in tackling the issue of special-interest money in ...

Source: Earthtimes (press release)
11/05/09
Small city turns big page

Congressman John Olver also praised Barrett's years of service. "Mayor Barrett is legendary and leaves behind a two-and-a-half decade legacy, with Mass MoCA ...

Source: Berkshire Eagle
11/04/09
THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING

Last year, Nathan Bech, a Republican and Iraqi war veteran from West Springfield, unsuccessfully tried to unseat US Representative John Olver, ...

Source: Boston Globe
11/04/09
Negotiators race the clock to finish spending legislation

House Transportation-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman John Olver, D-Mass., said he was skeptical that the time frame would be met given that the ...

Source: GovExec.com
10/30/09
To Sterilite Corp. and Al Stone:

Town Clerk Susan Funaiole presented Stone with a US flag that had been flown over the nation's Capitol on Oct. 23 at the request of Congressman John Olver. ...

Source: Nashoba Publishing
10/28/09
Der nackte Penaltyschütze

Der im letzten Teil des Trainings nicht mehr anwesende Klubbesitzer und Headcoach John Olver verurteilte die Aktion scharf, schloss die Mannschaft für vier ...

Source: Basler Zeitung
10/27/09
Easthampton's Tautznik out-raises and out-spends opponents

John Olver, D-Amherst, Rep. John W. Scibak, D-South Hadley, and Registrar of Probate David Sullivan. Tautznik has spent $12218.80 of the money he has raised ...

Source: GazetteNET
10/27/09
RE: John Olver

She also has high praise for the two Congressmen for the area, calling Richard Neal and John Olver “diehard supporters.” Echoing her colleague's praise for ...

Source: Business West
10/25/09
Neal rakes in the cash

...— Jay Fleitman and Tom Wesley — are seeking the Republican nomination. Rep. James P. McGovern, D-Worcester, and Rep. John W. Olver, D-Amherst, so far have no opponents. Still, neither of Mr. Neal’s Republican challengers has raised a considerable

10/25/09
Neal rakes in the cash

“It's probably all the money John Olver will need between now and when he retires,” Mr. Wasserman said. “The cost of advertising in the Springfield media ...

Source: Worcester Telegram
10/25/09
Neal rakes in the cash

...— Jay Fleitman and Tom Wesley — are seeking the Republican nomination. Rep. James P. McGovern, D-Worcester, and Rep. John W. Olver, D-Amherst, so far have no opponents. Still, neither of Mr. Neal’s Republican challengers has raised a considerable

10/23/09
Mass. Governor Unveils Plan to Build High-Performance Computing Center by 2011

Congressman John Olver said, "This is a cutting edge concept, and its impact on the city will be significant. The Computing Center will dovetail nicely with ...

Source: HPCwire
10/22/09
RE: John Olver

22News spoke with Congressman John Olver's office on Thursday. They explained that there is currently a ban on using federal funds to relocate Guantanamo ...

Source: WWLP 22News
10/22/09
Local Sri Lankans protest ill treatment of Tamils in refugee camps, lobby ...

A group of congressmen, including Edward Markey, John Olver, and James McGovern, sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in which they wrote ...

Source: Malden Observer
10/22/09
Appropriator expects Defense bill to pay for 10 more C-17s

House Transportation-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman John Olver, D-Mass., agreed that an omnibus is likely in the offing.

Source: GovExec.com
10/22/09
RE: John Olver

Congressman John Olver said, “In these difficult economic times, the Berkshire County Regional Housing Authority's work is more important than ever. ...

Source: iBerkshires.com
10/20/09
Obama Organizing For America: '100,000 Calls To US Congress'

...in Massachusetts's 1st congressional district. Please call: Sen. John Kerry at 202-224-2742 Sen. Paul Kirk at 202-224-4543 Rep. John Olver at 202-225-5335 Health insurance reform is finally ready for consideration by the full Congress, and hundreds of i

10/20/09
Bartlett announces hiring for gubernatorial campaign

John Olver (D-Mass.), John Lewis (D-Ga.), Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), Allen Boyd (D-Fla.) and John Yarmuth (D-Ky.). ). Handling the campaign's polling is Alan ...

Source: Vermont Business Magazine (press release)
10/15/09
Iowa Delegation: Urges disaster relief reform

WASHINGTON DC – Members of the Iowa Delegation urge disaster relief reform in a joint letter to Chairman John Olver of the Appropriations Subcommittee on ...

Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)
10/13/09
Bennie Thompson against Wicker's measure to allow checked guns on trains

... the panel's senior Republican, John Olver, a Massachusetts Democrat who heads the transportation appropriations subcommittee, and Tom Latham of Iowa, ...

Source: Yall Politics (blog)
10/11/09
Redistricting Massachusetts: Anti-Lynch Gerrymander

I want the best city in the country to basically have a district all to itself District 1-Blue-John Olver(D): I know that others who have redistricted MA ...

Source: Swing State Project
10/10/09
House leaders decry measure allowing checked guns on Amtrak

... the panel's senior Republican, John Olver, a Massachusetts Democrat who heads the transportation appropriations subcommittee, and Tom Latham of Iowa, ...

Source: Chicago Daily Herald
10/09/09
Berkshires restaurant owner faces deportation

...about the issue, saying the agency doesn’t comment on specific cases. Richard T. DelMasto, an immigration specialist in U.S. Rep. John Olver’s office, confirmed that the congressman has been getting a number of calls, letters and emails about Franci

10/07/09
Berkshire Enterprises Receives Grant

The funds for the grant were secured with the assistance of Congressman John Olver as part of the 2009 Federal Budget. The funds will allow Berkshire ...

Source: iBerkshires.com
10/07/09
Markey calls for restriction of ACORN funding

The letter, addressed to chairman John Olver, D-Mass. and ranking member Tom Latham, R-Iowa, specifically requests that the House support language agreed to ...

Source: Greeley Tribune
10/06/09
Man faces deportation

Richard T. DelMasto, an immigration specialist in US Rep. John Olver's office, confirmed that the congressman has been getting a number of calls, ...

Source: Berkshire Eagle
10/05/09
RE: John Olver

... Tony Leger, northeast regional chief of the National Wildlife Refuge System of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and US Rep. John Olver. ...

Source: The Republican - MassLive.com
10/05/09
RE: John Olver

... none other than the 1st Congressional District's own true blue Liberal Democrat Congressman John Olver is FINALLY going to poke his fuzzy grey head into ...

Source: iBerkshires.com
10/04/09
More liberal lies about national health care!

Dennis Kucinich, Jim Moran and John Olver, have all cited the US's relatively poor ranking in infant mortality among developed nations as proof that our ...

Source: St. Augustine Record
10/01/09
Ann Coulter: Infant mortality talk another liberal health-care lie

Dennis Kucinich, Jim Moran and John Olver, have all cited the US's relatively poor ranking in infant mortality among developed nations as proof that our ...

Source: The State Journal-Register

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Phone: 202-225-5335
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