Rep. Fortney Stark
Democrat • 13th District, California • 19th Term • Sworn In 1973
- 6 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 289 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 37 of 440)
- 307 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 35 of 440) 5 Made Into Law (Ranks 72 of 440)
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- Votes with party 93%
- Abstains: 25%
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Grandiose rhetoric pushes details aside
...-- and wayward Democrats -- would have to answer to their constituents for trying to block these benefits, they said. "I defy you to go home and tell those people you voted to deny them quality, affordable health care," said Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.).
House Democrats slog through final compromises on health care
...more lawmakers will come over to the majority. "I don't believe all those people who say no," said 19-term Rep. Fortney "Pete" Stark, D-Calif. "When they look up at the board, do they really want to vote against providing coverage to millions of people?
House Democrats push health bill on eve of expected vote
...when the voting starts, more lawmakers will come over. "I don't believe all those people who say no," said 19-term Rep. Pete Stark (D-Fremont). "When they look up at the board, do they really want to vote against providing coverage to millions of peopl
Measure L utility tax still too close too call
...a surplus in 2005 was based on information extrapolated from data posted on the city's Web site, combined with a statement Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont, made to Congress in 2006 while congratulating Newark Mayor David W. Smith. In the speech, Stark made
Texas lawmakers try to give doctor-owned hospitals a dose of help
...and the Rio Grande Valley, according to lawmakers and physicians who support the hospitals. The restriction is championed by Rep. Pete Stark, a California Democrat who says physician-owned hospitals cherry-pick wealthy patients to the detriment of nonp
Calling the president a liar has been good for Joe Wilson's career. But is it good for the GOP?
...of Congress to flame their way to fame, including Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-Minn.; Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla.; and Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif. But his personal success—and that of his vocal compatriots on the right—does not necessarily reflect good tim
Howie Rich: Co-Opted Competition
...costs than private plans. “Medicare has lower administrative costs than any private plan on the market,” U.S. Rep. Pete Stark wrote years ago as the government-run health care movement started picking up steam. This is simply not true. Medicaid plan
Bending Costs Like Beckham Not!
...just go away. Nick Papas, a spokesman for the Health and Human Services Department, dismissed it as "old news," while Rep. Pete Stark, a California Democrat, said the report is "incomplete and out of date relative to what will ultimately be voted on in
Temper could cost Pete Stark a chance at one of the most prestigious seats in Congress
...journalist asked the same question too many times, Stark threatened to throw him out the window. WASHINGTON — Fortney "Pete" Stark is sitting in a gilded meeting room in the House of Representatives. It is home to the powerful Ways and Means Committee
Temper could cost Pete Stark a chance at one of the most prestigious seats in Congress
...journalist asked the same question too many times, Stark threatened to throw him out the window. WASHINGTON — Fortney "Pete" Stark is sitting in a gilded meeting room in the House of Representatives. It is home to the powerful Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Pete Stark: ambition vs. a big mouth
...from Washington - Pete Stark is sitting in a gilded meeting room in the House of Representatives. It is home to the powerful Ways and Means Committee that the Northern California Democrat might never chair, precisely because of the sort of verbal exchan
RE: Fortney Stark
US Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) has introduced a new bill to the House called the Every Child Deserves a Family Act. It is designed to restrict a state or ...
RE: Fortney Stark
Rep. Pete Stark, right, would succeed Rep. Charles B. Rangel, at the microphone, if the House Ways and Means Committee goes by seniority (and if Rangel is ...
Federal LGBT adoption bill introduced
...with anti-LGBT adoption and foster policies. The ’Every Child Deserves a Family Act,’ which was introduced by U.S. Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) on Oct. 15, would penalize states with outdated adoption policies that restrict access based on marital status,
Obama Administration Disputes Government Report On Reform's Higher Costs
...Newswires/Wall Street Journal reports. Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., said the changes "will only make the situation worse," while Rep. Pete Stark called it "incomplete and out of date relative to what will ultimately be voted on in the House of Representativ
Bill introduced in Congress to fight bias in adoptions
US Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) on Oct. 15 introduced the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, which would restrict federal funds for states that discriminate ...
The Death of the House Bill [James C. Capretta]
On Wednesday, Representative Pete Stark (D.-California), the chairman of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, responded to a new and devastating analysis ...
RE: Fortney Stark
By Kevin “Coach” Collins Democrat Pete Stark, who told a town hall questioner “I wouldn't dignify you by peeing on your leg, it wouldn't be worth wasting ...
The Swine Flu Crisis: A Call for Bipartisanship
But with patient instruction from towering Liberal intellects such as a Barbara Boxer, a Pete Stark, perhaps even a Joe Biden, and with-yes! ...
RE: Fortney Stark
While appreciative of the agency's work, Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, noted that the analysis “was ...
A month of GLBT history – where do you fit in?
The Every Child Deserves a Family Act, introduced on Oct. 15 by US Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif., is designed to curtail discrimination against gay people ...
Obama Administration Disputes Government Report On Reform's Higher Costs
Dave Camp, R-Mich., said the changes "will only make the situation worse," while Rep. Pete Stark called it "incomplete and out of date relative to what will ...
Audit shows higher spending under House health bill
...report is “incomplete and out-of-date relative to what will ultimately be voted on in the House of Representatives,” Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.), chairman of the Ways and Means Committee’s Health Subcommittee, said in a statement. The CMS actuaries
U.S. House Bill Would Coerce States to Allow Homosexual Adoption
...individuals from adopting children. Touted as a measure to help more children find homes, Democratic California Rep. Pete Stark's "Every Child Deserves a Family Act" recommends that states allowing foster care placements only into married heterosexual h
RE: Fortney Stark
Rep. Pete Stark (D., Calif.), who chairs the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, said the study is "incomplete and out of date relative to what will ...
Leading Experts and Policymakers Deliberate America's Health Care Crisis
... University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration * Representative Pete Stark (D-CA) * Representative Anthony Weiner (D-NY) * Senator Ron ...
Leading Experts and Policymakers Deliberate America's Health Care Crisis and ...
... University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration * Representative Pete Stark (D-CA) * Representative Anthony Weiner (D-NY) * Senator Ron ...
Democrats lock Republicans out of committee room
Democrats departed to a library just off the main hearing room, leaving only Rep. Fortney "Pete" Stark (D-Calif.) to prevent the Republicans from obtaining ...
AfterElton Briefs: "DWtS" Boyfriends, Dustin Lance Black, Adam Lambert, Elton ...
*t/y reader Ash Campion To make that story possible in America, Congressman Pete Stark has introduced a bill to deny federal funding to states that don't ...
Steve Rothaus
US Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) on Oct. 15 introduced the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, which would restrict federal funds for states that discriminate ...
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