Rep. Fortney Stark

Democrat  •  13th District, California  •  19th Term  •  Sworn In 1973
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 93%
  • Abstains: 25%

11/08/09
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.).

11/07/09
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?

11/07/09
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

11/05/09
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

11/05/09
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

11/03/09
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

Source: Slate
10/28/09
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

Source: Town Hall
10/28/09
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

10/27/09
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

10/27/09
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

10/26/09
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

10/25/09
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 ...

Source: Tips-Q GLBT News (blog)
10/25/09
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 ...

Source: Los Angeles Times
10/25/09
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,

Source: EDGE Boston
10/23/09
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

10/23/09
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 ...

Source: Sovo.com
10/23/09
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 ...

Source: National Review Online
10/23/09
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 ...

Source: Tips-Q GLBT News (blog)
10/23/09
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! ...

Source: American Thinker
10/22/09
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 ...

Source: ModernHealthcare.com
10/22/09
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 ...

Source: Gay and Lesbian Times
10/22/09
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 ...

Source: Kaiser Health News
10/21/09
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

Source: The Hill
10/21/09
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

Source: LifeSite.net
10/21/09
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 ...

Source: Wall Street Journal
10/21/09
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 ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release)
10/21/09
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 ...

Source: Reuters
10/20/09
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 ...

Source: The Hill
10/20/09
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 ...

Source: AfterElton.com
10/19/09
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 ...

Source: MiamiHerald.com

Official website: http://www.house.gov/stark/
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239 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5065
Fax: 202-226-3805

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