Rep. Lynn Woolsey

Democrat  •  6th District, California  •  9th Term  •  Sworn In 1993
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 96%
  • Abstains: 4%

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11/24/09
Mandating paid sick days could slow the H1N1 pandemic

...to 46 states and sickened 22 million Americans. The Emergency Influenza Containment Act proposed by Reps. George Miller and Lynn Woolsey, both California Democrats, would require employers to provide at least five paid sick days to workers who are sent

11/23/09
Did Catholic Bishops' Advocacy Cross The Line?

Nor is Congress likely to embrace new restrictions on churches, despite a recent suggestion by Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., that IRS rules may be too ...

Source: National Journal (blog)
11/23/09
UCSB Professor Travels to Washington, DC on Behalf of Immigrant Children

... (also known as the HELP Separated Children Act), is sponsored by Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, a Democrat representing California's 6th District. ...

Source: UC Santa Barbara
11/23/09
Lee holds rally to end Afghanistan war

...a first step toward that. The bill's 23 co-sponsors include Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont; Rep. Mike Honda, D-San Jose; and Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma. Lee chairs the Congressional Black Caucus, and members of that caucus last week blocked the House Fin

11/22/09
Flu concerns fuel push for paid sick days

In addition to the Healthy Families Act, two House lawmakers, Congressman George Miller and Lynn Woolsey, both California Democrats, also introduced ...

Source: Foster's Daily Democrat
11/22/09
Sunday Readers' Forum

If Rep. Lynn Woolsey thinks the 1800-plus-page health care plan is so great, how come she has not volunteered to leave her Congressional health care plan ...

Source: Marin Independent-Journal
11/22/09
Catholic Bishops Look to Get Their House in Order

asked California Democrat Lynn Woolsey in a column at Politico in which she suggested that the IRS consider lifting the church's tax-exempt status. ...

Source: Politics Daily (blog)
11/21/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma, has been among the church's fiercest critics, including an article Woolsey wrote for the Web site Politico.com this week in ...

Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat
11/21/09
GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care

...guidelines generated enough confusion and raised enough questions to force proponents of the health care overhaul on the defensive. "We're not rationing anything," said Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-San Rafael. "It's a decision between a woman and her doctors."

11/20/09
Stupak-Pitts Amendment Speaks Truth to Power

It apparently came as a shock to Lynn Woolsey and Diana DeGette that Catholics are allowed to vote and petition their government. ...

Source: Family Research Council (blog)
11/20/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

"We're not rationing anything," said Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif. "It's a decision between a woman and her doctors." The specter of the government making ...

Source: The Associated Press
11/20/09
An Alternative to Escalation in Afghanistan

In the letter, Taskforce Chair Michael Honda, along with CPC co-chairs, Representatives Raúl Grijalva and Lynn Woolsey, and CPC members, ...

Source: The Nation.
11/20/09
Breast Exam Guidelines Test Obama Cost-Cutting

The panel's suggestions provided “the perfect place to throw a bomb into the health-care debate,” said Representative Lynn Woolsey, a Democrat of California ...

Source: Bloomberg
11/20/09
Reforming Immigration Enforcement to Better Protect Children and Families

The Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act, introduced by Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D. Calif., would implement critically needed ...

Source: Civilrights.org
11/20/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

"We're not rationing anything," said Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif. "It's a decision between a woman and her doctors." The specter of the government making ...

Source: InjuryBoard.com (blog)
11/19/09
Churches Gone Wild

Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.) had no problem with the Conference of Catholic Bishops aggressively lobbying for the Obama/Pelosi government health care ...

Source: Town Hall
11/19/09
Council pay cut floated for budget woes

For example, Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey — a former council member — is covered by the city's dental and vision plans, and says she uses the city plans ...

Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat
11/18/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

That effort led Rep. Lynn Woolsey, a California Democrat, to suggest that the IRS review the church's tax exemption. The bishops have long called for ...

Source: Baltimore Sun
11/18/09
Honda urges Obama to rethink Afghanistan

...chair of the Afghanistan task force of the Progressive Caucus, sent a letter to President Obama with caucus co-chairs Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Marin and Raul Grijalva, D-Az., urging a "comprehensive rethinking of our military mission,a complete redesign of

11/18/09
Honda urges Obama to rethink Afghanistan

Rep. Mike Honda, chair of the Afghanistan task force of the Progressive Caucus, sent a letter to President Obama with caucus co-chairs Rep. Lynn Woolsey ...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle
11/17/09
Bishops meet to discuss health care reform

...Francis George of Chicago defended their right to argue forcefully on legislation. Some critics, including Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., have accused the bishops of breaching the separation of church and state in this effort. Bishop David Zubik of Pittsb

11/17/09
Hearing Indicates Emergency Paid Leave Bill May Be Modified

George Miller, D-California and chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, and Lynn Woolsey, D-California and chair of the workforce protections ...

Source: Workforce Management
11/16/09
Lawmakers not laughing at think tank ribbing

McHenry, a Cherryville Republican who is Catholic, recently posted a comment on Twitter about US Rep. Lynn Woolsey, a Democrat from California who suggested ...

Source: News & Observer
11/16/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

and Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.) The four are the chief sponsors of the Protecting America's Workers Act, which would give OSHA additional tools to combat ...

Source: AFL-CIO
11/16/09
US Cardinal: Church must join health debate

The bishops' role has drawn criticism from abortion rights supporters; Rep. Lynn Woolsey, a California Democrat, suggested last week that the IRS might ...

Source: Baltimore Sun
11/15/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

Patrick Kennedy, who voted against the Stupak amendment. Anger over the church's lobbying for the amendment prompted Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif. ...

Source: Politico
11/15/09
Abortion May Cost Dems Catholic Vote

...Patrick Kennedy, who voted against the Stupak amendment. Anger over the church’s lobbying for the amendment prompted Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.), an abortions rights supporter, to call for an Internal Revenue Service investigation of the church’s t

11/15/09
RE: Lynn Woolsey

The church's assertive political stance led Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Petaluma), the leader of the House's Progressive Caucus, to question last week whether the ...

Source: Los Angeles Times
11/15/09
High Costs Weigh on Troop Debate for Afghan War

... I just totally believe that the public that elected President Obama really wants to see something different,” said Representative Lynn Woolsey, ...

Source: The Ledger
11/14/09
Leftists in Congress Wage War on Catholics

Radical feminist Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) is very upset with the United States Council of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The USCCB was very influential in getting the ...

Source: David Horowitz's NewsReal Blog (blog)

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