C001036 1938-01-10 1110 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/capps/contact/send_an_email.shtml 23 202-225-5632 Lois 'd':4 'ca':5 '-23':6 'loi':2,7,9 'rep':1 'capp':3,8,10 F 400062 Capps Lois_Capps Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23] N00007232 7054 Democrat 202-225-3601 Lutheran CA Lois Capps 4.44444444444444 http://www.house.gov/capps/ 400062 Person rep\. Thu Nov 05 10:26:47 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...health care reform bills this year. Instead, the abortion compromise in the works is a provision modeled on an amendment Rep. Lois Capps (D., Calif.) added to the House bill. The Capps Amendment sets up an accounting mechanism that is supposed to make s 'd':31 'ad':33 'st':52 'loi':29 'rep':28 'set':41 'bill':11,37 'capp':30,39 'care':9 'fall':6 'hous':36 'make':50 'time':1,54 'work':20 'year':13 'abort':16 'amend':27,40 'calif':32 'cloud':53 'group':3 'model':24 'short':7 'doctor':5 'health':8 'mechan':45 'provis':23 'reform':4,10 'suppos':48 'writer':2 'account':44 'instead':14 'compromis':17 6585253 true true daylife St. Cloud Times http://www.sctimes.com/ OK http://www.sctimes.com/article/20091105/OPINION/111050005/-1/RSSOPINION 400062 Person democrat Wed Nov 04 21:36:04 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...D-Ind. At a Caucus meeting Monday night, Ellsworth circulated revised language to strengthen the outline drafted by Rep. Lois Capps, D-Calif., without writing into law the Hyde Amendment's prohibition on using federal funds for abortion" (Hunt and House 'd':11,33 'ind':12 'law':38 'loi':30 'rep':29 'use':45 'capp':31 'face':3 'fund':47 'hous':52 'hunt':50 'hyde':40 'meet':16 'news':54 'abort':8,49 'amend':41 'calif':34 'd-ind':10 'draft':27 'feder':46 'medic':53 'night':18 'revis':21 'still':2 'today':55 'write':36 'caucus':15 'circul':20 'health':6 'immigr':9 'monday':17 'outlin':26 'reform':7 'd-calif':32 'languag':22 'without':35 'democrat':1 'prohibit':43 'ellsworth':19 'roadblock':4 'strengthen':24 6578522 true true daylife Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/ OK http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169791.php 400062 Person rep\. Wed Nov 04 21:36:04 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...years, federal money can only pay for abortions in the case of rape, incest or to protect a woman's life. However, to Rep. Lois Capps, D-Calif., a leader in the effort to find compromise, the legislation doesn't expand the government's role in funding 'd':38 'loi':35 'pay':16 'rep':34 'bill':10 'capp':36 'care':9 'case':21 'find':46 'fund':2,58 'hous':7 'life':31 'rape':23 'role':56 'time':61 'year':11 'abort':1,18 'calif':39 'costa':60 'doesn':50 'feder':12 'howev':32 'money':13 'point':5 'stick':4 'woman':29 'contra':59 'effort':44 'expand':52 'govern':54 'health':8 'incest':24 'leader':41 'legisl':49 'd-calif':37 'protect':27 'compromis':47 6578523 true true daylife Contra Costa Times http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/ OK http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_13707124?source=rss 400062 Person congress Thu Nov 05 10:26:47 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Congress worked to keep the reform “abortion neutral.” In what is known as the Capps Amendment, named for its author, Rep. Lois Capps (D) of California, the reform would allow private health-care plans included in a new insurance marketplace to cove 'd':34 'loi':32 'new':49 'rep':31 'bill':10 'capp':25,33 'care':8,44 'cove':53 'hous':5 'issu':2 'keep':14 'name':27 'plan':45 'work':12 'abort':1,17 'allow':40 'amend':26 'could':3 'insur':50 'known':22 'would':39 'author':30 'health':7,43 'includ':46 'privat':41 'reform':9,16,38 'neutral':18 'unravel':4 'congress':11 'california':36 'health-car':6,42 'marketplac':51 'minnpost.com':54 6585255 true true daylife MinnPost.com http://www.minnpost.com/ OK http://www.minnpost.com/worldcsm/2009/11/04/13131/abortion_issue_could_unravel_house_health-care_reform_bill 400062 Person congress Thu Nov 05 10:26:47 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...buying health insurance policies that cover abortion.   An amendment inserted into the House bill sponsored by Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) and included in the version of the bill approved by the Senate Finance Committee would require that federal insu 'd':43 'ask':6 'buy':23 'loi':40 'rep':39 'bill':22,36,52 'capp':41 'care':21 'fund':18 'hous':2,35 'insu':63 'plan':4 'abort':17,29 'adopt':10 'amend':31 'calif':44 'cover':28 'feder':62 'insur':25 'obama':11 'oppos':16 'posit':14 'senat':56 'state':13 'white':1 'would':59 'approv':53 'financ':57 'health':20,24 'includ':46 'insert':32 'polici':26 'requir':60 'd-calif':42 'sponsor':37 'version':49 'committe':58 'democrat':8 'cnsnews.com':64 'congression':7 6585254 true true daylife CNSNews.com http://www.cnsnews.com/ OK http://www.cnsnews.com/public/checker.aspx?rsrcID=56563 400062 Person rep\. Fri Nov 06 10:26:34 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...years, federal money can only pay for abortions in the case of rape, incest or to protect a woman's life. However, to Rep. Lois Capps, D-Calif., a leader in the effort to find compromise, the legislation doesn't expand the government's role in funding 'd':38 'bay':60 'loi':35 'pay':16 'rep':34 'area':61 'bill':10 'capp':36 'care':9 'case':21 'find':46 'fund':2,58 'hous':7 'life':31 'rape':23 'role':56 'year':11 'abort':1,18 'calif':39 'doesn':50 'feder':12 'howev':32 'insid':59 'money':13 'point':5 'stick':4 'woman':29 'effort':44 'expand':52 'govern':54 'health':8 'incest':24 'leader':41 'legisl':49 'd-calif':37 'protect':27 'compromis':47 6596042 true true daylife Inside Bay Area http://www.insidebayarea.com/ OK http://www.insidebayarea.com/crime-courts/ci_13707124?source=rss 400062 Person rep\. Thu Nov 05 10:26:47 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...many, if not most, private insurance plans do. Abortion foes say the language included in the bills, originally offered by Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA), is not neutral, however, and favors the abortion rights side. Douglas Johnson, federal legislative directo 'd':32 'ca':33 'foe':17 'loi':29 'rep':28 'say':18 'bill':7,24 'capp':30 'd-ca':31 'mani':8 'plan':14 'side':43 'snag':4 'abort':1,16,41 'creat':3 'favor':39 'feder':46 'howev':37 'insur':13 'offer':26 'radio':52 'right':42 'dougla':44 'health':6 'includ':21 'legisl':47 'origin':25 'privat':12 'public':51 'directo':48 'johnson':45 'languag':2,20 'neutral':36 'southern':49 'california':50 6585256 true true daylife Southern California Public Radio http://www.scpr.org/ OK http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/893KpccSouthernCaliforniaNews/~3/_5EQRHD-1ng/ 400062 Person rep\. Tue Nov 03 10:25:05 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...insurance plans, private or public" (USA Today, 11/2).   Rep. Stupak's opposing view in USA Today: An amendment sponsored by Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) "is being sold as a compromise that maintains the status quo on the issue of federal funding for abo 'd':39 'abo':59 'loi':36 'quo':51 'rep':4,23,35 'usa':1,20,29 '11/2':22 'bill':14 'capp':37 'fund':57 'issu':54 'news':61 'piec':7 'plan':16 'sold':43 'view':27 'abort':10 'amend':32 'calif':40 'feder':56 'insur':15 'medic':60 'oppos':26 'today':2,21,30,62 'differ':8 'privat':17 'public':19 'reform':13 'status':50 'stupak':5,24 'd-calif':38 'editori':3 'languag':11 'opinion':6 'sponsor':33 'maintain':48 'compromis':46 6566145 true true daylife Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/ OK http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169599.php 400062 Person house of representatives Tue Nov 03 21:35:12 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 WASHINGTON — Would abortions be easier or harder to obtain under the health care overhaul legislation that the House of Representatives is likely to consider later this week? It depends on how one interprets the bill. Abortion foes are upset that 'foe':45 'one':40 'bill':8,43 'care':21 'fund':2 'hous':6,26 'like':30 'open':3 'rift':4 'week':35 'abort':1,11,44 'later':33 'upset':47 'would':10 'consid':32 'depend':37 'easier':13 'harder':15 'health':7,20 'legisl':23 'obtain':17 'repres':28 'overhaul':22 'interpret':41 'mcclatchi':49 'washington':9 6570710 true true daylife McClatchy http://www.mcclatchydc.com/ OK http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/78275.html 400062 Person congress Wed Oct 28 10:24:55 -0500 2009 Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...House panel primarily responsible for drafting the bill. The committee instead approved an amendment by Democratic Rep. Lois Capps of California. This amendment actually mandates that at least one insurance plan in each state-based "exchange" -- the onl 'loi':27 'one':38 'onl':48 'rep':26 'base':45 'bill':17 'call':6 'capp':28 'hall':50 'hous':10 'plan':40 'town':49 'amend':23,32 'bluff':9 'draft':15 'insur':39 'least':37 'obama':7 'panel':11 'state':44 'terri':1 'actual':33 'approv':21 'mandat':34 'bravest':3 'exchang':46 'instead':20 'jeffrey':2 'respons':13 'committe':19 'democrat':25 'primarili':12 'state-bas':43 'california':30 'congressman':4 6511769 true true daylife Town Hall http://www.townhall.com/ OK http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TerryJeffrey/2009/10/28/bravest_congressman_is_calling_obamas_bluff 400062 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 10:25:08 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Over the last several weeks, the pro-choice bloc, consisting of nearly 200 Democrats, had gradually come to terms with an amendment authored by Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.). The intent of the amendment was to keep the debate about health ... 'd':41 '200':25 'loi':38 'pro':19 'rep':37 'anti':8 'bill':6 'bloc':21 'capp':39 'care':5 'come':29 'keep':50 'last':14 'near':24 'term':31 'week':16 'abort':9 'amend':10,34,47 'calif':42 'choic':20 'debat':52 'reach':2 'sever':15 'author':35 'health':4,54 'intent':44 'consist':22 'd-calif':40 'gradual':28 'democrat':26 'compromis':1 'pro-choic':18 'tipte.com':55 'anti-abort':7 6606787 false true google blog TipTe.com http://www.tipte.com/ OK http://www.tipte.com/2009/11/compromise-reached-on-health-care-bill-anti-abortion-amendment-to-be-given-floor-vote/ 400062 Person democrat Fri Nov 06 21:35:17 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Indeed, the House bill already incorporates Hyde through its own amendment authored by pro-choice California Democrat, Rep. Lois Capps. Instead, these Democrats, led by Rep. Bart Stupak of Michigan, are pushing for an amendment to ... 'led':36 'loi':31 'pro':26 'rep':30,38 'bart':39 'bill':15 'capp':32 'care':8 'hous':14 'hyde':18 'inde':12 'push':44 'amend':22,47 'choic':27 'heart':5 'polit':1 'stori':50 'author':23 'health':7 'reform':9 'stupak':40 'wrangl':10 'alreadi':16 'instead':33 'democrat':29,35 'incorpor':17 'michigan':42 'religion':3 'pro-choic':25 'california':28 'religiondispatch':49 6601433 false true google blog ReligionDispatches - Stories http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/religionandtheology/1616/do_atheists_borrow_religion%E2%80%99s_morality_/ OK http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/politics/2000/politics,_not_religion,_at_heart_of_health_care_reform_wrangle_on_abortion/ 400062 Person rep\. Thu Nov 05 21:36:30 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Rep. Ellsworth's amendment builds off of an earlier good faith attempt offered by prochoice Rep. Lois Capps that was included in the Energy and Commerce Committee's draft bill. Below we explain how the Ellsworth Amendment moves the bill ... 'loi':25 'rep':9,24 'bill':38,48 'capp':26 'file':51 'good':18 'move':46 'wire':4 'abort':7 'amend':12,45 'brodi':50 'build':13 'draft':37 'faith':19 'offer':21 'energi':32 'includ':29 'attempt':20 'commerc':34 'earlier':17 'explain':41 'languag':8 'committe':35 'prochoic':23 'ellsworth':10,44 'healthcar':6 6591681 false true google blog The Brody File http://blogs.cbn.com/thebrodyfile/ OK http://blogs.cbn.com/thebrodyfile/archive/2009/11/05/down-to-the-wire-on-healthcare-abortion-language.aspx 400062 Person rep\. Fri Nov 06 10:26:30 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Less than one month after I posed that question, Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) decided that such a political calculus should be made. In explaining an amendment that she herself labels as a "compromise," she said that the "hope was that we ... 'd':24 'ca':25 'loi':21 'one':13 'rep':20 'capp':4,22 'd-ca':23 'hope':50 'less':11 'made':34 'must':8 'news':56 'pose':17 'said':47 'stop':9 'abort':1 'amend':5,38 'decid':26 'label':42 'month':14 'polit':30 'negoti':10 'explain':36 'calculus':31 'progress':55 'question':19 'compromis':45 'commentari':58 'buzzflash.org':54 6596039 false true google blog BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary... http://blog.buzzflash.com/ OK http://blog.buzzflash.com/analysis/936 400062 Person representative Thu Nov 05 21:36:30 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 As Natasha Chart explains at OpenLeft, he current bill includes an amendment authored by Representative Lois Capps that requires a plan that does not cover abortion be offered alongside plans that do - and that both be eligible for ... 'b':5 'loi':26 'bill':19 'capp':27 'elig':47 'left':1,49 'list':7 'page':53 'plan':31,40 'poll':8 'abort':36 'amend':22 'chart':13 'claim':9 'cover':35 'front':52 'offer':38 'susan':4 'author':23 'includ':20 'repres':25 'requir':29 'alabama':3,51 'anthoni':6 'current':10,18 'explain':14 'natasha':12 'alongsid':39 'openleft':16 6591683 false true google blog Left In Alabama - Front Page http://www.leftinalabama.com/ OK http://www.leftinalabama.com/diary/5083/susan-b-anthony-list-poll-claims-current-healthcare-bill-will-increase-abortions-in-america 400062 Person rep\. Thu Nov 05 21:36:30 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Nearby, Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.), an abortion-rights supporter, who brokered the abortion language in the pending bill, talked with Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio). And Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), the sponsor of the healthcare package, ... 'd':16,38,45 'gop':8 'loi':13 'rep':12,34,41 'see':6 'top':53 'win':7 'bill':31 'capp':14 'john':42 'mich':46 'news':54 'ohio':39 'pend':30 'rise':2 'talk':32 'temp':1 'abort':20,26 'calif':17 'marci':35 'right':21 'broker':24 'd-mich':44 'd-ohio':37 'demand':9 'dingel':43 'kaptur':36 'nearbi':11 'packag':52 'pelosi':5 'd-calif':15 'languag':27 'sponsor':48 'support':22 'pricetag':10 'healthcar':4,51 'abortion-right':19 6591682 false true google blog Top News http://www.hillnews.com/ OK http://thehill.com/homenews/house/66659-temperatures-rising-on-healthcare-pelosi-sees-win-gop-demands-pricetag 400062 Person democrat Fri Nov 06 21:35:17 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Half True. The latest version of the House bill incorporates an amendment proposed by Rep. Lois Capps, a Democrat from California. Her proposal sought to create a compromise on abortion, especially in regards to the public option, ... 'loi':25 'rep':24 'bill':18 'capp':26 'fire':47 'half':10 'hous':17 'kind':2 'true':11 'abort':39 'amend':21 'bogus':7 'claim':8 'crazi':4 'creat':35 'especi':40 'latest':13 'option':46 'propos':22,32 'public':45 'regard':42 'sought':33 'version':14 'democrat':28 'incorpor':19 'missouri':49 'regurgit':6 'compromis':37 'luetkemey':5 'california':30 6601435 false true google blog Fired Up! Missouri http://www.firedupmissouri.com/ OK http://www.firedupmissouri.com/content/all-kinds-crazy-luetkemeyer-regurgitating-least-5-completely-bogus-claims-about-democratic-h 400062 Person rep\. Fri Nov 06 10:26:30 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Rep. Lois Capps lamented that “Sadly, I think that in this body's haste, we've overlooked some of the depth of unspeakable tragedies that have occurred during the war on Gaza. Innocent Israeli and Palestinian lives were lost. ... 'us':1,52 've':28 'end':4,55 'loi':14 'rep':13 'sad':18 'war':42 'bodi':24 'capp':15 'gaza':44 'hast':26 'isra':6,46,57 'live':49 'lost':51 'love':11 'depth':33 'innoc':45 'occup':7,58 'occur':39 'think':20 'israel':12 'lament':16 'tragedi':36 'unspeak':35 'campaign':2,53 'overlook':29 'palestinian':48 6596040 false true google blog US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation http://endtheoccupationblog.blogspot.com/ OK http://endtheoccupationblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/is-we-love-israel-consensus-on-capitol.html 400062 Person congress Thu Nov 05 10:26:40 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 California: CA-6: Lynn Woolsey (D), CA-7: George Miller (D), CA-9: Lee Barbara (D), CA-13: Fortney Stark (D), CA-23: Lois Capps (D), CA-35: Maxine Waters (D), CA-51 Bob Filner (D). Indiana: IN-7: Andre Carson (D) ... 'd':17,22,27,32,37,42,47,53 '-6':14 '-7':19,50 '-9':24 '36':10 'ca':13,18,23,28,33,38,43 '-13':29 '-23':34 '-35':39 '-51':44 'adc':8 'bit':5,58 'bob':45 'lee':25 'loi':35 'andr':51 'capp':36 'hous':11 'lynn':15 'georg':20 'littl':4,57 'maxin':40 'stark':31 'thank':9 'water':41 'carson':52 'filner':46 'miller':21 'munich':1,54 'barbara':26 'everyth':7,60 'fortney':30 'indiana':48 'woolsey':16 'california':12 6585249 false true google blog MUNICH - AND A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING http://1158munich.blogspot.com/ OK http://1158munich.blogspot.com/2009/11/adc-thanks-36-house-representatives-who.html 400062 Person congress Thu Nov 05 10:26:40 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 A fighter for health care as chari of the budget subcommittee on health when in the Assembly, she quickly filled former Rep. Hilda Solis' shoes on the US House Education and Labor Committee as it passed health reform out of committee on ... 'us':31 'rep':25 'care':8 'educ':33 'fill':23 'hous':32 'pass':39 'shoe':28 'soli':27 'chari':10 'hilda':26 'labor':35 'quick':22 'access':47 'budget':13 'former':24 'health':7,16,40,46 'reform':41 'weblog':48 'assembl':20 'fighter':5 'committe':36,44 'congratul':1 'garamendi':3 'congressman':2 'subcommitte':14 6585250 false true google blog Health Access WeBlog http://blog.health-access.org/blogger.html OK http://blog.health-access.org/2009/11/congratulations-congressman-garamendi.htm