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      <excerpt>...GEORGE Rep. Jim Matheson, D-UT, announced today he plans to vote against the health care reform bill his party leaders hope to pass this weekend, saying the legislation would increase costs and fail to produce needed changes. Matheson said in a release </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...their health reform bill as early as Saturday, but they'll have to do it without any votes from Utah's three congressmen.   Rep. Jim Matheson, the state's lone Democrat in Congress, announced Friday that he will vote against his party's sweeping $1 tril</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Import Deterrence Act of 2009, can, and should, stop this folly once and for all. The legislation, co-sponsored by Reps. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, and Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah,   Principle aside, there's also the issue of capacity. EnergySolutions' dump in Ut</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Jim Matheson, D-Utah (2nd CD), issued the following news release: Congressman Jim Matheson said today he has received notice that the federal Department of Transportation has awarded the Essential Air Service contract for the Cedar City Airport to SkyWe</excerpt>
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      <title>Cedar Airline Contract Announced by Department of Transportation</title>
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      <excerpt>...GEORGE - Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, who voted against a proposed health care reform bill earlier this year, is asking for major changes to the latest version of the sweeping legislation before it sees a vote from the House, including the elimination of </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...and e-mail address are transmitted to the recipient. Otherwise, it is considered private information; see Privacy policy.   Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah will ask House leaders Friday to allow a vote that could strip a public insurance option out of the Dem</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...goal.&quot;   Washington &#187; The House could vote on a sweeping health reform proposal as early as Saturday, but before it does, Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, wants to make a few tweaks, including dumping a public insurance option.   Matheson planned to offer fi</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...produce enough to supply the power needs, for example, of Springville for a year. A similar bailout bill sponsored by Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, has passed the House Natural Resources Committee and is pending before the full House. Meanwhile, the admini</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...jetted to the nation's capital this week to show their support for Democratic health reform proposals and press Utah Rep. Jim Matheson to back the bill in the House.   A host of local groups that includes unions, doctors and business owners has beaten a</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...R-Utah, are much wealthier than most, according to a new study by the Center for Responsive Politics. It also said that Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, is somewhat more wealthy than the average House member; Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, is a bit poorer than </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>My &amp;quot;own&amp;quot; such &amp;quot;representative&amp;quot;, Jim Matheson, told the Salt Lake Tribune yesterday that he would not be voting for H.R. 3962 because it&amp;#39;s &amp;quot;too expensive&amp;quot; (a Republican talking point). How can a bill that the CBO says will </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Jim Marshall, Georgia 8th http://jimmarshall.house.gov/ DC Office Number: (202) 225-6531, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-3013 Local Office Number: (478) 464-0255, Local Fax Number: (478) 464-0277 Rep. Jim Matheson, Utah 2nd ...</excerpt>
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