A000362 1968-03-07 1419 Longworth House Office Building https://forms.house.gov/altmire/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm 4 202-226-2274 Jason 'd':4 '-4':6 'pa':5 'rep':1 'jason':2,7,9 'altmir':3,8,10 M 412231 Altmire Jason_Altmire Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4] N00027664 7443 Democrat 202-225-2565 PA Jason Altmire http://altmire.house.gov/ congressmanaltmire 412231 Person democrat Fri Nov 06 21:28:47 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...also received strong support from the Pennsylvania Democratic delegation -- Reps. Paul Kanjorksi, Mike Doyle, Tim Holden, Jason Altmire and Christoper Carney -- and Democrats who sit on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Stephen Lynch (Mass. 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Jason Altmire, a second-term Democrat from western Pennsylvania, said he received calls during the day from the president, White House '10':6 'day':18,41 'rep':24 'call':38 'hous':46 'inch':3 'news':49 'part':15 'said':35 'term':30 'vote':2 'year':7 'jason':25 'lobbi':19 'obama':8 'other':10 'spent':14 'white':45 'altmir':26 'health':1 'intens':20 'passag':23 'presid':44 'receiv':37 'second':29 'within':5 'delawar':48 'forward':4 'journal':50 'western':33 'democrat':31 'administr':13 'second-term':28 'pennsylvania':34 6606532 true true daylife The Delaware News Journal http://www.delawareonline.com/ OK http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20091107/NEWS02/911070367/-1/RSS0904 412231 Person rep\. Sat Nov 07 10:18:47 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...with the Catholic bishops, it's a little more difficult," he said. Their blessing could be crucial to pass the legislation. Rep. Jason Altmire, D-McCandless, said an endorsement from the bishops would make him "much more comfortable" -- but he said he s 'd':34 'rep':30 'bill':8 'hous':5 'make':43 'much':45 'pass':27 'post':55 'said':20,36,50 'abort':1 'bless':22 'could':23 'jason':31 'littl':16 'would':42 'altmir':32 'bishop':12,41 'cathol':11 'endors':38 'gazett':56 'health':7 'legisl':29 'comfort':47 'crucial':25 'obstacl':3 'difficult':18 'mccandless':35 'pittsburgh':53 'post-gazett':54 'd-mccandless':33 6606535 true true daylife Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.post-gazette.com/ OK http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011656-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml 412231 Person democrat Fri Nov 06 21:28:47 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...has caused quite a bit of hand-wringing among the Democrats. Some  “really anguished” over voting for the energy bill, Rep. Jason Altmire told Fox News, and they “would be reluctant now to vote for health care and take a second vote that might be 'bit':11 'dem':2 'fox':32,53 'rep':28 'balk':3 'bill':6,27 'care':44 'caus':8 'hand':14 'news':33,54 'quit':9 'take':46 'told':31 'vote':23,41,49 'among':16 'jason':29 'might':51 'would':36 'wring':15 'altmir':30 'energi':26 'health':5,43 'realli':20 'reluct':38 'second':48 'anguish':1,21 'democrat':18 'hand-wring':13 6601044 true true daylife FOX News http://www.foxnews.com/ OK http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11/06/moderate-democrats-anguished-unpopular-votes-house-weighs-health 412231 Person rep\. Sat Nov 07 10:18:47 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...the effort to round up support. He and top administration officials worked the phones to pressure wavering lawmakers. Rep. Jason Altmire, D-Pa., said he heard from Obama, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Health and Human Services Secretary Kath 'd':31 'pa':32 'rep':27 'top':17 'bill':8 'care':6 'd-pa':30 'hous':1,39 'kath':50 'open':2 'rahm':43 'said':33 'work':20 'wrtv':51 'chief':40 'debat':3 'heard':35 'human':47 'jason':28 'obama':37 'phone':22 'round':12 'staff':42 'waver':25 'white':38 'altmir':29 'effort':10 'health':5,45 'lawmak':26 'offici':19 'servic':48 'emanuel':44 'pressur':24 'support':14 'overhaul':7 'administr':18 'secretari':49 'indianapoli':52 6606533 true true daylife WRTV Indianapolis http://www.theindychannel.com/ OK http://www.theindychannel.com/health/21549597/detail.html 412231 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 10:18:47 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Democrats for the measure. He and others in his administration spent part of Friday lobbying intensely for its passage. Rep. Jason Altmire, a second-term Democrat from western Pennsylvania, said he received calls during the day from the president, Whit 'day':42 'may':4 'rep':25 'call':39 'care':2 'news':48 'part':17 'said':36 'slip':5 'term':31 'vote':3 'whit':46 'jason':26 'lobbi':20 'onlin':49 'other':12 'spent':16 'altmir':27 'friday':19 'health':1 'intens':21 'measur':9 'passag':24 'presid':45 'receiv':38 'second':30 'detroit':47 'western':34 'democrat':6,32 'administr':15 'second-term':29 'pennsylvania':35 6606534 true true daylife Detroit News Online http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage OK http://www.detnews.com/article/20091107/NATION/911070349/1020/rss09 412231 Person rep\. Sat Nov 07 10:18:48 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...expansion of the nation's health-care system since the 1965 creation of the Medicare program for the elderly. Rep. Jason Altmire, D-McCandless, said that Obama, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and two Cabinet secretaries have called him to make 'd':32 'rep':28 'two':45 '1965':19 'call':49 'care':15 'hous':38 'issu':3 'make':52 'rahm':42 'said':34 'sinc':17 'vote':7 'abort':1 'chief':39 'could':4 'delay':5 'elder':27 'illeg':2 'jason':29 'obama':36 'staff':41 'white':37 'altmir':30 'expans':8 'health':6,14 'nation':11 'system':16 'cabinet':46 'emanuel':43 'medicar':23 'program':24 'creation':20 'entertain':54 'secretari':47 'health-car':13 'mccandless':33 'pittsburgh':53 'd-mccandless':31 6606537 true true daylife Pittsburgh Entertainment http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/ OK http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_652020.html?source=rss&feed=7 412231 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 10:18:48 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...as a landmark achievement. "What I explained to the president is my district is a difficult district on this," said Rep. Jason Altmire, D-Pa., who received calls from Obama, Emanuel and two Cabinet secretaries. Altmire said he remained undecided. As r 'd':32 'r':50 'pa':33 'st':51 'rep':28 'two':41 'bill':6 'call':36 'd-pa':31 'loui':52 'post':54 'said':27,45 'vote':7 'jason':29 'obama':38 'achiev':11 'altmir':30,44 'health':5 'presid':17 'receiv':35 'remain':47 'cabinet':42 'emanuel':39 'explain':14 'scrambl':3 'undecid':48 'democrat':1 'dispatch':55 'district':20,24 'landmark':10 'difficult':23 'secretari':43 'post-dispatch':53 6606538 true true daylife St. Louis Post-Dispatch http://www.stltoday.com/ OK http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/nation/story/8E76D767247073438625766700143E33?OpenDocument 412231 Person democrat Fri Nov 06 21:28:47 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Democrats for the measure. He and others in his administration spent part of the day lobbying intensely for its passage. Rep. Jason Altmire, a second-term Democrat from western Pennsylvania, said he received calls during the day from the president, Whit 'day':24,47 'dem':2 'rep':30 'call':44 'care':9 'hous':1 'part':21 'said':41 'term':36 'vote':6 'whit':51 'final':5 'jason':31 'lobbi':25 'miami':52 'other':16 'spent':20 'altmir':32 'health':8 'herald':53 'intens':26 'measur':13 'passag':29 'presid':50 'receiv':43 'second':35 'struggl':3 'western':39 'democrat':10,37 'administr':19 'second-term':34 'pennsylvania':40 6601041 true true daylife Miami Herald http://www.miamiherald.com/ OK http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1320941.html 412231 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 10:18:48 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...to 96 percent of all eligible Americans within 10 years. Obama and his administration lobbied furiously for its passage. Rep. Jason Altmire, a second-term Democrat from western Pennsylvania, said he received calls during the day from the president, Whit '10':14 '96':7 'day':42 'rep':25 'call':39 'elig':11 'said':36 'term':31 'vote':5 'whit':46 'year':15 'jason':26 'lobbi':2,20 'obama':16 'altmir':27 'gazett':49 'health':4 'intens':1 'passag':24 'presid':45 'receiv':38 'second':30 'within':13 'furious':21 'percent':8 'western':34 'worcest':47 'american':12 'democrat':32 'telegram':48 'administr':19 'second-term':29 'pennsylvania':35 6606536 true true daylife Worcester Telegram & Gazette http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage OK http://www.telegram.com/article/20091107/NEWS/911070365/1002/RSS01&source=rss 412231 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 10:18:41 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 “What I explained to the president is my district is a difficult district on this,” said Representative Jason Altmire, Democrat of Pennsylvania, who received calls from Mr. Obama, Mr. Emanuel and two cabinet secretaries. ... 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Jason Altmire, D-Pa., said he heard from Obama, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Education Secretary Arne Duncan.</p><p>Their message: "This is a his 'd':16 'p':11,43 '/p':10,42 'pa':17 'arn':40 'day':2 'rep':12 'care':5 'citi':51 'd-pa':15 'educ':38 'hous':8,24 'news':54 'rahm':28 'said':18 'star':52 'break':53 'chief':25 'decis':1 'heard':20 'human':32 'jason':13 'kansa':50 'obama':22 'staff':27 'white':23 'altmir':14 'duncan':41 'health':4,30 'messag':45 'servic':33 'emanuel':29 'kathleen':35 'sebelius':36 'secretari':34,39 'kansascity.com':9 6606519 false true google blog Kansas City Star: Breaking News http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/breaking_news/rss.xml OK http://www.kansascity.com/437/story/1553865.html 412231 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 10:18:41 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Rep. Jason Altmire (D-PA): Adding To The Deficit Is A Deal Breaker. For Altmire, the deal breaker would be whether the legislation adds to the federal deficit. He has said he will not support a bill that does not pay for itself. ... 'd':13 'ad':15 'pa':14 'add':33 'pay':50 'rep':9 'bill':46 'd-pa':12 'deal':21,26 'hous':5 'quot':3 'said':40 'feder':36 'jason':10 'would':28 'altmir':11,24 'legisl':32 'breaker':22,27 'deficit':18,37 'support':44 'whether':30 'democrat':6 'question':7 'newsalert':1,53 'pelosicar':8 6606523 false true google blog Newsalert http://nalert.blogspot.com/ OK http://nalert.blogspot.com/2009/11/quotes-of-house-democrats-questioning.html 412231 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 10:18:41 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Representative Jason Altmire, an undecided Democrat from Pennsylvania, said Obama, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and two Cabinet secretaries have called him to make the pitch that “this is an historic moment.” ... 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