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Washington: Jim Mcdermott

January 30, 2009 - 11:52 am
NEWS FEED: Sound Politics

Death by Global Warming

It's fair to say that many of us on the right have long since placed Dana Milbank in the same realm as David Sirota, Helen Thomas, Jim McDermott, etc. Essentially, a grouping of those windbags on the left whom we...

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Mon, 12/01/2008 - 20:10

Top McDermott staffer stepping down

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

Rep. Jim McDermott's (D-Seattle) chief of staff Jan Shinpoch, who has served in that role since 2002, will be leaving McDermott's office, the congressman announced today.

Shinpoch will be replaced immediately by McDermott's communications director Mike DeCesare, who will be working with Shinpoch on the transition between now and April, 2009, when Shinpoch leaves. She will serve as a senior advisor in that time.

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Fri, 11/21/2008 - 17:07

McDermott praises Clinton as SoS

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Seattle) reacted to the still unconfirmed reports that Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-New York) has been named secretary of state in Barack Obama's administration by releasing a statement praising the choice, and touches on how it will help him in his function in congress.

Read his full statement below.

 

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Fri, 10/03/2008 - 13:12

WA delegation splits against successful new bailout bill, 5-4

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

Washington state's U.S. House delegation once again split down the middle the Economic Stabilization Act, better known as the revised bailout bill.

The state's nine Representatives split their votes 5-4 just as they had done earlier in the week. This time, however, they voted mostly "no", despite the revised bill's passage in the House, 263-171.  All three Republicans voted against the bill, joined by two of the state's six Democats.

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Tue, 09/09/2008 - 13:37

McDermott considers impeachment

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Seattle), the long-serving 7th District U.S. Congressman, made remarks on the House floor this morning in favor of the impeachment of President George W. Bush. He said that, after a long struggle with the implication of one of the House's "gravest" decisions,  he was signing onto a resolution to consider the impeachment of President Bush based on evidence from three new books by Ron Suskind, Vincent Bugliosi and Bob Woodward.

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Wed, 08/27/2008 - 19:15

McDermott sticks up for poor, predicts rough campaign season

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

DENVER - Seattle Congressman Jim McDermott addressed the Washington delegation this morning with a speech focused on the less fortunate members of society.

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Mon, 07/14/2008 - 15:29

McDermott brings Tornoe cartoon to House floor

By Politicker Staff

[img_assist|nid=1654|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=420|height=212]When U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Seattle) took to the House floor last Wednesday, one of Politicker.com cartoonist Rob Tornoe's recent cartoons  served as a backdrop for his criticism of the Bush administration and what he claims were their true motivations for war with Iraq:

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Wed, 07/09/2008 - 17:53

Air Force tanker re-bid has Wash. pols talking

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

Washington's Congressional delegation spoke out in favor of today's decision by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates' decision to re-open the bidding process for the Air Force KC-767 tankers. Airbus had won the initial contract, which would have cost the state's economy a significant amount of money, but the process was discovered to be flawed by the Government Accountability Office.

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Thu, 06/19/2008 - 23:44

Pollet, White get dual endorsement in 46th LD House race

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

SEATTLE -

The 46th Legislative District Democrats met Thursday to officially endorse candidates for local and state races. Most of these were uncontested, but a vote was required to choose Rep. Jim McDermott over Donovan Rivers in the 7th Congressional District, and to endorse Rep. Jim McIntire for state treasurer over Dr. Chang Mook Sohn.

When it came down to the contested state House race in the 46th District between Scott White and Gerry Pollet, things became a little more complicated.

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Wed, 06/18/2008 - 17:36

State's congressional delegation applauds GAO protest decision

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

Washington's full delegation, with the exception of Rep. Brian Baird (D-Vancouver) spoke out on the Government Accountability Office's decision today to uphold the protest against the decision making process that led to a US Air Force tanker contract to go to Airbus over Boeing earlier this year.

The group unanimously celebrated the GAO's decision because of initial unfairness in the decision making process, and used their statements as an I-told-you-so to those who supported and helped usher the deal through.

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