Jim McDermott
Jim McDermott
James Adelbert "Jim" McDermottis the U.S. Representative for Washington's 7th congressional district, serving since 1989. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The 7th District includes most of Seattle, Vashon Island, Tukwila, Burien, Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Woodway, and Edmonds. He serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and is a member of the House Progressive Caucus. He was formerly the committee chairman, then in 1995, ranking minority member on the House Ethics Committee. On...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth28 December 1936
CountryUnited States of America
Why do they keep coming back to this issue and keep trying to hook the Iraqis into that?
Premium support is nothing but a voucher system. Unless there's a guarantee that every plan gives the same benefit package to anybody who buys it, and that you and I get it at the same price, this is going to be bad for the sick elderly.
Premium support is nothing but a voucher system, ... Unless there's a guarantee that every plan gives the same benefit package to anybody who buys it, and that you and I get it at the same price, this is going to be bad for the sick elderly.
Our desire is that Mr. Hussein allow unfettered inspections, we do not want any question about that because we want this to be peacefully and diplomatically resolved,
We went to Iraq because we care what happens to Americans -- what happens to American soldiers, what happens to American people.
There's nothing wrong with the free-enterprise system, ... But it has to have some compassion.
We have squeezed providers and we have made savings and we have kept the system basically functioning for 30-some years.
Most of us agree there's going to be a tax cut. The question is how much, how soon and who gets it.
Medicare would just become for old, sick people at the end of life. And I don't think that's a good system ... I don't think that's the way I want to treat seniors in this country.
We're right on track. We're going to do it all over again this year.
We're essentially saying to every senior citizen, 'Here's a voucher. Go find yourself an insurance company.' Now, if you're 65 and in good health, no problem. If you're 89, like my mother, and you've got some problems, maybe you can't buy what you need,
We pretended there was no problem with Agent Orange after Vietnam and later the Pentagon recanted, after untold suffering by veterans.
Any of these banks that merge add value to the whole sector.
Banking companies that stumble in this environment are vulnerable and the bar has been raised.