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
I have stood on the front lines of the health care system as a doctor, patient and concerned parent. Those experiences have served as my guideposts throughout the struggle to reform America's health care system. And it's those same experiences that tell me that fear and election hysteria should not overshadow the reality of reform.
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.
This day feels to me like we're taking a step down the road to becoming a political lynch mob. We're in so much hurry to get this done so it can be in the Saturday/Sunday news cycle and have our mint juleps at five o'clock, we are going to find a rope, find a tree, and ask a bunch of questions later. It will be too late for fairness,
Banking companies that stumble in this environment are vulnerable and the bar has been raised.
Any of these banks that merge add value to the whole sector.
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,
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.
Most of us agree there's going to be a tax cut. The question is how much, how soon and who gets it.
We're right on track. We're going to do it all over again this year.
Why do they keep coming back to this issue and keep trying to hook the Iraqis into that?
We pretended there was no problem with Agent Orange after Vietnam and later the Pentagon recanted, after untold suffering by veterans.