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December 2007

• Rep. McDermott Wants Law Changed Regarding Entry in the US by Individuals with HIV [Download Signed Letter PDF]
• Rep. McDermott Provisions Key In House Energy Bill Passed Today
• Rep. McDermott Urges Presidential Support For Washington After Damaging Storm
• Statement Regarding Supreme Court Decision  

November 2007

• Rep. McDermott Leads Drive to Reverse HUD Decision Affecting Western Washington
• McDermott remarks on Rangel Tax bill
• McDermott Provisions on Seawall in WRDA Legislation

October 2007

• Rep. McDermott, Ways and Means Leadership, Introduces Trade Adjustment Assistance Legislation
• Rep. McDermott Makes Statement about SCHIP
• Rep. McDermott Unites Broad Coalition to Fight Global Poverty With New Trade Legislation
• Response to President's Veto of SCHIP
• Lifelong Aids Alliance’s Chicken Soup Brigade Wins National Award Rep. Jim McDermott Nominated the Organization

September 2007

• Rep. McDermott Appeals His First Amendment Case to the U.S. Supreme Court Petition for Writ of Certiorari Filed Today
• Rep. McDermott Works to Extend Tax Deduction that Benefits Washington ResidentsIntroduces Bi-Partisan Legislation in the House
• Statement Regarding House Passage of SCHIP Legislation
• Declining Number of Jobless Americans Helped by the Unemployment Insurance System
• Rep. McDermott Knighted by King in Lesotho, South Africa

July 2007

• McDermott Secures Federal Funding for Seattle Area Transit and Justice Programs
• McDermott Obtains Seawall Study Funding for Seattle
• Homeless Youth Resolution Passes House
• House Passes Legislation to Extend SSI Benefits
  For Elderly and Disabled Refugees

June 2007

• Bi-Partisan Resolution on Youth Homelessness Introduced
• Seattle Urban Indian Health Funding Restored in House-Passed Bill
• Calling for House Oversight Action on Wales Case
• McDermott Leads Drive for Seawall Support in Conference Committee
• McDermott Plays Major Role in Proposed New Energy Legislation
• Passport Assistance
•Adoption Tax Credit Report Completed

May 2007

• McDermott Statement on Trade Agreement
• Community Meeting with Congressman Jim McDermott
• McDermott Introduces second "A New Deal For A New Century" Bill
• "A New Deal For A New Century"
• Hearing on Effects of the Misclassification of Workers as Independent Contractors
• Statement on Passage of the "Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act"
• Cinco de Mayo 2007   (english and spanish)
• Statement Following Presidential Veto of U.S. Troop Readiness,
   Veterans' Health and Iraq Accountability Act
• Statement Concerning Decision in First Amendment Case
   in the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

April 2007

• Roosevelt High School Sophomore Wins
   7th District Congressional Arts Competition
• House Passes McDermott's Stand Against Child Abuse
• House Passed Bill Contains Provisions From Rep. McDermott on Seawall
• "Women deserve the right to choose"

March 2007

• McDermott Adamant About Saving Urban Indian Health Program Funding
• McDermott Legislation Promoting Clean Renewable Energy
• Correcting Workplace Injustice In Domestic Partnership Benefits
• McDermott Introduces Salmon Legislation
• Support Grows for Rep. McDermott Child Support Enforcement Legislation
• Restoring Child Support Enforcement
• Criticizing Administration's Proposed Foreign Aid to India
• Reducing America's Addiction to Oil

February 2007

• McDermott Receives Congressional Advocate of the Year Award From The Child
  Welfare League of America
• Access to Affordable Health Care Should Be a Right, Not a Privilege in America
• McDermott Introduces Legislation to Immediately Restore VA Access to
  the Medical Records of U.S. Soldiers
• McDermott Announces Hearing on Economic Opportunity and Poverty in America
• McDermott Introduces Legislation Seeking Federal Recognition
  For The Duwamish Tribe
• Reaction to decision by Northrop Grumman to bid on U.S. Air Force Contract to
  Replace Refueling Tanker Planes
• Ending the Iraq War - McDermott Looks to History and Will Introduce Amendment
• McDermott Vows to Fight Cut to Seattle Urban Indian Health Board
• President Wants to Cut Safety Net so Wealthy Can Continue Tax Holidays
• McDermott Elected as Democratic Chair of the India Caucus

January 2007

• Reaction to the President's State of the Union Address
• Curing America's Addiction to Oil
• McDermott Elected Chairman of Ways and Means Subcommittee
• Reaction to the President's Iraq War Speech

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