CMOR Working the Hill and the Congressional Black Caucus This Fall
By Howard Fienberg, Director of Government Affairs,
and LaToya Lang, State Legislative Director
December 2007
CMOR continues to meet with Congressmen, state legislators, legislative staff and various policy movers and shakers, taking full advantage of the proximity of our Government Affairs office to Capitol Hill.
Hill Meetings with Congressmen
Since late September, CMOR has met with Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT-2) and Rep. Steve Kagen (D-WI-) as part of larger coalitions, discussing consumer protection, telecommunications and technology. CMOR specifically discussed the national Do Not Call Registry with Rep. Matheson, and Rep. Kagen’s Chief of Staff raised the issue of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) restrictions on using autodialers to call cell phones.
CMOR also corresponded via email, with Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL-06) on the TCPA issue and various telemarketing concerns.
The Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference
As part of the Legislative Conference of the Congressional Black Caucus, CMOR GA staff met with Representatives John Lewis (GA-5), Jesse L. Jackson (IL-2), Stephanie Tubbs Jones (OH-11), Kendrick B. Meek (FL-17), Ed Towns (NY-10), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (NY-15) and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-5), as well as Maryland Delegate Shirley Nathan Pulliam, District 10, Baltimore County. CMOR also took part in discussions regarding health information technology and reducing health disparities for minorities, a “braintrust” on telecommunication issues impacting minorities, and various other topics on issues that impact minorities.
Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM)
CMOR GA staff also recently presented on a panel on confidentiality at the annual FCSM conference.
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Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT-02)
Term: 4th
First Elected: 2000
Percentage in Last Election: 59%
Committees:
- Energy and Commerce
- Science and Technology
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Rep. Steve Kagen (D-WI-08)
Term: 1st
First Elected: 2006
Percentage in Last Election: 51%
Committees:
- Agriculture
- Transportation and Infrastructure
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Rep. John Lewis (D-05-GA)
Leadership Position: Democratic Deputy Whip Term: 11th
First Elected: 1986
Percentage in Last Election: 100%
Committees:
- Ways and Means
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Rep. Jesse Jackson (D-IL-02)
Term: 7th
First Elected: 1995
Percentage in Last Election: 85%
Committees:
- Appropriations
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Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH-11)
Term: 5th
First Elected: 1998
Percentage in Last Election: 83%
Committees:
- Chairwoman: Standards of Official Conduct
- Ways and Means
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Rep. Kendrick B. Meek (D-FL-17)
Term: 3rd
First Elected: 2002
Percentage in Last Election: 100%
Committees:
- Armed Services
- Ways and Means
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Rep. Ed Towns (D-NY-10)
Term: 13th
First Elected: 1982
Percentage in Last Election: 92%
Committees:
- Energy and Commerce
- Oversight and Government Reform
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Rep. Charles Randel (D-NY-15)
Term: 19th
First Elected: 1970
Percentage in Last Election: 94%
Committees:
- Chairman: Ways and Means
- Chairman: Joint Committee on Taxation
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (NY-15) and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-5)
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Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05)
Leadership Position: Democratic Majority Leader
Term: 14th
First Elected: 1981
Percentage in Last Election: 83%
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