Hearing Set on Foreign Nuke Waste Ban Bill Oct 8, 2009
Jim Matheson, D-Utah, and Bart Gordon, D-Tenn. drew it up in response to EnergySolutions Inc.'s plan to import up to 20,000 tons of low-level radioactive waste from Italy through the ports of Charleston, S.C., or New Orleans. (ABC News -- Wire)
Related: Herbert: Utah still 'smarting' from 2000 census Sep 14, 2009
Jim Matheson, D-Utah, included a provision in a bill that would require the secretary of state, attorney general and the Census Bureau to study whether they could use passports to track citizens internationally. This bill comes despite a 2004 Government Accountability Office study that said counting Americans living abroad would be "extremely difficult" and require new resources. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Why are Utahns more like Southerners than Westerners? Aug 27, 2009
Politicians with widely varying philosophies (liberal Barney Frank, conservative blue dog Jim Matheson, conservative Republican Bob Bennett) agree with President Obama s principles of health care: It should be available to everyone. People should choose their own doctor. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Obama Backers Outspend Conservative Opponents Nearly Three to One on Healthcare Ads Aug 17, 2009
org are presenting more personal attacks against conservative House Democrats, including Representatives John Barrow of Georgia, Jim Matheson of Utah and Charlie Melancon of Louisiana, all of whom voted against a Democratic health bill in committee. The advertisements tell viewers in those districts that their congressman sided with the special interests and insurance companies. (Newsmax)
The Health Insurers Have Already Won Aug 7, 2009
Inside the mobile diagnostic center, which enables doctors to examine distant patients via satellite television, Representative Jim Matheson didn't disguise his wonderment. "Fascinating, fascinating," said the Democrat from Utah. (BusinessWeek)
Key House committee passes health care bill Aug 1, 2009
Three members of the Democrats' conservative Blue Dog caucus -- John Barrow of Georgia, Jim Matheson of Utah and Charlie Melancon of Louisiana -- voted against the bill, along with two other Democrats, Bart Stupak of Michigan and Rick Boucher of Virginia. The committee's bill will now be merged with two separate versions passed by other House panels before being considered by the full chamber in September. (CNN)
Romney 2028? Jul 3, 2009
Jim Matheson, Utah s only Democratic congressman, for his seat representing the 2nd District. I m pretty young, Romney Jr. said at the time, but I ve had good experience on the campaign trail. (The American Conservative)
44 Democrats Broke With Obama on Climate Bill Jun 29, 2009
Jim Matheson of Utah. Alan B. Mollohan and Nick J. Rahall II of West Virginia. (Newsmax)
Matheson to speak in Hyrum Jun 27, 2009
Jim Matheson will be spending some of the July 4 Congressional recess in Cache Valley. Hyrum officials will be hosting Matheson, D-Utah, on Sunday as part of their 2009 Star Spangled Celebration in the city square. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
End the gerrymandering Jun 6, 2009
It raised Jim Hansen s ire when the Republican Utah Legislature, trying to prevent Democrat Jim Matheson s reelection, moved a strongly Democratic section of Salt Lake City from Matheson s district to Hansen s. But, the worst gerrymandering is in the state House and Senate districts. Logan is split into three State House districts and combined with communities in two counties. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Obama Selects Huntsman for China Post May 17, 2009
Jim Matheson (D-Utah) told the Salt Lake Tribune: I think this is just a great bipartisan appointment. I think it's just super for Governor Huntsman, as well. (Roll Call)
Source: Obama to name Utah gov. China envoy May 16, 2009
Jim Matheson, said he was pleased with the appointment. "It's a great bipartisan appointment by the president," he said. (MSNBC -- Race)
Ex-Rep. Orton Killed in Accident Apr 20, 2009
Jim Matheson (D-Utah) said in a statement. Bill carried a strong commitment to serving the people of Utah with him to Washington D.C. He was a true Westerner with the independence that Utahns value in their elected officials. (Roll Call)
NRC: Can't ban of nuke waste imports Apr 14, 2009
Jim Matheson, D-Utah, and Bart Gordon, D-Tenn. that the Atomic Energy Act doesn't distinguish between domestic and foreign waste. (AZCentral -- Business)
NRC: More analysis on depleted uranium needed Apr 14, 2009
Jim Matheson, D-Utah, and Edward Markey, D-Mass. The congressmen have questioned the NRC's March decision to regulate quantities of depleted uranium as the least hazardous kind of low-level radioactive waste, which could bring more than 1 million tons of depleted uranium to Utah and Texas for disposal. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Panel says it can't block importation of nuclear waste Apr 14, 2009
The NRC wrote in an April 9 letter to US Representatives Jim Matheson of Utah and Bart Gordon of Tennessee, both Democrats, that the Atomic Energy Act does not distinguish between domestic and foreign waste. As long as the material can be imported safely and someone is willing to accept it, the NRC said, it cannot keep the waste out. (Boston Globe)
20 Democrats Opposed Pelosi Budget Apr 3, 2009
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Editorial: Congress should take public stand on pay raise Mar 13, 2009
Some time later, however, the House turned back a bipartisan attempt by Utah Democrat Jim Matheson and Nebraska Republican Lee Terry to require a direct vote on the cost-of-living adjustment. There have been similar efforts from other House members in the past couple of years, all of which have gone exactly nowhere. (Athens Banner-Herald)
• Congressmen push for more downwinder coverage Feb 25, 2009
Idaho congressmen Mike Simpson and Malt Minnick and Utah congressman Jim Matheson announced they have requested an oversight hearing on RECA, its amendments of July 2000 and the possibility of expanding legislation to cover individuals exposed to radioactive fallout that are not currently covered. They sent a letter, dated Feb. 18, to Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
