Congressman Jim Cooper

Representing the 5th District of Tennessee

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COOPER PUSHES FOR INSTALLATION OF A FEDEARAL IMMIGRATION JUDGE IN NASHVILLE

Mar 25, 2008 Press Release

Immigration enforcement program that Cooper helped secure is producing thousands of cases that a judge should hear locally

 

COOPER LEADS DISCUSSION OF ROLES AND MISSIONS REPORT AT CSIS

Mar 20, 2008 Press Release

Military, intelligence leaders and experts talk with Cooper about the work of his Armed Services Roles and Mission Panel

2008 News Items

Mar 17, 2008 Press Release

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November

COOPER TO FOREGO EARMARKS IN FY'09 BUDGET

Mar 13, 2008 Press Release
Calls for Congress to reform spending practices immediately

COOPER-LED ARMED SERVICES PANEL RELEASES LANDMARK REPORT

Mar 6, 2008 Press Release
Roles and Missions Panel report looks at how the country's national security infrastructure can continue to succeed in the 21st century

Congressman Jim Cooper today announced the release of the final report of the House Armed Services' Roles and Missions Panel, chaired by Cooper , which in July 2007 was charged with analyzing the changing

EDITORIAL: PRESIDENT'S MEDICARE PLAN STILL LOOKS LIKE WEAK REMEDY

Feb 29, 2008 Press Release

The Tennessean

Friday, February 29, 2008

 

President Bush has some intriguing ideas about how to address Medicare drug costs, but ultimately his plan for addressing problems in the system are far short of what's needed.

VIDEO: JIM TALKS ROLES AND MISSIONS WITH JOINT CHIEFS CHAIRMAN

Feb 11, 2008 Press Release
Asks Adm. Michael Mullen why budget shares have remained static over a half-century of war and peace

 

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NYT COLUMNIST DAVID BROOKS: "THE COOPER CONCERNS"

Feb 5, 2008 Press Release
Columnist recalls 1993 health care debate
 By DAVID BROOKS

I'm not a Hillary-hater. She's been an outstanding senator. She hung tough on Iraq through the

VIDEO: JIM TALKS ECONOMIC STIMULUS ON BLOOMBERG TV

Jan 17, 2008 Press Release
Says Democrats and Republicans must work together to provide immediate, targeted, short-term boost

 

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VIDEO: JIM ASKS FED CHAIRMAN BEN BERNANKE ABOUT ECONOMIC STIMULUS

Jan 17, 2008 Press Release
Bernanke agrees that stimulus must not worsen nation's long-term fiscal situation

 

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