MCMORRIS RODGERS, CATHY

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MCMORRIS RODGERS, CATHY
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: Experience: House: District 5, 2005-Present; Home State: Washington; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $2,445,061Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Gender: Female

Family: Wife: Husband: Brian; 3 Children: Cole, Grace, Brynn

Birth Date: 05/22/1969

Birth Place: Salem, OR

Home City: Kettle Falls, WA

Religion: Christian

Education

MBA, University of Washington, 2002

BA, Pre-Law, Pensacola Christian College, 1990

Political Experience

Chair, Majority Conference, United States House of Representatives, 2012-present

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2004-present

Republican Whip Team, United States House of Representatives

Representative, Washington State House of Representatives, 1994-2004

Washington State House of Representatives, 2002-2003

Current Legislative Committees

Energy and Commerce, Member

Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Down Syndrome Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional Military Family Caucus

Chair, Congressional Tanker Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional Women's Caucus

Vice Chair, Majority Policy Committee, United States House of Representatives

Chair, National Task Force on Improving the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

Member, Republican Leadership Team

Vice Chair, Republican Leadership Team

Honorary Chair, Veterans and Military Families for Romney Coalition

Founder, Congressional Hydropower Caucus, 2008

Professional Experience

Former Legislative Assistant

Former Employee, Peachcrest Fruit Basket

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Fort Colville Grange

Vice Chair, House Republican Conference

Member, Kettle Falls Area Chamber of Commerce

Member, Northeast Washington Women in Timber

Member, Washington Farm Forestry Association

Member, Washington Rural Health Association

Member, Washington State Cattlemen's Association

Member, Washington State Farm Bureau

Additional Information

Awards:

Legislator of the Year Award for Outstanding Work Promoting Rural Health Care

Friend of the Farm Bureau Award

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Oppose In times of peace, it is totally not needed to expand the military. We can improve instruction of our country by other ways.
11. Support & expand free trade	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Oppose Further health coverage should be promoted through free market rather than the government.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Support We need to teach values in our schools and account for our religious values in providing social services. Exposing our children to prayer, the Ten Commandments will make them become better.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Support Benefits of diversity should be considered. The government should prosecute companies that discriminate against women and minorities.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 110

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
08/02/2013	H.R.2951	To require certain preconditions for allowing premium tax credits, reductions in cost-sharing, and funding of Navigators and related Exchange enrollment activities, and for other purposes.	08/02/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
08/01/2013	H.R.2950	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate for individuals who have not attained age 27.	08/01/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
08/01/2013	H.R.2949	To delay for one year certain amendments to the Medicaid program made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.	08/01/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
04/16/2013	H.Res.162	Electing a Member to a standing committee of the House of Representatives.	04/16/2013 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
03/22/2013	H.R.1249	Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013	03/22/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/08/2013	H.R.1024	Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2013	03/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/01/2013	H.R.920	National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2013	03/01/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/26/2013	H.Res.82	Electing certain Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.	02/26/2013 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
02/14/2013	H.R.487	Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2013	02/14/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/05/2013	H.Res.53	Electing Members to a standing committee of the House of Representatives.	02/05/2013 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
01/04/2013	H.Res.17	Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.	01/04/2013 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
01/03/2013	H.Res.6	Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.	01/03/2013 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
01/03/2013	H.Res.1	Electing officers of the House of Representatives.	01/03/2013 Subsequent to the adoption of the resolution, the Chair announced that, without objection, H. Res. 1 is amended by striking "Florida" in the second place it appears and inserting "Oregon". (All Actions)
12/21/2012	H.R.3197	To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Spokane, Washington, as the "Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".	12/21/2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
10/26/2012	H.R.6578	To exempt decorative hearth products from energy efficiency regulation under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.	10/26/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (All Actions)
09/20/2012	H.R.6163	National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2012	09/20/2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
07/10/2012	H.R.5892	Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2012	07/10/2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions)
05/15/2012	H.R.5624	Rural Hospital and Provider Equity and 340B Improvement Act of 2012	05/15/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.5194	Rural Hospital and Provider Equity and 340B Improvement Act of 2012	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/22/2012	H.R.4215	Medicare Pharmacy Transparency and Fair Auditing Act	03/22/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)

Total: 1527

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
04/07/2017	H.R.1995	V-BID for Better Care Act of 2017
06/12/2017	H.R.2372	VETERAN Act
06/08/2017	H.R.2862	To provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2662	Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.R.2519	To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/18/2017	H.R.1677	Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.R.1222	Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/04/2017	H.Res.314	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/02/2017	H.R.2052	PRIVATE Act
04/27/2017	H.R.1967	Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act
04/25/2017	H.R.1380	Timber Innovation Act of 2017
04/12/2017	H.R.1796	Lift the Relocation Burden from Military Spouses Act
04/12/2017	H.R.1762	POWER Act
04/07/2017	H.R.1989	VET TEC Act
04/07/2017	H.R.1939	Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2017
04/05/2017	H.Res.249	Honoring the life and legacy of the first woman to serve in the United States Congress, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, on the 100th anniversary of her swearing-in to Congress.
04/05/2017	H.R.1316	Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act
04/04/2017	H.R.1874	ABLE Age Adjustment Act
04/04/2017	H.R.1771	VA GORDIAN KNOT Act
04/03/2017	H.Res.92	Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes.	Passed	Yea

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