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    James Adelbert McDermottis an American politician and psychiatrist who was the U.S. representative for Washington’s 7th congressional district from 1989 to 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

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    About the Jim McDermott

    James Adelbert McDermottis an American politician and psychiatrist who was the U.S. representative for Washington’s 7th congressional district from 1989 to 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The 7th district includes most of Seattle, Vashon Island, Tukwila, Burien, Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Woodway, and Edmonds.

    He served on the House Ways and Means Committee and was a member of the House Progressive Caucus. He was formerly the committee chairman, then in 1995, ranking minority member on the House Ethics Committee. On January 4, 2016, he announced that he would not be seeking another congressional term.

    5 Quotes by Jim McDermott

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      We pretended there was no problem with Agent Orange after Vietnam and later the Pentagon recanted, after untold suffering by veterans.

      Jim McDermott

      U.S. congressman

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      But beyond the hysteria of phantom death panels, where is the abomination? Show me the provisions that will hurt consumers, because if you think a $110 billion a year tax break for working-class Americans to buy private health insurance is a government takeover, I welcome the debate.

      Jim McDermott

      U.S. congressman

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      I have stood on the front lines of the health care system as a doctor, patient and concerned parent. Those experiences have served as my guideposts throughout the struggle to reform America’s health care system. And it’s those same experiences that tell me that fear and election hysteria should not overshadow the reality of reform.

      Jim McDermott

      U.S. congressman

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      I’m not giving the president a blank check, period.

      Jim McDermott

      U.S. congressman

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      There’s nothing wrong with the free-enterprise system. But it has to have some compassion.

      Jim McDermott

      U.S. congressman