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
06/08/2017	H.R.2613	FORESTS Act of 2017	06/08/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (All Actions)
05/19/2017	H.R.2340	To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.	05/19/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (All Actions)
05/16/2017	H.R.2465	Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017	05/16/2017 Referred to House Ways and Means (All Actions)
04/26/2017	H.R.2174	Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act of 2017	04/26/2017 Referred to House Budget (All Actions)
04/04/2017	H.R.1897	ABLE Financial Planning Act	04/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/04/2017	H.R.1896	ABLE to Work Act of 2017	04/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/31/2017	H.R.1834	Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2017	03/31/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/03/2017	H.R.772	Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017	02/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/13/2017	H.Res.51	Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.	01/13/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
01/03/2017	H.Res.6	Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.	01/03/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
01/03/2017	H.Res.1	Electing officers of the House of Representatives.	01/03/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
08/04/2016	H.R.5861	To establish terms and conditions under which the Secretary of the Interior shall convey, for fair market value, certain properties in the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area in the State of Washington to the permittees of those properties, and for other purposes.	08/04/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
07/13/2016	H.Res.826	Electing the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.	07/13/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
03/29/2016	H.R.4805	Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2016	03/29/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/14/2016	H.R.4730	Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act	03/14/2016 Referred to House Budget (All Actions)
02/29/2016	H.Res.613	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the restoration of authority of the American people and the separation of powers.	02/29/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
02/22/2016	H.R.2017	Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015	02/22/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
08/05/2015	H.R.3244	Providing Innovative Care for Complex Cases Demonstration Act of 2015	08/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
06/03/2015	H.R.2550	Medical Imaging Modernization Act of 2015	06/03/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
05/27/2015	H.R.2178	FORESTS Act of 2015	05/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (All Actions)

Total: 1527

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
02/10/2016	H.R.4514	Combating BDS Act of 2016
02/03/2016	H.R.3662	Iran Terror Finance Transparency Act	Passed	Yea
12/18/2015	H.R.2270	Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act	Passed	Yea
12/14/2015	H.R.4243	Individual Assistance Improvement Act of 2015
12/11/2015	H.R.4185	PACT Act of 2015
12/09/2015	H.Res.346	Condemning the use of toxic chemicals as weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic.
12/09/2015	H.R.1654	To authorize the direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to the Kurdistan Regional Government, and for other purposes.
12/02/2015	H.R.427	Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015	Passed	Aye
12/01/2015	H.R.4131	Bring the Ancient One Home Act of 2015
11/16/2015	H.R.2096	Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2015
11/25/2015	H.R.639	Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act
11/23/2015	H.R.3799	Hearing Protection Act of 2015
11/19/2015	H.R.4126	Guantanamo Transfer Prevention Act
11/19/2015	H.R.1737	Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act	Passed	Yea
11/17/2015	H.R.1603	Military SAVE Act
11/16/2015	H.R.1519	Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act
11/16/2015	H.R.3222	Employee Rights Act
11/16/2015	H.R.2911	Small Business Healthcare Relief Act
11/06/2015	H.R.3952	Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015
11/04/2015	H.R.3929	Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act

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