Lois Capps

Type: Person

Name: Lois Capps (Lois Grimsrud Capps)

Title: Congressman - California (USA)

Date of Birth: 10/01/1938

Place of Birth: Ladysmith, Wisconsin

Nationality: United States

Fact Sheet: Biography for Lois Capps

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 15 hours ago - 2 reports

Bill calls on feds to address health impacts of climate change

A bill introduced Friday calls on the federal government to craft a national strategy for dealing with the public health effects of climate change.Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) is sponsoring the measure. She said climate change has factored into recent increases ... [Published The Hill - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, Public Health, Lois Capps

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Capps Leads Delegation in Fighting for California’s Agricultural Priorities in Farm Bill

This week, in a letter to the House Committee on Agriculture, Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, led 35 of her colleagues in the California congressional delegation in detailing their top priorities in the upcoming Farm Bill, which Congress is currently ... [Published Noozhawk.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Lois Capps, Agriculture, Nutrition

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Dear Jon: Why Won't My Congressman Respond to My Letter?

Dear Jon - Ray wrote to me and asked, "can you tell me why my congressman doesn't respond to my letters?" They do answer your letter, it just takes time. But why, you may ask?Its based on the topic in question and a few other reasons why there is a time ... [Published KION 46 - May 17 2013]

Entities: Lois Capps, Sam Farr, Anthrax

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Lois Capps

Health & Human Services director will keynote June summit

Herb K. Schultz, regional director of the Department of Health and Human Services, will keynote the Pacific Coast Business Times’ 2013 Champions in Health Care Summit.The event, which also celebrates the 2013 honorees in the Business Times’ Champions ... [Published Pacific Coast Business Times - May 16 2013]

Entities: Health Care, Henry Dubroff, Lois Capps

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Gavin Newsom

Abel Maldonado: Bid for governor likely

Former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado unveiled a statewide campaign this morning to repeal AB 109, the stateâs early release program aimed at reducing its prison population by shipping prisoners to county jails.Speaking at the Santa Maria branch jail on W. Foster ... [Published Santa Maria Times - May 16 2013]

Entities: Abel Maldonado, Jerry Brown, Lois Capps, prison, Gavin Newsom

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

ICT News Desk: RN Staffing Legislation

The American Nurses Association says it applauds the introduction of federal legislation that empowers registered nurses to drive staffing decisions in hospitals to protect patients and improve the quality of care. The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act ... [Published Infection Control Today - May 16 2013]

Entities: Lois Capps, David Joyce, American Nurses Association

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Charles Rangel

Rangel Introduces Bipartisan Bill Designed to Increase the Use of Telemedicine by Veterans

Washington, D.C. - Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY), together with Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA), today introduced the Veterans E-Health & Telemedicine Support Act of 2013, a bipartisan bill aimed at increasing veterans' access to care.This bipartisan legislation ... [Published Congressman Charles B. Rangel - May 16 2013]

Entities: Charles Rangel, e-health, Grace Napolitano, Alan Nunnelee, Walter B. Jones

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

El Montecito Fifth-Graders See History Up Close with Visit to D.C.

El Montecito School students made their annual visit this week to our nation’s capital on their fifth-grade history trip. Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, greeted them on the steps of the Capitol.The group has been to Williamsburg, Jamestown, Mount Vernon, ... [Published Noozhawk.com - May 15 2013]

Entities: Lois Capps, Battle of the Bulge, Arlington National Cemetery

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Capps Pushes for More Federal Resources to Combat Panga Smuggling

WASHINGTON, DC—In light of thePanga smuggling remains a significant law enforcement concern on the Central Coast.$ Aside from the obvious potential impact on public safety, combatting panga smuggling is expensive and puts additional strain on already ... [Published Congresswoman Lois Capps - May 15 2013]

Entities: Lois Capps, Smuggling, Panga

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Senators Seek Ban on Renting Recalled Vehicles

Rental companies would be barred from leasing or selling vehicles to consumers that are under a manufacturer’s recall until the defect is fixed under a bill introduced Thursday by a bipartisan group of senators.Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski joined ... [Published Claims Journal - May 14 2013]

Entities: Charles E Schumer, Lois Capps, Lisa Murkowski

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Emergency Nurses Association Announces Support for the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act

/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Emergency Nurses Association announced its strong support for the recently-introduced Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2013. This legislation, which was introduced by Representative Lois Capps (D-CA) and cosponsored ... [Published TickerTech.com - May 13 2013]

Entities: emergency, Lois Capps, David Joyce

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Capps Marvels at the Ingenuity of Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy

Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, visited the Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy on Thursday morning as part of her tour of STEM programs in Santa Barbara County. The academy?s Team 1717 has made it to the FIRST Robotics World Championships for seven straight ... [Published Noozhawk.com - May 03 2013]

Entities: Lois Capps, Robotics, Dos Pueblos High School, judges

More Content

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Bill calls on feds to address health impacts of... [Published The Hill - 15 hours ago]
Capps Leads Delegation in Fighting for Californ... [Published Noozhawk.com - May 17 2013]
Capps Introduces Bill to Improve Public Health ... [Published Noozhawk.com - May 17 2013]
Dear Jon: Why Won't My Congressman Respond to M... [Published KION 46 - May 17 2013]
Maldonado: Bid for governor likely [Published Santa Maria Times - May 17 2013]
Health & Human Services director will keynote J... [Published Pacific Coast Business Times - May 16 2013]
Abel Maldonado: Bid for governor likely [Published Santa Maria Times - May 16 2013]
ICT News Desk: RN Staffing Legislation [Published Infection Control Today - May 16 2013]
Rangel Introduces Bipartisan Bill Designed to I... [Published Congressman Charles B. Rangel - May 16 2013]
El Montecito Fifth-Graders See History Up Close... [Published Noozhawk.com - May 15 2013]
Capps Pushes for More Federal Resources to Comb... [Published Congresswoman Lois Capps - May 15 2013]
Maldonado trips as he gins up crime issue [Published Sacramento Bee - May 15 2013]
Senators Seek Ban on Renting Recalled Vehicles [Published Claims Journal - May 14 2013]
Brown’s looking at a 2014 cakewalk [Published Davis Enterprise - May 13 2013]
May 13 The Latest Health Care-Related Legislation [Published Ahip Hi-Wire - May 13 2013]
Emergency Nurses Association Announces Support ... [Published TickerTech.com - May 13 2013]
Emergency Nurses Association Announces Support ... [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - May 13 2013]
May 9, 2013- Blumenauer Introduces the Balancin... [Published Congressman Earl Blumenauer - May 09 2013]
Why You Can’t Talk About Fixing The Electric Gr... [Published Think Progress - May 09 2013]
Senators push proposal to ban rental car firms ... [Published Washington Post - May 09 2013]
House Subcommittee Advances Bill To Boost Rx Dr... [Published IHealthBeat - May 09 2013]
Boxer Joins Colleagues to Introduce Bill to Pro... [Published U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer - May 09 2013]
Cutting Social Security Benefits Not the Way to Go [Published Santa Barbara Independent - May 09 2013]
Letters: Help make prescriptions affordable [Published Detroit Free Press - May 09 2013]
RN Safe Staffing Bill Introduced in Congress [Published Infection Control Today - May 08 2013]
Drug-tracking legislation advances in House [Published The Hill - May 08 2013]
Brown now looking at a 2014 cakewalk [Published Valley Chronicle - May 06 2013]
Patient Services, Inc. Honors Members of Congre... [Published Zecco - May 03 2013]
Capps Marvels at the Ingenuity of Dos Pueblos E... [Published Noozhawk.com - May 03 2013]
May Day Vigil Advocates Immigration Reform [Published Santa Barbara Independent - May 02 2013]

Blogs

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Why You Can’t Talk About Fixing The Electric Gr... [Published Think Progress - May 09 2013] Daniel J. Weiss is a Senior Fellow and the Director of Climate Strategy at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Thanks to Mari Hernandez, Research Associate, and Jackie Weidman, Special Assistant, on the Energy Policy team of the Center for ...
Six Months After Sandy, Report Links Rise in Di... [Published Think Progress - Apr 29 2013] Daniel J. Weiss is a Senior Fellow and Director of Climate Strategy at the Center for American Progress. Jackie Weidman is a Special Assistant on the Energy team at the Center. The authors would like to thank Cathleen Kelly, Senior Fellow, Mari Hernandez, ...
18 Democrats Join Push For Student Non-Discrimi... [Published Irregular Times - Apr 26 2013] Five days ago, I wrote about the diminishing effort among Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the Student Non-Discrimination Act – legislation introduced by Jared Polis that would prohibit discrimination by schools against students ...
Obama Ocean Plan Aims To Protect Economy, Envir... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Apr 17 2013] By Environment Correspondent Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) – The White House released a plan on Tuesday aimed at protecting oceans, coastal and Great Lakes environments around the United States while safeguarding related businesses ...
These Women Were Murdered After Their Stalkers ... [Published Think Progress - Apr 04 2013] Every year, thousands of domestic abusers fall through the cracks of our current background check system, often with tragic consequences for the women they terrorize. The “gun show loophole,” which the Senate is considering closing as part of a gun ...

Audio/Video

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Capps Urges Preparation for Impact of Climate C... [Published Rep. Lois Capps - YouTube Channel - Mar 14 2013]
One-Minute Speech by Rep. Lois Capps, Safe Clim... [Published Committee on Energy and Commerce - YouTube Channel - Mar 14 2013]
Rep. Lois Capps' Questions, Hearing on "The Nuc... [Published Committee on Energy and Commerce - YouTube Channel - Feb 28 2013]
One-Minute Speech by Rep. Lois Capps, Safe Clim... [Published Committee on Energy and Commerce - YouTube Channel - Feb 21 2013]
One Minute Speeches, Safe Climate Caucus (Febru... [Published Committee on Energy and Commerce - YouTube Channel - Feb 15 2013]

Press Releases

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Emergency Nurses Association Announces Support ... [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - May 13 2013]