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James 'Jim' M. Ramstad

Full Name: James 'Jim' M. Ramstad
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Kathryn; 1 Child: Christen
Birth Date: 05/06/1946
Birth Place: Jamestown, ND
Home City: Minnetonka, MN
Religion: Protestant

Recent Key Votes

HR 1586 - Aid To States for Medicaid, Teacher Employment, and Other Purposes
Legislation (NA)

Aug. 10, 2010 - Appropriates $10 billion for the Education Jobs Fund to be allocated to states for the retention, rehiring, or hiring of elementary and secondary education ...

H Amdt 773 - Ending Moratorium on Deepwater Drilling Rigs that Meet Certain Safety Standards
Legislation (NA)

July 30, 2010 - Exempts applicants for a permit to drill from the moratorium against drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf if the Secretary of the Interior determines ...

HR 5982 - Tax Law Amendments
Legislation (NA)

July 30, 2010 - Repeals Section 9006 of HR 3590 (the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"), a provision that requires corporations to report the amount of any ...

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Recent Public Statements

Star Tribune - Al Franken, Jim Ramstad: Improving care for mental illness

Feb. 27, 2013 - By Al Franken and Jim Ramstad In the wake of mass shootings in places like Newtown, Conn., and Aurora, Colo., many Americans have begun to ...

Letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi

Nov. 20, 2008 - November 20, 2008 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House H-232, U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C. 20515 Madame Speaker: As the 110th Congress nears completion, ...

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

Oct. 3, 2008 - EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION ACT OF 2008 -- (House of Representatives - October 03, 2008) BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Mr. RAMSTAD. Madam Speaker, it was an amazing ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2008-2011 Global Exchange Percent Loyalty to Finance, Insurance, Real Estate Lobby 50%
1999 National Foreign Trade Council Positions 100%
2000 National Foreign Trade Council Positions 100%
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Campaign Finances

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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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