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'''Jim McDermott''', born December 28, 1936 (age {{age|1936|12|28}}), is a [[Democratic]] Member of Congress who represents the Seventh District of [[Washington State]].
'''Jim McDermott''', born December 28, 1936 (age {{age|1936|12|28}}), is a [[Democratic]] Member of Congress who represents the Seventh District of [[Washington State]]. McDermott currently serves in the 111th Congress.
==Anti-Iraq Movement==
Shortly prior to the [[Iraq War]], McDermott traveled to [[Baghdad ]] in a trip financially supported by Iraqi-American businessman [[Shakir al-Khafaji]], who has been investigated for receiving "lucrative vouchers for [[Iraqi]] [[oil]] from Saddam's government." <ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/regionalpolitics/2001905911_mcdermott17m.html Aide says McDermott wasn't aware of Saddam link], By Jim Brunner, ''Seattle Times'', April 17, 2004.</ref>
Shortly prior to the [[Iraq War]], McDermott traveled to [[Baghdad ]] in a trip financially supported by Iraqi-American businessman [[Shakir al-Khafaji]], who has been investigated for receiving "lucrative vouchers for [[Iraqi]] [[oil]] from Saddam's government." <ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/regionalpolitics/2001905911_mcdermott17m.html Aide says McDermott wasn't aware of Saddam link], By Jim Brunner, ''Seattle Times'', April 17, 2004.</ref>
On a Roll Call vote in June of 2007 calling on the [[United Nations Security Council]] to charge Iranian President [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] with violating the [[1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide]] and the [[United Nations Charter]] because of his calls for the destruction of the State of Israel, McDermott voted "Present." <ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll513.xml Final Vote Resulrts for Roll Call 513], retrieved from clerk.house.gov 25 June 2007.</ref> This indicates a refusal to vote one way or the other.
On a Roll Call vote in June of 2007 calling on the [[United Nations Security Council]] to charge Iranian President [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] with violating the [[1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide]] and the [[United Nations Charter]] because of his calls for the destruction of the State of Israel, McDermott voted "Present." <ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll513.xml Final Vote Resulrts for Roll Call 513], retrieved from clerk.house.gov 25 June 2007.</ref> This indicates a refusal to vote one way or the other.
==Health Care==
McDermott has advocated a system of universal health insurance since 1972. In [[Congress]], McDermott has introduced H.R. 1200, the American Health Security Act, every session since the 103rd Congress (1993-94); a measure to create a national, single-payer system of socialized health care coverage. H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, which passed the House of Representatives on November 7th 2009, represents the ideas of three House committees of jurisdiction, including the Committee on Ways and Means, on which Jim McDermott serves.
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