The President's budget pays for only six months of the war in Iraq and completely overlooks the transition costs of Social Security reform. The Administration always lied about the cost of the Medicare drug bill.

Indeed prior to Cooper's election much of the eastern portion of the 4th hadn't been represented by a Democrat since the Civil War. S. S.

He is a member of the Democratic Party and the Blue Dog Coalition. Representative for Tennessee's 5th congressional district (based in Nashville) serving since 2003. S.