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      <excerpt> ... a juris doctorate from Washington and Lee University. He is legislative director and counsel for Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson in the Washington, DC, office. </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>WASHINGTON &#8212; Missouri challengers for U.S. House seats are taking advantage of the public's sour mood to haul in substantial campaign cash, but incumbents have accelerated their fundraising by tapping PACs and friends in Congress.
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      <excerpt>...for U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson will visit with constituents of the Eighth District at three Congressional Connection stops this month, her office said in a news release. Constituents may bring concerns to staff on a drop-in basis. The stops will be: 11 a.</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Kinder&#8217;s chief of staff, Lloyd Smith, thought of Sabreliner because the company is in the district of his old boss, U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo. Kinder&#8217;s office contacted Sabreliner on Monday. By 7:50 a.m. Thursday, the six-person medical team an</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> A stab at the agency&amp;#39;s appropriations could come from Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.), a cosponsor of the bill with Peterson who sits on the House ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...climate rules. The measure from Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) and Missouri Reps. Ike Skelton (D) and Jo Ann Emerson (R) would amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit EPA from regulating greenhouse gases based on their effects on global clim</excerpt>
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