Rep. Bobby Rush

Democrat  •  1st District, Illinois  •  10th Term  •  Sworn In 1993
Current Term 2011 - 2012 View All

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02/08/12
Terry's pipeline approval bill sent to House floor

The committee approved Terry's bill after defeating several amendments offered by Democrats. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., offered an amendment to bar Trans Canada from exercising or threatening to exercise eminent domain to obtain rights of way for the $7 ...

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02/08/12
Republicans Advance Bill to Push Keystone XL Over Obama’s Denial

The Republican- led panel also rejected an amendment by Representative Bobby Rush, an Illinois Democrat, that would have barred Calgary-based TransCanada from seizing private land for the pipeline using the government’s powers. Terry’s bill ...

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02/08/12
Washington Post Points Fingers At Earmarkers

Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Illinois) 2008, $290,663 for Beloved Community Family Services in Chicago, which he co-founded and where his wife is an unpaid volunteer board member. Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-California) 2009, $475,000 for seven traffic lights.

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02/07/12
Prison Phones: Making Millions by Draining Families « National ...

Lawmakers such as U.S. Rep Bobby Rush has proposed federal legislation in the form of H.R. 555, The Family Connection Protection Act of 2007 during the past two sessions that would provide relief for the families of ...

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02/07/12
House panel creates bill to resurrect Keystone pipeline

Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush proposed an amendment restricting use of eminent domain, and Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Penn. called for at least 75 percent of the iron and steel used to construct Keystone to come from domestic sources ...

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02/07/12
House Panel Advances Bill Stripping Obama Power on Keystone ...

The panel also rejected an amendment by Representative Bobby Rush, an Illinois Democrat, that would have barred Calgary-based TransCanada from seizing private land for the pipeline using the government's powers.

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Official website: http://house.gov/rush/
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2268 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-4372
Fax: 202-226-0333

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