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      <excerpt>...new spending in this bill...&quot; &#8212;Rep. Chet Edwards, Democrat of Texas &quot;... this bill will not reduce long-term costs.&quot; &#8212;Rep Bobby Bright, Democrat of Alabama &quot;Democrats are getting a taste of what next fall is going to feel like when they are going do</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Strider&amp;#39;s firm nonetheless also represents four Democrats&#8212;Bobby Bright, Travis Childers, Parker Griffith, and Heath Shuler&#8212;who voted for the Stupak ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> ... the county&amp;#39;s mayors and council members, House Speaker Seth Hammett (D-Andalusia), State Sen. Jimmy Holley (R-Elba), and US Rep. Bobby Bright (D-Ala.). </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Parker Griffith, D-Huntsville, $248700; Rep. Bobby Bright, D-Montgomery, $77250. It is interesting that eight of the votes against the health care bill came ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Parker Griffith, D-Huntsville, $248700; Rep. Bobby Bright, D-Montgomery, $77250. It is interesting that eight of the votes against the health care bill came ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Frank Kratovil of Maryland, Rep. Debbie Halvorson of Illinois and Rep. Bobby Bright of Alabama, all Democrats, are co-sponsors. Minnick spent nearly eight months crafting the bill, reaching out to manufacturing, business, ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Walt Minnick, D-ID, has announced his new bill, H.R. 4072 or the American Manufacturing Efficiency and Retraining Investment Collaboration (AMERICA) Works Act. Minnick has spent eight months developing and writing the bill, which is co -sponsored by t</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Bobby Bright tele-town hall. by: mediagadfly. Tue Nov 17, 2009 at 21:13:28 PM CST. (WOW! - promoted by mooncat). I live in Prattville and I am, on very rare occassions, not all that troubled with calling Bobby Bright my Congressman ...</excerpt>
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