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      <excerpt>...colleagues Tuesday. Both chambers of Congress are reconciling committee versions of health care reform legislation. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, Sen. Kit Bond and Sen. Claire McCaskill have not voted on the health care measures in committee. Emerson, a Republic</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...away from programs that provided safe roads for the public, school buses, emergency vehicle traffic and much more.&quot; U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, a Cape Girardeau Republican, said she'll try to help restore the funding, as a new highway bill has not been vo</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>On the House of Representatives&amp;#39; side, US Rep. Jo Ann Emerson said she also believes the bill will see further change before it is voted upon. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>The bill, introduced Oct. 13, has bipartisan support ranging from Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas to Republican Jo Ann Emerson of Missouri. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...University of Science and Technology in Rolla and a first-time candidate, also brought in more than $200,000, outpacing Rep. Jo Ann Emerson of Cape Girardeau, the incumbent Republican. In winning her seventh term last year, Emerson polled 71 percent of </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>But Missouri Democrat Tommy Sowers, who is mounting an uphill bid against Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R), signed some of the biggest names on his consultant roster ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.), Sam Farr (D-Calif.), Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.), Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Tex.), Ron Klein (D-Fla.), Dan Maffei (DN. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Mike Castle, Jo Ann Emerson and Shelley Moore Capito, Politico reports. &amp;quot;If the bill&amp;#39;s backers succeed in boosting its popularity in the coming weeks, ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Rep. Ike Skelton. - 8th District in southeast Missouri, where Democrat Tommy Sowers raised more money than Republican Rep. Jo Ann Emerson during the past quarter and also reported slightly more money in the bank. While early fundraising success does not</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Original cosponsors include: Jason Altmire, D-Pa.; John Boccieri, D-Ohio; Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo.; Sam Farr, D-Calif.; Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio; Alcee Hastings, ...</excerpt>
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