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      <excerpt>...enlisted prominent bipartisan support that spans the political spectrum. Reps. Todd Platts (R-Pa.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) and Del. Donna Christensen (D-Virgin Islands) have all sig</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...are on the committee, and none showed up at the hearing. &quot;We're not anxious for a legislative solution here,&quot; said Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., chairman of the subcommittee on commerce, trade and consumer protection, which conducted Tuesday's hearing. Inste</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...of Tuesday's Money &amp; Investing section failed to note the participation of the federal and Texas regulators. In addition, Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois was incorrectly identified as Danny Rush in the article, which appeared on the Deals &amp; Deal Makers page</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...have 435 members of Congress writing a law that would have in any way some immediate conduct and effect on your players,&quot; Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., told Goodell at the end of the subcommittee session he chaired Tuesday. Waving his hands as if to ward off</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...have 435 members of Congress writing a law that would have in any way some immediate conduct and effect on your players,&quot; Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., told Goodell at the end of the subcommittee session he chaired Tuesday. Waving his hands as if to ward off</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...are on the committee, and none showed up at the hearing. &quot;We're not anxious for a legislative solution here,&quot; said Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., chairman of the subcommittee on commerce, trade and consumer protection, which conducted Tuesday's hearing. Inste</excerpt>
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