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      <excerpt>...by the House&#160;ethics committee&#160;are sure to add fuel to the fire. The committee &#8212; which has one African-American lawmaker, Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), among its 10 members &#8212; on Thursday considered three referrals from the recently formed Office </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...targeted for ethics inquiries. The ethics investigative subcommittee looking into the Caribbean trips is chaired by Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), who also is a member of the CBC and took a Carib News-sponsored trip before the 2006 rules were imposed. </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...targeted for ethics inquiries. The ethics investigative subcommittee looking into the Caribbean trips is chaired by Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), who also is a member of the CBC and took a Carib News-sponsored trip before the 2006 rules were imposed. </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...from three members of the Congressional Black Caucus: Reps. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, Elijah Cummings of Maryland and G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina. Hilliard is vying with Terri Sewell, a well-funded lawyer, and two other Democrats for the pa</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>C., and supported by US Rep. GK Butterfield, DN.C., US Sen. Kay Hagan, DN.C., and US Sen. Richard Burr, RN.C., is not in the more than 1000-page bill sent ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...the quarter and had $29,000 in cash on hand. Hilliards report listed contributions from Reps. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) and $9,000 in contributions from the campaign committee and political action committee of Rep. Bennie Tho</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...media reports and their own answers, what Dem members are thinking about the bill. YES OR LEANING YES Leonard Boswell (Iowa)  G.K. Butterfield (N.C.) Steve Cohen (Tenn.) Called the measure &quot;America's bill&quot; Gerry Connolly (Va.) Had expressed concern abou</excerpt>
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