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[Bobby]Bright crosses party line for constituents
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Last Edited | User 490 Apr 12, 2009 06:19pm |
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News Date | Monday, April 13, 2009 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
Description | WASHINGTON -- Weeks into the new Congress, Rep. Bobby Bright bucked his party by voting against two Democratic measures -- one to expand federal health insurance for poor kids and the other aimed at stimulating the economy.
And before returning to Alabama for the congressional recess early this month, Bright was one of 20 Democrats to vote against the $3.5 trillion budget resolution, a blueprint for federal spending in 2010.
"I think we're doing the American citizen an injustice by voting for a budget that large," Bright said. |
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