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New Bill on Continuity Proposed

By Suzanne Nelson
Roll Call Staff
Jan. 31, 2005, Midnight

Acknowledging strong philosophical opposition to his previous attempt to fix Congress’ constitutional danger if a catastrophe were to strike at the Capitol, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) plans to introduce a different proposal that would allow every district continuity in representation without employing temporary lawmakers.

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May 22, 2012

Rumi Pazos, 6, and his mother, Christi Funk, from Orange County, Ca., attend a news conference Tuesday in front of the Capitol on the Safe Chemical Act, which would update the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976. To support the bill, Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families rallied moms, nurses and cancer survivors to participate in a “stroller brigade” throughout the Capitol complex.

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