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WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Billy Tauzin resigned Tuesday as chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, one of the most powerful positions in Congress, and announced he will not seek re-election in the fall.
Tauzin's desire to leave Congress has been widely speculated for months as his name has surfaced as a potential head of lobbying groups of both the pharmaceutical and motion picture industries.See the full content of this document
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Tauzin Resigns From House Committee
He was instrumental in engineering passage of the new Medicare prescription drug law passed by Congress in December. He also has been deeply involve...
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