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<b>John James "Jimmy" Duncan, Jr.</b>, a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/United_States_Republican_Party" title="United States Republican Party" class="mw-redirect" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Republican</a>, has represented the Second Congressional District of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Category:Members_of_the_U.S.Congress_from_Tennessee" title="Category:Members of the U.S. Congress from Tennessee" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Tennessee</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/U.S.House_of_Representatives" title="U.S. House of Representatives" class="mw-redirect" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">U.S. House of Representatives</a>since 1988. (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/tn02_109.gif" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">map</a>)</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jimmy_Duncan#Record_and_controversies" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">1</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="toctext">Record and controversies</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jimmy_Duncan#Iraq_War" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="toctext">Iraq War</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jimmy_Duncan#Environmental_record" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="toctext">Environmental record</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jimmy_Duncan#Congressional_career" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="toctext">Congressional career</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-6" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jimmy_Duncan#2006_elections" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.1</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="toctext">2006 elections</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jimmy_Duncan#Committees_and_Affiliations" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">3</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="toctext">Committees and Affiliations</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-9" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jimmy_Duncan#Committee_assignments_in_the_109th_Congress_.282005-2006.29" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.1</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="toctext">Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11" style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jimmy_Duncan#Contact" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="tocnumber">5</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="toctext">Contact</span></a></li>
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<div style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.1875px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0.5em 0.75em; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: rgb(220, 232, 248); border: 1px solid rgb(92, 121, 181); padding: 0.25em; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span>General information about important bills and votes for can be found in Congresspedia's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Category:U.S._legislation" title="Category:U.S. legislation" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">articles on legislation</a>. You can add information you find on how Jimmy Duncan voted by clicking the "[edit]" link to the right and typing it in. Remember to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Help:References" title="Help:References" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">cite your sources</a>!</span></div>
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<p style=" margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.1875px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Duncan voted against the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Authorization_for_Use_of_Military_Force_Against_Iraq_Resolution_of_2002" title="Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>that started the Iraq War.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" style=" line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jimmy_Duncan#cite_note-0" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; white-space: nowrap; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">[1]</a></sup>
During the consideration of an Iraq supplemental spending bill, the House held a vote on May 10 on an alternative measure (H.R.2237), sponsored by Rep.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/James_McGovern" title="James McGovern" class="mw-redirect" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">James McGovern</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(D-Mass.), which would mandate that U.S. combat troop withdrawal begin within three months, and that it be completed six months after that. Then, the bill mandated, no congressional money could be used for military operations (though there would be an allowance for certain types of special-ops activities). The alternative measure failed by a vote of 171-255 on May 10, 2007. Duncan was one of two Republicans to vote in favor of the measure.</p>
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<dd style=" line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 0px;"><i>Main article:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/U.S.Troop_Readiness,Veterans%27_Care,Katrina_Recovery,and_Iraq_Accountability_Appropriations_Act,2007(H.R.2206)" title="U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (H.R.2206)" class="mw-redirect" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (H.R.2206)</a></i></dd>
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<p style=" margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.1875px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><i>For more information on environmental legislation, see the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Portal:Energy_and_Environment_Policy_(U.S.)" title="Portal:Energy and Environment Policy (U.S.)" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Energy and Environment Policy Portal</a></i></p>
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<p style=" margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.1875px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Duncan was born July 21, 1947, in Lebanon, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science degree and subsequently received a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Doctorate_of_Jurisprudence_degree&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Doctorate of Jurisprudence degree (page does not exist)" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(165, 88, 88); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Doctorate of Jurisprudence degree</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 1973 and was admitted to the bar that same year. He was an attorney in private practice until he became a state court judge in Knox County, Tennessee, where he served from 1981 to 1988. He also served in the Army National Guard from 1970 to 1987.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.house.gov/duncan/biography.htm" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">[1]</a></p>
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<p style=" margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.1875px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">He was first elected to Congress in 1988, in a special election to succeed his late father,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Duncan,_Sr.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Duncan, Sr. (page does not exist)" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(165, 88, 88); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">John Duncan, Sr.</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and elected to the seat for a full term in his own right the same day. He has been reelected every two years since then from a district that has been held continuously by Republicans since 1857. He has never faced a serious or well-funded challenge for reelection, and was reelected without major-party opposition from 1994 through 2000.
Duncan was one of the few Republicans to oppose and vote against the 2003 invasion of Iraq, doing so on grounds of opposition to unnecessary foreign involvement. In March 2006 he stated his continued oppostion ot the war: "The so-called neo-con architects of this unnecessary war have led people down a primrose path in the opposite direction of and very much against every traditional conservative position."<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.house.gov/duncan/sp031006.htm" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">[2]</a>
According to his House Biography, "Congressman Duncan's efforts to cut government waste, reduce taxes, and limit bureaucratic red tape have been recognized by various organizations and national news media such as ABC News, CBS News, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and U.S. News and World Report. He has been named among the five most fiscally conservative Members of Congress by the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/National_Taxpayers_Union" title="National Taxpayers Union" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">National Taxpayers Union</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and is one of the few Members of Congress to receive the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Citizens_Against_Government_Waste" title="Citizens Against Government Waste" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Citizens Against Government Waste</a>Super Hero Award."<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.house.gov/duncan/biography.htm" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">[3]</a></p>
<h4 style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-style: none; width: auto; font-size: 15px; font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.1875px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="mw-headline" id="2006_elections">2006 elections</span></h4>
<p style=" margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.1875px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In 2006, the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party" class="mw-redirect" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Democrats</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>nominated<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_Greene&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Greene (page does not exist)" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(165, 88, 88); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">John Greene</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to face Duncan in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/U.S._congressional_elections_in_2006" title="U.S. congressional elections in 2006" class="mw-redirect" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">U.S. congressional elections in 2006</a>)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://opensecrets.org/states/election.asp?State=TN&year=2006" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">[4]</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Duncan retained his seat.</p>
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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/House_Committee_on_Transportation_and_Infrastructure" title="House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure</a>
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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Aviation</li>
<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Highways Transit and Pipelines - Ranking Member</li>
<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/House_Committee_on_Oversight_and_Government_Reform" title="House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform</a>
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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcomitee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement</li>
<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcomitee on National Security and International Relations</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/House_Committee_on_Natural_Resources" title="House Committee on Natural Resources" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">House Committee on Natural Resources</a>
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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/House_Committee_on_Government_Reform" title="House Committee on Government Reform" class="mw-redirect" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">House Committee on Government Reform</a>
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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Government Management Finance and Accountability</li>
<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on National Security Emerging Threats and International Relations</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/House_Committee_on_Resources" title="House Committee on Resources" class="mw-redirect" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">House Committee on Resources</a>
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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health</li>
<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on National Parks Recreation and Public Lands</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/House_Committee_on_Transportation_and_Infrastructure" title="House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure</a>
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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Aviation</li>
<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Highways Transit and Pipelines</li>
<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment - Chair</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=H3711103" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Background information on Jimmy Duncan from Project Vote Smart</a></li>
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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/d000533" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Voting record for Jimmy Duncan from the Washington Post database</a></li>
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<p style=" margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.1875px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><i><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Wikipedia</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>also has an article on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Duncan" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Jimmy Duncan</a>. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GFDL" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">GFDL</a>.</i></p>
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2267 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4202
Phone: 202-225-5435
Fax: 202-225-6440
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.house.gov/writerep/" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Web Email</a>
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<b>District Office- Athens:</b>
6 East Madison Avenue
Athens, TN 37303-4297
Phone: 423-745-4671
Fax: 423-745-6025
<b>District Office- Knoxville:</b>
800 Market Street, Suite 110
Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: 865-523-3772
Fax: 865-544-0728
<b>District Office- Maryville:</b>
262 East Broadway
Maryville, TN 37804-5782
Phone: 865-984-5464
Fax: 865-984-0521
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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Greg Sargent,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://electioncentral.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2007/feb/14/four_more_gopers_defect_will_back_anti_escalation_resolution" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">"Four More GOPers Defect, Will Back Anti-Escalation Resolution,"</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>TPM Cafe</i>, February 14, 2007.</li>
<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Jonathan Weisman,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003572866_iraqcong15.html" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">"Bush losing Republicans over plan for Iraq war,"</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Washington Post</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(<i>The Seattle Times</i>), February 15, 2007.</li>
<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">David Espo,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2875762" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">"GOP Opposition to Bush Plan Forms,"</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Associated Press (ABC News), February 15, 2007.</li>
<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Jeff Zeleny,<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/15/washington/15cong.html?_r=1&oref=slogin" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">"12 Republicans Break Ranks on Iraq Resolution,"</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>New York Times</i>, February 15, 2007.</li>
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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.house.gov/duncan/" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Official website</a></li>
<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://opensecrets.org/races/index.asp" style=" text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAFZJREFUeF59z4EJADEIQ1F36k7u5E7ZKXeUQPACJ3wK7UNokVxVk9kHnQH7bY9hbDyDhNXgjpRLqFlo4M2GgfyJHhjq8V4agfrgPQX3JtJQGbofmCHgA/nAKks+JAjFAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); padding-right: 13px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">Open Secrets</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>- 2006 congressional races database</li>
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