The Friends representatives continued attempting to make the bill more favorable to the historic peace churches.
The death earlier this year of a friend, Representative Paul E. Gillmor, is not far from his mind, he said.
His first appointment, for instance, was to make his friend Representative Rahm Emanuel of Illinois his White House chief of staff.
A few weeks later, he visited his friend, Representative Barney Frank, the Massachusetts Democrat who co-authored the overhaul law, to get support for the delay.
A family friend, Representative Gary Condit, Democrat of California, has been interviewed by investigators seeking clues from people who knew the missing woman.
Speaker John A. Boehner wiped away tears when Ms. Giffords walked up to the dais with her friend, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democrat of Florida, to hand over an envelope with her letter of resignation.
That's why I have introduced HR 5260, the Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act with my friend Representative John Conyers of Michigan to empower parents and communities to address – through robust enforcement – racial inequities in public education.
In March, Mr. Schock gave $25,000 to the anti-incumbent political action committee Campaign for Primary Accountability, which was siding with Mr. Schock's friend, Representative Adam Kinzinger, in an incumbent-versus-incumbent primary that pitted the young Mr. Kinzinger against 10-term Representative Donald A. Manzullo.
The day after his law firm partner and friend, Representative Rafael Anchia, Democrat of Dallas, filed a resolution urging the Legislature to support federal comprehensive immigration overhaul, Mr. Villalba said he would like to see more dialogue on the component that calls for a path to citizenship.
