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I cant remember the name of the Representative that was one of the leaders in the House of fighting the highway bill but he was put under a lot of pressure by Hastert and company and he stuck to his guns.
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http://www.slate.com/id/2091787
You might be thinking of Rep. Nick Smith, a Republican congressman who retired in 2005; his son (Brad) was running to replace him in the '04 Republican primaries in August.
Smith opposed the White House backed Medicare bill, so the GOP leadership allegedly offered Smith $100k in promised campaign funds to his son's campaign, in return for Smith's vote on the Medicare bill -- and apparently threatened Smith that his son would 'never reach Congress' and would be 'dead meat in the election' if Smith voted against the Medicare bill (although Smith admits that it was neither Speaker Hastert nor former Majority Leader DeLay who offered him the bribe).
Smith dug in his heels, rejected the offer, and voted against the Medicare bill -- and his son lost in the primaries. But this might be what you're referring to, VR.