He was notified by Rep. Rodney Alexander, a Republican from Louisiana, in whose office the page had worked.

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Previously a coroner had said sensitive evidence made an inquest impossible, but the police were accused of a "cover-up" by Susan Alexander, Mr Rodney's mother.

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R. 3481, the Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2011, was introduced by Rep. Tim Griffin (R-AR) with three co-sponsors, Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL) and Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL) on November 18, 2011.

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