Trent Lott

Speaker Johnson shuts the door on transgender women using Capitol’s female bathrooms

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Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy (center) speaks of how federal subsidies could be used to battle the nation's struggle with obesity, as former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (left) and Chief Scientific Officer Karen Miller-Kovach of Weight Watchers International listen on Nov. 11, 2010, at the Global Obesity Summit in Jackson, Miss. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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** FILE ** Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott sports a seersucker suit as he hosts Seersucker Thursday at Occidental Grill & Seafood in Washington in 2012. Mr. Lott started the tradition in 1996 as a way to promote friendly relations among senators who might disagree on political issues. (The Washington Times)

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Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, one of several ex-members of Congress to become a successful lobbyist, is shown in this 2011 file photo. (Associated Press) ** FILE **