Tim Bishop's Help For Fireworks At Bar Mitzvah Could Be Problematic

Bar Mitzvah Fireworks Show Embroils Congressman
WASHINGTON - APRIL 27: Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) makes a few remarks at the Allstate 'X the TXT' press conference at Columbus Club in Union Station on April 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Allstate)
WASHINGTON - APRIL 27: Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) makes a few remarks at the Allstate 'X the TXT' press conference at Columbus Club in Union Station on April 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Allstate)

Eric Semler wanted to throw his son a Bar Mitzvah bash that he would never forget -- capped by a fireworks show near the hedge fund investor's Southampton, N.Y., home -- but he needed Rep. Tim Bishop's help.

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