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        <fullName>Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]</fullName>
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