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        <fullName>Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5]</fullName>
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