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        <fullName>Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5]</fullName>
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