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        <fullName>Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Davis, David [R-TN-1]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Davis, Lincoln [D-TN-4]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Mahoney, Tim [D-FL-16]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2]</fullName>
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