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 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #g1 #bjad ,mr4  
,durb9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 ,mr4     
,reid1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,alex&]1  
,ms4 ,ayotte1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mr4        
,b>rasso1 ,mr4 ,begi*1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,mr4
 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,book]1   
,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mrs4 ,box]1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 
,mr4 ,burr1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 
,mr4 ,c>p]1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,*ambliss1
 ,mr4 ,coats1 ,mr4 ,coburn1 ,mr4        
,co*ran1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4
 ,cork]1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4
 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,donnelly1 ,mr4 ,enzi1     
,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mrs4 ,fis*]1 ,mr4       
,flake1 ,mr4 ,frank51 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1  
,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mrs4     
,hagan1 ,mr4 ,h>k91 ,mr4 ,hat*1 ,mr4    
,he9ri*1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,mr4 ,hell]1   
,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,hoev51 ,mr4 ,inh(e1 
,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4 ,johanns1 ,mr4      
,johnson ( ,wiscons91 ,mr4 ,johnson (   
,s\? ,dakota1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,ms4
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,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,mr4 ,man*91 ,mr4
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,mc,caskill1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1
 ,ms4 ,mikulski1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4      
,murk[ski1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 
,mr4 ,nelson1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mr4 ,portman1
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,mr4 ,rob]ts1 ,mr4 ,rockefell]1 ,mr4    
,rubio1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4   
,s*um]1 ,mr4 ,scott1 ,mr4 ,sessions1    
,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,mr4 ,%elby1 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 
,mr4 ,te/]1 ,mr4 ,?une1 ,mr4 ,toomey1   
,mr4 ,udall ( ,colorado1 ,mr4 ,wal%1    
,mr4 ,udall ( ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,vitt]1
 ,mr4 ,w>n]1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1
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began ! tradition 9 ,wa%+ton ( bip>tisan
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