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,capuano1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4
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,de,fazio1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,ms4         
,de,gette1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1   
,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4     
,keat+1 ,mr4 ,langev91 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4  
,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1    
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,ms4     
,m5g1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,norton1  
,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,quigley1
 ,mr4 ,s>banes1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4    
,s*iff1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia1 ,ms4    
,slaught]1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4  
,spei]1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 &  
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