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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bf1 #bjai,mr4
 ,ka9e 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,ms4  
,baldw91 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,mr4 ,b>rasso1 ,mr4  
,b5net1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4          
,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,braun1  
,mr4 ,br[n1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mrs4       
,capito1 ,mr4 ,c>p]1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4  
,coons1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,ms4 ,cortez      
,ma/o1 ,mr4 ,da9es1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4
 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,ms4
 ,h>ris1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,ms4 ,hirono1    
,mr4 ,hoev51 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smi?1 ,mr4    
,inh(e1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,ms4   
,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,man*91 ,mr4 ,murphy1    
,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,p]due1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1
 ,mr4 ,rob]ts1 ,ms4 ,ros51 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 
,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,ms4 ,smi?1   
,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,mr4 ,?une1 ,mr4 ,tillis1  
,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,w>n]1 ,mr4      
,wick]1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 & ,ms4 ,ern/7       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,support+ ! goals & ideals ( ,c>e] &    

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te*nology1 eng9e]+1 ma!matics1 nurs+1   
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! #ba/ ,c5tury ,act 7,public ,law       
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,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 & outly+   
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,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 supports ! goals & 
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c>e] & te*nical education 9 prep>+ a    
well-educat$ & skill$ work=ce 9 ! ,unit$
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