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      <excerpt> Sam Farr is very much in favor of what they were doing, but I think he rightly pointed out the City Council members weren&amp;#39;t there. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...U.S. Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel, met with more than 800 members of the Communities Organized for Relational Power in Action on Sunday to tackle four key issues facing Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. At the end of COPA's Shared Prosperity convention at th</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> WATSONVILLE &#8212; US Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel, met with more than 800 members of the ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> And California&amp;#39;s Sam Farr quoted a &amp;quot;Jewish constituent&amp;quot; who told him that &amp;quot;Israel will not have peace and security until Palestinians have hope. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Congressman Sam Farr has told me on more than one occasion that Watsonville has some of the best staff in the region. I agree with him. </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> ... leaders will present and negotiate their solutions to gang violence, foreclosures, health care reform and economic justice with Congressman Sam Farr. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Co-sponsors include Barney Frank, Anna Eshoo, Sam Farr, Betty McCollum, Jim McDermott, Jim McGovern, Linda Sanchez, and Raul Grijalva, co-chair of the ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...wide swath of the state in response to complaints that low reimbursement rates have kept them from taking new patients. Rep. Sam Farr (D-Carmel) was able to include a reimbursement calculation fix in the overhaul legislation. It was a testament to Calif</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Given all this, the idea of a trail on the line has people excited. In the words of Rep. Sam Farr, &#8220;Whether you call it the rail trail, the sanctuary trail, or the scenic trail, its all the same thing&#8212;a great idea and a lot of fun.&#8221; ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Jackie Speier (D-12) Fax: 202-226-4183. Rep. Pete Stark (D-13) Fax: 202-226-3805. Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-14) Fax: 202-225-8890. Rep. Mike Honda (D-15) Fax: 202-225-2699. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-16) Fax: 202-225-3336. Rep. Sam Farr (D-17) ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Sam Farr (D-CA) Chellie Pingree (D-ME) Luis Guitierrez (D-IL) Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) Maxine Waters (D-CA) Mazie Hirono (D-HI) Jared Polis (D-CO) Mike Michaud (D-ME) Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) Rush Holt (D-NJ) Mike Quigley (D-IL) ...</excerpt>
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