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      <excerpt>...new spending in this bill...&quot; &#8212;Rep. Chet Edwards, Democrat of Texas &quot;... this bill will not reduce long-term costs.&quot; &#8212;Rep Bobby Bright, Democrat of Alabama &quot;Democrats are getting a taste of what next fall is going to feel like when they are going do</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Jo Bonner (R-1) Fax: 202-225-0562. Rep. Bobby Bright (D-2) Fax: 202-225-8913. Rep. Michael Rogers (R-3) Fax: 202-226-8485. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-4) Fax: 202-225-5587. Rep. Parker Griffith (D-5) Fax: 202-225-4392. Rep. ...</excerpt>
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