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      <excerpt>...of the new bill. Minnesota Democratic Reps. Tim Walz, Collin Peterson, and Jim Oberstar and Minnesota Republican Rep. Erik Paulsen joined Ellison in voting for the measure. Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., was &#8220;unavoidably detained when the final vote wa</excerpt>
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