OPENING THE RECORD
Government on this dateJanuary 2, 1997
PEOPLE & OFFICES
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539 people on this date
U.S. Senator
William Warren Bradley
New Jersey
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U.S. Senator
John B. Breaux
Louisiana
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U.S. Representative
William K. Brewster
Oklahoma · District 3
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U.S. Representative
John Glen Browder
Alabama · District 3
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U.S. Representative
Corrine Brown
Florida · District 3
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U.S. Senator
George Hanks Brown
Colorado
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U.S. Representative
George E. Brown Jr.
California · District 42
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U.S. Representative
Sherrod Brown
Ohio · District 13
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U.S. Senator
Samuel D. Brownback
Kansas
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U.S. Senator
Richard H. Bryan
Nevada
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U.S. Representative
Ed Bryant
Tennessee · District 7
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U.S. Representative
John Wiley Bryant
Texas · District 5
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U.S. Senator
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas
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U.S. Representative
Jim Bunn
Oregon · District 5
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U.S. Representative
Jim Bunning
Kentucky · District 4
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U.S. Senator
Conrad Burns
Montana
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U.S. Representative
Richard Burr
North Carolina · District 5
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U.S. Representative
Dan Burton
Indiana · District 6
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U.S. Representative
Stephen E. Buyer
Indiana · District 5
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U.S. Senator
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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U.S. Representative
H. L. Callahan
Alabama · District 1
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U.S. Representative
Ken Calvert
California · District 43
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U.S. Representative
Dave Camp
Michigan · District 4
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U.S. Senator
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Colorado
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