OPENING THE RECORD
Government on this dateJanuary 2, 2017
PEOPLE & OFFICES
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U.S. Representative
Ralph Lee Abraham
Louisiana · District 5
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U.S. Representative
Alma S. Adams
North Carolina · District 12
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U.S. Representative
Robert B. Aderholt
Alabama · District 4
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U.S. Representative
Pete Aguilar
California · District 31
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U.S. Senator
Lamar Alexander
Tennessee
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U.S. Representative
Rick W. Allen
Georgia · District 12
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U.S. Representative
Justin Amash
Michigan · District 3
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U.S. Representative
Mark E. Amodei
Nevada · District 2
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U.S. Representative
Brad Ashford
Nebraska · District 2
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U.S. Senator
Kelly Ayotte
New Hampshire
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U.S. Representative
Brian Babin
Texas · District 36
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U.S. Senator
Tammy Baldwin
Wisconsin
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U.S. Representative
Lou Barletta
Pennsylvania · District 11
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U.S. Representative
Andy Barr
Kentucky · District 6
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U.S. Senator
John Barrasso
Wyoming
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U.S. Representative
Joe Barton
Texas · District 6
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U.S. Representative
Karen Bass
California · District 37
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U.S. Representative
Joyce Beatty
Ohio · District 3
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U.S. Representative
Xavier Becerra
California · District 34
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U.S. Representative
Dan Benishek
Michigan · District 1
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U.S. Senator
Michael F. Bennet
Colorado
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U.S. Representative
Ami Bera
California · District 7
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U.S. Representative
Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
Virginia · District 8
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U.S. Representative
Gus M. Bilirakis
Florida · District 12
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