OPENING THE RECORD
Government on this dateJanuary 2, 1979
PEOPLE & OFFICES
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U.S. Representative
John Paul Hammerschmidt
Arkansas · District 3
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U.S. Representative
James Michael Hanley
New York · District 32
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U.S. Representative
Mark Warren Hannaford
California · District 34
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U.S. Senator
Clifford Peter Hansen
Wyoming
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U.S. Representative
George Vernon Hansen
Idaho · District 2
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U.S. Representative
Tom Harkin
Iowa · District 5
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U.S. Representative
Michael Joseph Harrington
Massachusetts · District 6
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U.S. Representative
Herbert Eugene Harris II
Virginia · District 8
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U.S. Representative
William Howard Harsha
Ohio · District 6
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U.S. Senator
Gary Warren Hart
Colorado
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U.S. Senator
Floyd Kirk Haskell
Colorado
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U.S. Senator
Orrin G. Hatch
Utah
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U.S. Senator
Mark Odom Hatfield
Oregon
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U.S. Senator
William Dodd Hathaway
Maine
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U.S. Representative
Augustus Freeman Hawkins
California · District 29
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U.S. Senator
Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa
California
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U.S. Representative
Margaret M. Heckler
Massachusetts · District 10
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U.S. Representative
Willie Gathrel Hefner
North Carolina · District 8
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U.S. Representative
Cecil Landau Heftel
Hawaii · District 1
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U.S. Senator
Henry John Heinz III
Pennsylvania
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U.S. Senator
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
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U.S. Representative
Jack English Hightower
Texas · District 13
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U.S. Representative
Elwood Haynes Hillis
Indiana · District 5
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U.S. Senator
Kaneaster Hodges Jr.
Arkansas
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