Key Vote Alert – “YES” on Sanford Amdt to H.R. 5293
KEY VOTE ALERT
“YES” on Sanford Amdt to HR 5293
The Club for Growth urges all House members to support the Sanford amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2017 (H.R. 5293). A vote on this amendment is expected later this week. This vote will be included in the Club for Growth’s 2016 Congressional Scorecard.
Rep. Sanford’s bipartisan amendment would bar funds for a de facto earmark benefitting the shoe company, New Balance. Under current law, troops can be given a cash allowance to purchase apparel, including shoes. The earmark would disallow this – just for footwear – forcing the Pentagon to provide shoes directly to military personnel. As such, current law also requires that any direct-purchase items be 100% American-made. In the near term, this would exclusively benefit New Balance as the sole provider of footwear.
Also, it shouldn’t be overlooked that, according to the Boston Globe, New Balance said the White House promised to consider the shoe maker for a similar Defense contract if the company would stop bad-mouthing Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. The merits of the trade deal notwithstanding, this type of cronyism is horrendous, and this de facto earmark should be vigorously rejected.
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Vote Results
Club Position
Yes
Required for Majority
1/2
Vote Results
Failed
Vote Number
313
Vote Date
June 16, 2016
Vote Counts
YEAs:
150
NAYs:
260
Not Voting:
0
Neil Abercrombie
HI
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Ralph Abraham
LA
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Alma Adams
NC
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Robert Aderholt
AL
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Mark Amodei
NV
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Brad Ashford
NE
D
N
Lou Barletta
PA
R
N
Joe Barton
TX
R
N
Joyce Beatty
OH
D
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Xavier Becerra
CA
D
N
Dan Benishek
MI
R
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Kerry Bentivolio
MI
R
N
Ami Bera
CA
D
N
Rob Bishop
UT
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Mike Bishop
MI
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Sanford Bishop
GA
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Mike Bost
IL
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Brendan Boyle
PA
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Robert Brady
PA
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Mo Brooks
AL
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Julia Brownley
CA
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Vern Buchanan
FL
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Larry Bucshon
IN
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Cheri Bustos
IL
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G.K. Butterfield
NC
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Bradley Byrne
AL
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Lois Capps
CA
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Michael Capuano
MA
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John Carney
DE
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Buddy Carter
GA
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Matthew Cartwright
PA
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Kathy Castor
FL
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David Cicilline
RI
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Yvette Clarke
NY
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Curt Clawson
FL
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Emanuel Cleaver
MO
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James Clyburn
SC
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Mike Coffman
CO
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Steve Cohen
TN
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Tom Cole
OK
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Chris Collins
NY
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Barbara Comstock
VA
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K. Michael Conaway
TX
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Gerald Connolly
VA
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John Conyers
MI
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Paul Cook
CA
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Jim Cooper
TN
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Ryan Costello
PA
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Joe Courtney
CT
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Kevin Cramer
ND
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Rick Crawford
AR
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Ander Crenshaw
FL
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Carlos Curbelo
FL
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Danny Davis
IL
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Susan Davis
CA
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Artur Davis
AL
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Peter DeFazio
OR
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Diana DeGette
CO
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William Delahunt
MA
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Rosa DeLauro
CT
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Suzan DelBene
WA
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Jeff Denham
CA
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Charles Dent
PA
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Mark DeSaulnier
CA
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Debbie Dingell
MI
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Lloyd Doggett
TX
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Robert Dold
IL
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Steve Driehaus
OH
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Tammy Duckworth
IL
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WI
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Jeff Duncan
SC
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Donna Edwards
MD
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Vernon Ehlers
MI
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Keith Ellison
MN
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Renee Ellmers
NC
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Eliot Engel
NY
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Anna Eshoo
CA
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Elizabeth Esty
CT
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Michael Fitzpatrick
PA
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Chuck Fleischmann
TN
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Jeff Fortenberry
NE
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Virginia Foxx
NC
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Lois Frankel
FL
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Marcia Fudge
OH
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Tulsi Gabbard
HI
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Pete Gallego
TX
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Ruben Gallego
AZ
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John Garamendi
CA
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Christopher Gibson
NY
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Trey Gowdy
SC
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Sam Graves
MO
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Alan Grayson
FL
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Al Green
TX
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Raul Grijalva
AZ
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Frank Guinta
NH
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Janice Hahn
CA
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Cresent Hardy
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Phil Hare
IL
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Vicky Hartzler
MO
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Denny Heck
WA
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Brian Higgins
NY
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French Hill
AR
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James Himes
CT
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Ruben Hinojosa
TX
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Michael Honda
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Steny Hoyer
MD
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Jared Huffman
CA
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Bill Huizenga
MI
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Duncan Hunter
CA
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Will Hurd
TX
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Robert Hurt
VA
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Steve Israel
NY
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Darrell Issa
CA
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Sheila Jackson-Lee
TX
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Evan Jenkins
WV
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Bill Johnson
OH
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Eddie Johnson
TX
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Walter Jones
NC
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Paul Kanjorski
PA
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John Katko
NY
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William Keating
MA
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Robin Kelly
IL
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Patrick Kennedy
RI
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Joseph Kennedy
MA
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Daniel Kildee
MI
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Derek Kilmer
WA
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Carolyn Kilpatrick
MI
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Steve King
IA
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Peter King
NY
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Ann Kirkpatrick
AZ
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Ron Klein
FL
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Stephen Knight
CA
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Frank Kratovil
MD
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Ann Kuster
NH
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Doug LaMalfa
CA
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James Langevin
RI
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Rick Larsen
WA
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John Larson
CT
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Brenda Lawrence
MI
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Barbara Lee
CA
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Sander Levin
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John Lewis
GA
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Daniel Lipinski
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Frank LoBiondo
NJ
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David Loebsack
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Zoe Lofgren
CA
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Alan Lowenthal
CA
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Nita Lowey
NY
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Michelle Lujan Grisham
NM
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Cynthia Lummis
WY
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Stephen Lynch
MA
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Thomas MacArthur
NJ
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Daniel Maffei
NY
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Sean Maloney
NY
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Tom Marino
PA
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Kevin McCarthy
CA
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Michael McCaul
TX
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Betty McCollum
MN
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James McGovern
MA
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Patrick McHenry
NC
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John McHugh
NY
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David McKinley
WV
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Michael McMahon
NY
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Cathy McMorris Rodgers
WA
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Jerry McNerney
CA
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Martha McSally
AZ
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Patrick Meehan
PA
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Kendrick Meek
FL
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John Mica
FL
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Jeff Miller
FL
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Alan Mollohan
WV
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John Moolenaar
MI
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Gwen Moore
WI
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Seth Moulton
MA
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Tim Murphy
PA
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Jerrold Nadler
NY
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Grace Napolitano
CA
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Richard Neal
MA
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Dan Newhouse
WA
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Kristi Noem
SD
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Richard Nolan
MN
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Donald Norcross
NJ
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Richard Nugent
FL
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Devin Nunes
CA
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Beto O'Rourke
TX
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Pete Olson
TX
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Steven Palazzo
MS
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Bill Pascrell
NJ
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Donald Payne
NJ
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Nancy Pelosi
CA
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Ed Perlmutter
CO
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Collin Peterson
MN
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Chellie Pingree
ME
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Joseph Pitts
PA
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Mark Pocan
WI
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Bruce Poliquin
ME
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David Price
NC
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Mike Quigley
IL
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Trey Radel
FL
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Tom Reed
NY
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James Renacci
OH
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E. Scott Rigell
VA
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Martha Roby
AL
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Todd Rokita
IN
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Peter Roskam
IL
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Dennis Ross
FL
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David Rouzer
NC
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Lucille Roybal Allard
CA
D
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Steve Russell
OK
R
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Linda Sanchez
CA
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Loretta Sanchez
CA
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Steve Scalise
LA
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Robert Scott
VA
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F. James Sensenbrenner
WI
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Joe Sestak
PA
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Terri Sewell
AL
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John Shadegg
AZ
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John Shimkus
IL
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Bill Shuster
PA
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Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
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Ike Skelton
MO
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Louise Slaughter
NY
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Lamar Smith
TX
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Adam Smith
WA
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Zachary Space
OH
D
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John Spratt
SC
D
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Elise Stefanik
NY
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Steve Stivers
OH
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Steve Stockman
TX
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Mark Takano
CA
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Gene Taylor
MS
D
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Harry Teague
NM
D
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Mike Thompson
CA
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Glenn Thompson
PA
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Bennie Thompson
MS
D
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Todd Tiahrt
KS
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Dina Titus
NV
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Paul Tonko
NY
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Norma Torres
CA
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David Trott
MI
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Niki Tsongas
MA
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Michael Turner
OH
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Fred Upton
MI
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David Valadao
CA
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Juan Vargas
CA
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Nydia Velazquez
NY
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Peter Visclosky
IN
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Tim Walberg
MI
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Jackie Walorski
IN
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
FL
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Diane Watson
CA
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Peter Welch
VT
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Lynn Westmoreland
GA
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Roger Williams
TX
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Joe Wilson
SC
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Rob Woodall
GA
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John Yarmuth
KY
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Ted Yoho
FL
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David Young
IA
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Ryan Zinke
MT
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Pete Aguilar
CA
D
Y
Rick Allen
GA
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Justin Amash
MI
I
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Brian Babin
TX
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Andy Barr
KY
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Don Beyer
VA
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Gus Bilirakis
FL
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Diane Black
TN
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Marsha Blackburn
TN
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Y
Rod Blum
IA
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Suzanne Bonamici
OR
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Y
Jim Bridenstine
OK
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Susan Brooks
IN
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Henry Brown
SC
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Ginny Brown-Waite
FL
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Ken Buck
CO
R
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Michael Burgess
TX
R
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Ken Calvert
CA
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John Carter
TX
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Steve Chabot
OH
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Jason Chaffetz
UT
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Lacy Clay
MO
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Doug Collins
GA
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Jim Costa
CA
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Kathleen Dahlkemper
PA
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Warren Davidson
OH
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Lincoln Davis
TN
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Rodney Davis
IL
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Bill Delahunt
MA
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John Duncan
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Tom Emmer
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Blake Farenthold
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Sam Farr
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John Fleming
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Bill Flores
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Joe Garcia
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Scott Garrett
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Bob Gibbs
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Bob Goodlatte
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AZ
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WI
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MS
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MD
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Alcee Hastings
FL
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Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
SD
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Jody Hice
GA
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Peter Hoekstra
MI
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George Holding
NC
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Richard Hudson
NC
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Tim Huelskamp
KS
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Randy Hultgren
IL
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Lynn Jenkins
KS
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David Jolly
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Jim Jordan
OH
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David Joyce
OH
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Mike Kelly
PA
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Trent Kelly
MS
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Mary Kilroy
OH
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Ron Kind
WI
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Adam Kinzinger
IL
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Suzanne Kosmas
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Raul Labrador
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Darin LaHood
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Leonard Lance
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Bob Latta
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Ted Lieu
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John Linder
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Billy Long
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Barry Loudermilk
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Mia Love
UT
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Frank Lucas
OK
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Blaine Luetkemeyer
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Kenny Marchant
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Jim Marshall
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Thomas Massie
KY
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Tom McClintock
CA
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Mark Meadows
NC
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Gregory Meeks
NY
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Alex Mooney
WV
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Markwayne Mullin
OK
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Mick Mulvaney
SC
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Patrick Murphy
FL
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Gloria Negrete McLeod
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Randy Neugebauer
TX
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David Obey
WI
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Gary Palmer
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Erik Paulsen
MN
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Stevan Pearce
NM
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Robert Pittenger
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Ted Poe
TX
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ND
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Mike Pompeo
KS
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Adam Putnam
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George Radanovich
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John Ratcliffe
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WA
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Reid Ribble
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Tom Rice
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David Roe
TN
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Hal Rogers
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Dana Rohrabacher
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Keith Rothfus
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C.A. Ruppersberger
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Tim Ryan
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AZ
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John Sarbanes
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Adam Schiff
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Mike Simpson
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Chris Stewart
UT
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CO
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Mark Walker
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Timothy Walz
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Brad Wenstrup
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Bruce Westerman
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OH
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Todd Young
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Lee Zeldin
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