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Select a Representative Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4] Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24] Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] Barrow, John [D-GA-12] Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] Bean, Melissa L. [D-IL-8] Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-31] Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] Berry, Marion [D-AR-1] Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9] Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7] Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1] Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45] Boozman, John [R-AR-3] Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU] Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2] Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2] Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13] Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] Campbell, John [R-CA-48] Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Carson, Julia [D-IN-7] Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] Castle, Michael N. [R-DE] Castor, Kathy [D-FL-11] Cazayoux, Donald J., Jr. [D-LA-6] Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6] Childers, Travis [D-MS-1] Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI] Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] Costa, Jim [D-CA-20] Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12] Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5] Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4] Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] Cubin, Barbara [R-WY] Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] Davis, Artur [D-AL-7] Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] Davis, David [R-TN-1] Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4] Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1] Davis, Lincoln [D-TN-4] Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9] DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21] Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] Donnelly, Joe [D-IN-2] Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2] Dreier, David [R-CA-26] Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17] Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Ellsworth, Brad [D-IN-8] Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5] Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] English, Phil [R-PA-3] Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] Everett, Terry [R-AL-2] Faleomavaega, Eni F.H. [D-AS] Fallin, Mary [R-OK-5] Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24] Ferguson, Mike [R-NJ-7] Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6] Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR] Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13] Foster, Bill [D-IL-14] Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8] Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1] Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY-20] Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5] Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] Green, Al [D-TX-9] Green, Gene [D-TX-29] Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-7] Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] Hall, John J. [D-NY-19] Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] Hare, Phil [D-IL-17] Harman, Jane [D-CA-36] Hastert, J. Dennis [R-IL-14] Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8] Heller, Dean [R-NV-2] Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD] Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD] Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27] Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9] Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Hobson, David L. [R-OH-7] Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2] Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] Holt, Rush D. [D-NJ-12] Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] Hulshof, Kenny C. [R-MO-9] Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52] Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4] Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1] Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15] Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11] Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8] Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11] Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] Keller, Ric [R-FL-8] Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] King, Steve [R-IA-5] Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] Klein, Ron [D-FL-22] Kline, John [R-MN-2] Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-9] Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] Kuhl, John R. (Randy), Jr. [R-NY-29] LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18] Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22] Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-41] Lewis, John [D-GA-5] Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] Linder, John [R-GA-7] Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9] Mack, Connie [R-FL-14] Mahoney, Tim [D-FL-16] Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8] Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-22] McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4] McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] McKeon, Howard P. (Buck) [R-CA-25] McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11] McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21] Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3] Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37] Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42] Miller, George [D-CA-7] Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Mitchell, Harry E. [D-AZ-5] Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1] Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1] Murphy, Christopher S. [D-CT-5] Murphy, Patrick J. [D-PA-8] Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12] Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-2] Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC] Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-10] Nunes, Devin [R-CA-21] Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] Obey, David R. [D-WI-7] Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-8] Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5] Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] Pickering, Charles W. (Chip) [R-MS-3] Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND] Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3] Price, David E. [D-NC-4] Price, Tom [R-GA-6] Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15] Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12] Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16] Rehberg, Dennis R. [R-MT] Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1] Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26] Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] Rogers, Mike [R-MI-8] Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46] Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40] Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1] Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3] Sali, Bill [R-ID-1] Sanchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2] Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] Scott, David [D-GA-13] Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27] Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11] Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2] Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18] Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12] Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6] Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8] Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4] Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-5] Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12] Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] Walberg, Timothy [R-MI-7] Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25] Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] Welch, Peter [D-VT] Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15] Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS-1] Wilson, Charles A. [D-OH-6] Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1] Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] Wu, David [D-OR-1] Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-10] Young, Don [R-AK]

Select a Senator Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Allard, Wayne [R-CO] Barrasso, John [R-WY] Baucus, Max [D-MT] Bayh, Evan [D-IN] Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Brownback, Sam [R-KS] Bunning, Jim [R-KY] Burr, Richard [R-NC] Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] Coburn, Tom [R-OK] Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Conrad, Kent [D-ND] Corker, Bob [R-TN] Cornyn, John [R-TX] Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] Crapo, Mike [R-ID] DeMint, Jim [R-SC] Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] Durbin, Richard [D-IL] Ensign, John [R-NV] Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Gregg, Judd [R-NH] Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] Harkin, Tom [D-IA] Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnson, Tim [D-SD] Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] Kerry, John F. [D-MA] Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Kohl, Herb [D-WI] Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Levin, Carl [D-MI] Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] Lott, Trent [R-MS] Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] Martinez, Mel [R-FL] McCain, John [R-AZ] McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Murray, Patty [D-WA] Nelson, Bill [D-FL] Nelson, E. Benjamin [D-NE] Obama, Barack [D-IL] Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Reed, Jack [D-RI] Reid, Harry [D-NV] Roberts, Pat [R-KS] Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Specter, Arlen [R-PA] Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Stevens, Ted [R-AK] Sununu, John E. [R-NH] Tester, Jon [D-MT] Thomas, Craig [R-WY] Thune, John [R-SD] Vitter, David [R-LA] Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] Warner, John [R-VA] Webb, Jim [D-VA] Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

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