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democratic
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The contrast between Reagan and his predecessor in these situations has been pointed up by one Democratic congressman .
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The amendment was named for Mike Synar, a former Democratic congressman from Oklahoma who died of brain cancer earlier this year.
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The New York Times said it obtained a copy of the tape from a Democratic congressman .
local
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They have returned home and set to work turning up the pressure on their local congressmen .
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A local congressman said the canceled deployment illustrated that too much money has been cut from the defense budget.
republican
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That they have ideological allies among Republican congressmen is not surprising.
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A conservative coalition of Democrat and Republican congressmen developed which could delay further reforms, and sometimes block them altogether.
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A fund-raising dinner offers no special access to the congressman .
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Biemiller referred the congressman to this doctor, who again worked his magic.
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I would never shake down a congressman .
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It is the honest doubts of many congressmen that have delayed its progress until now.
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It is the sort of dull nitty-gritty subject believed to be vital for the survival of any self-respecting congressman .
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Mr Espy was a congressman for six years.
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That they have ideological allies among Republican congressmen is not surprising.
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The revelation came in the form of internal documents of the Aleyeska Pipeline Service company, which were leaked to a congressman .