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                                 H.R. 1

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President. I would like to thank the Democratic 
staff of the Senate Budget Committee for all their hard work and 
dedication over this past month challenging the most egregious parts of 
this bill. Staff includes: Ben Ward, Mike Jones, Jill Harrelson, Josh 
Smith, Tyler Evilsizer, Melissa Kaplan-Pistiner, Sion Bell, Misha 
Rafiq, Brian Lyons, Anna Barnes, Connor Jennings, Ethan Rosenkranz, 
Andrew Cobain, Anirudh Srirangam, Fiona Forrester, Lauran Pauley, 
Caitlin Rowley, and Alycia Cooper.

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