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Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, left, talks with Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, as Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew testified before the panel to urge Congress to reopen the government and lift the U.S. borrowing cap, conditions President Barack Obama insists on before he will negotiate over the nation's budget ills. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona Democrat, applauded Congress' bipartisan effort to reverse the planned cuts to Medicare Advantage payments. (Associated Press)
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Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., center, greets guest at a pet adoption event sponsored by the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus which he chairs to highlight animal welfare issues in Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 4, 2014. Moran said this week that “members of Congress are underpaid,” and the congressional salary of $174,000 a year for most isn’t enough for some. Moran, whose Virginia district abuts Washington, says he will offer an amendment to legislation to fund Congress' budget next week to help lawmakers with the cost of living. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
