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Councilmembers David Catania (D-At Large) arrives to the council chambers before a Committee of the Whole Meeting at the Wilson Building, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 4, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio smiles as walks to a strategy meeting with fellow Republicans before speaking to reporters about the Keystone XL Pipeline and other issues, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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FILE - This Feb. 1, 2012 file photo shows Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Doug Elmendorf testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. More people than previously estimated will reduce their hours or leave the workforce because of incentives built into President Barack Obama’s health care law, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, right, accompanied by House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., speak to reporters about the Keystone XL Pipeline and other issues, following a Republican Conference meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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A portrait of U.S. Rep Rob Andrews rests on a counter at his office Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Haddon Heights, N.J. Andrews announced Tuesday that he is resigning from Congress after 23 years. Andrews' decision could short-circuit a House Ethics Committee inquiry into whether the New Jersey Democrat used campaign donations for personal purposes. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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U.S. Rep Rob Andrews answers a question Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Haddon Heights, N.J., as he announces that he is resigning from Congress after 23 years. Andrews' decision would end a House Ethics Committee inquiry into whether the New Jersey Democrat used campaign donations for personal purposes. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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U.S. Rep Rob Andrews announces that he is resigning from Congress after 23 years Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Haddon Heights, N.J. Andrews' decision would end a House Ethics Committee inquiry into whether the New Jersey Democrat used campaign donations for personal purposes. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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U.S. Rep Rob Andrews answers a question Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Haddon Heights, N.J., as he announces that he is resigning from Congress after 23 years. Andrews' decision could short-circuit a House Ethics Committee inquiry into whether the New Jersey Democrat used campaign donations for personal purposes. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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U.S. Rep Rob Andrews listens to a question Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Haddon Heights, N.J., as he announces that he is resigning from Congress after 23 years. Andrews' decision could short-circuit a House Ethics Committee inquiry into whether the New Jersey Democrat used campaign donations for personal purposes. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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U.S. Rep Rob Andrews answers a question Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Haddon Heights, N.J., as he announces that he is resigning from Congress after 23 years. Andrews' decision would end a House Ethics Committee inquiry into whether the New Jersey Democrat used campaign donations for personal purposes. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)