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** FILE ** In this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, file photo, Oklahoma Congressman-elect Jim Bridenstine, R-Oklahoma, gestures as he speaks in Tulsa, Okla. While Oklahoma's four House and Senate veterans, who have a combined 60 years of legislative experience, typically follow their leaders, two freshmen House members, Bridenstine and Markwayne Mullin, have emerged as a new breed. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, of Ky., right, accompanied by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the Republican Policy Committee chairman, arrives to tell reporters that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., and his political tactics are almost entirely responsible for making the Senate dysfunctional, following a procedural vote on legislation to renew jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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**FILE** Democratic Sens. Jack Reed (center) of Rhode Island, Charles Schumer (left) of New York and Jeff Merkley of Oregon meet with reporters on Capitol Hill on Jan. 7, 2014, after legislation to renew jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed unexpectedly cleared an initial Senate hurdle. (Associated Press)
