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Minnesota, Not D.C., Should Choose Senator

Last week we saw the official swearing-in of Members of the 111th Congress, and in just over a week, the entire nation will watch history be made as Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. Obama, and just about every Member who will represent the citizens of our 50 states, campaigned and won on a pledge to put aside the partisanship that has waylaid important work in the past and to work together for the good of this country. We have every hope and expectation that they will live up to that promise.

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House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman John Mica conducts a committee markup hearing of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act on Feb. 2.
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