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Explore the Tweets They Didn't Want You to See

Originally published by The Sunlight Foundation. Updated regularly.

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RepGutierrez (D-Ill.)
@RepGutierrez

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RT @PeterWelch: .@RepGutierrez & I have legislation to prevent @GoldmanSachs & others from claiming a tax write off on penalties for role in crisis

Deleted after 2 hours at 1:41 PM on 13 Apr 16. Original tweet by @PeterWelch.
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GovRaimondo (D-R.I.)
@GinaRaimondo

RI continues to expand its clean energy economy → the renewable energy workforce increased over 80% in the last year https://t.co/HFEOpLputo

Deleted after 1 minute at 11:57 AM on 13 Apr 16.
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RepPaulTonko (D-N.Y.)
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RT @Kyle_Feldscher: Rep. Tonko on 92 percent of Flint homes having "safe" levels of lead in water now: "That's not good enough."

Deleted after 330 weeks at 1:19 PM on 11 Aug 22. Original tweet by @Kyle_Feldscher.
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GovernorBullock (D-Mont.)
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Today's #WearOrangeWednesday 2 raise awareness of childhood hunger. We wore orange because no child should be hungry https://t.co/R0Y0aMJDOy

Deleted after 4 minutes at 1:45 PM on 13 Apr 16.
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GovernorBullock (D-Mont.)
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Today's #WearOrangeWednesday 2 raise awareness of childhood hunger. We wore orange because no child should be hungry https://t.co/giDrdD2O7J

Deleted after 9 seconds at 1:49 PM on 13 Apr 16.
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