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Originally published by The Sunlight Foundation. Updated regularly.

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marwilliamson (D-Calif.)
@marwilliamson

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The most neglected population in America is millions of our children... https://t.co/m082MMwPzU

Deleted after 2 minutes at 11:42 PM on 19 Dec 19.
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JDScholten (D-Iowa)
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RT @JDScholten: I plan to retweet this everyday until the end of the year. https://t.co/k3g6ljapCU QT @DLeonhardt: Watch how radically taxes on the wealthy have fallen over the past 70 years: (Full column:… https://t.co/xaR3H1eB88)

Deleted after 2 days at 12:12 AM on 22 Dec 19. Original tweet by @JDScholten.
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Justintx_20 (D-Texas)
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RT @CillizzaCNN: Winners: Klobuchar (big time), Biden, Yang Losers: Bernie, first 90 minutes of the "debate" https://t.co/QYkctjtAcY

Deleted immediately at 12:22 AM on 20 Dec 19. Original tweet by @CillizzaCNN.
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RepSusanWild (D-Pa.)
@RepSusanWild

RT @elizabethjdias: Top evangelical magazine @CTmagazine, founded by Billy Graham (Franklin's dad), breaks rank to say Trump should be… https://t.co/nrdzDPFxOU

Deleted after 52 weeks at 7:12 PM on 20 Dec 20. Original tweet by @elizabethjdias.
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priteshgandhimd (D-Texas)
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My parents worked day and night to pay for speech therapy so that I could overcome stuttering. I promised myself that if I ever found my voice I’d spend the rest of my life fighting for those that don’t have one. Now I’m running for Congress in #TX10 to give voice to the silenced https://t.co/aepbyDRwa5

Deleted after 48 seconds at 12:40 AM on 20 Dec 19.
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anthonyvclark20 (D-Ill.)
@anthonyvclark20

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RT @SanjeevViswan: Tired of the corporate candidates on the #DemDebate ? Here's some awesome grassroots Congressional campaigns that y… https://t.co/UamEbpJ60y

Deleted after 4 weeks at 2:09 PM on 20 Jan 20. Original tweet by @SanjeevViswan.
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paulajean2020 (D-W.Va.)
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Self care is important. #StopDonnaBrazile #EndCorruption QT @donnabrazile: Be the first to read "Hacks." You can "preorder now": https://t.co/zFQRottoGd. https://t.co/mgJIY0jZyy)

Deleted after 1 minute at 12:56 AM on 20 Dec 19.
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