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Originally published by The Sunlight Foundation. Updated regularly.

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RepJoeCourtney (D-Conn.)
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PLEASE SHARE: Starting today, access to DoD commissaries, exchanges, and morale, welfare & recreation (MWR) facilities - including @SUBASE_NLON support activities - has expanded to eligible veterans and caregivers. Click here for more information. https://t.co/1j4WTeC7Bp

Deleted after 1 minute at 4:15 PM on 02 Jan 20.
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AnthonyFeig (D-Mich.)
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RepPeterDeFazio (D-Ore.)
@RepPeterDeFazio

Boeing executives made critical decisions about the 737 MAX based on Wall Street-- not on safety. As Chair of the Transportation Committee, I'm leading the investigation into the failures in the system that led to the tragic loss of 346 lives. https://t.co/BFReCVLLdp

Deleted after 9 seconds at 4:31 PM on 02 Jan 20.
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SenatorCarper (D-Del.)
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Even an advisory board with scientists hand-picked by @realdonaldtrump understands the reality: this administration's environmental rollbacks defy basic science and put public health in jeopardy. QT @washingtonpost: EPA’s board of scientific advisers, dominated by Trump appointees, warn regulatory rollbacks clash with established… https://t.co/IX55LWEWcw)

Deleted after 8 minutes at 4:40 PM on 02 Jan 20.
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SiebeforORD1 (D-Ore.)
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RT @JustinTX_20: @SiebeforORD1 Absolutely, the rich should have to pay their fair share of the wealth that they have "created" back… https://t.co/M9jF7Nra3v

Deleted after 31 minutes at 5:13 PM on 02 Jan 20. Original tweet by @JustinTX_20.
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SenJeffMerkley (D-Ore.)
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RT @ghost_democracy: We are headed to a Town Hall held by our @SenJeffMerkley You May remember him as first on the scene trying to gain… https://t.co/9DUv7y5zxB

Deleted after 136 weeks at 2:34 PM on 12 Aug 22. Original tweet by @ghost_democracy.
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RepEdCase (D-Hawaii)
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Honolulu Star-Advertiser morning story on worsening safety and community disruption concerns from the dramatic growth in Hawai’i air tours statewide. Here also is my recent report to community leaders right before the tragic...

Deleted after 41 minutes at 5:42 PM on 02 Jan 20.
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