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Karen Bass Flashcards

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Speaker of the House

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Paul Ryan

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House Majority Leader

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Kevin McCarthy

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House Minority Leader

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Nancy Pelosi

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Senate Majority Leader

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Mitch McConnell

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Senate Minority Leader

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Chuck Schumer

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House Majority Whips

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Steve Scalise*, Patrick McHenry

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House Minority Whips

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Steny Hoyer

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Supreme Court Justices

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John Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagen

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Secretary of State

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Rex Tillerson

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Secretary of the Treasury

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Steve Mnunchin

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Secretary of Defense

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James Mattis

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Attorney General

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Jeff Sessions

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Secretary of The Interior

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Ryan Zinke

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Secretary of Commerce

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Wilbur Ross

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Secretary of Health

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Tom Price

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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

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Ben Carson

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Secretary of Transportation

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Elaine Chao

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Secretary of Energy

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Rick Perry

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Secretary of Education

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Betsy DeVos

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Secretary of Agriculture

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Sonny Perdue

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Secretary of Labor

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Alex Acosta

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Secretary of Veterans Affairs

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David Shulkin

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Secretary of Homeland Security

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John F. Kelly

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Head of CIA

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Mike Pompeo

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Delegate to UN

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Nikki R. Haley

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Head of EPA

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Scott Pruitt

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Chief of Staff

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Reince Priebus

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Chief Strategist

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Stephen Bannon

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Senior Advisor

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Jared Kushner

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National Security Advisor

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HR McMaster

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3 House Office Buildings

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Rayburn House, Longworth House, Cannon House (In that order from western-most to eastern-most)

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3 Senate Office Buildings

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Russell building, Dirksen building, Hart building

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Foreign Affairs Committee Chair

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Ed Royce

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Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member

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Eliot Angel

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Africa Subcommittee Chair

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Chris Smith

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Africa Subcommittee Ranking Member

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Karen Bass

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Judiciary Committee Chair

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Bob Goodlatte

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Judiciary Committee Ranking Member

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John Conyers

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Crime/Terrorism/HS Subcommittee Chair

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Trey Gowdy

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Crime/Terrorism/HS Subcommittee Ranking Member

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Shelia Jackson Lee

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Courts/Internet Subcommittee Chair

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Darrell Issa

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Courts/Internet Subcommittee Ranking Member

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Jerrold Nadler

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Over-Criminalization Task Force Chair

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Jim Sensenbrenner

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Over-Criminalization Task Force Ranking Member

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Bobby Scott

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Chairman of a Committee

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From the majority party, parliamentary head of Committee, sets agenda

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Ranking member of a committee

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Like vice-Chair, from Minority party, fills in for chairman during absences

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Legislative calendar

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When congress is in session and on the floor

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Caucus

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Members of a political party or subgroup may meet to coordinate members actions, choose group policy, or nominate candidates for various offices

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Conference committee

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Operate after the House and the Senate have passed different versions of a bill and have to iron out differences in order to get an identical bill

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Continuing Resolution

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Type of appropriations legislation that continues pre-existing fiscal appropriations in place of an agreed-upon budget between Congress and the president

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Marking up a bill

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Amending, debating, rewriting proposed legislation

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Resolution

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Statements of intent or declarations that affect the operations of Congress i.e. Change to constitution

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One-minute statements

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Made by representatives before legislative business each day. Optional and at the discretion of the Speaker

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Congressional Black Caucus (CBC)

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Political organization representing the African-American members of Congress with Chair Rep Cedric Richmond of Louisiana. Karen Bass is 2nd Vice Chair

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Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth

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Bipartisan Forum to discuss/develop policy to strengthen the child welfare system, co-chaired by Karen Bass and 5 others

BIG policy issue with Bass

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Lisa Murkowski

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Senator R-Alaska

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Dianne Feinstein

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Senator D-CA

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Kampala Harris

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Senator D-CA

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Maxie Hirono

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Senator D-Hawaii

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Tammy Duckworth

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Senator D-Illinois

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Joni Ernst

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Senator R-Iowa

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Susan Collins

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Senator R-Maine

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Elizabeth Warren

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Senator D-Massachusetts

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Debbie Stabenow

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Senator D-Michigan

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Amy Klobuchar

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Senator D-Minnesota

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Claire McCaskill

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Senator D-Missouri

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Deb Fischer

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Senator R-Nebraska

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Catherine Cortez Masto

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Senator D-Nevada

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Jeanne Shaheen

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Senator D-New Hampshire

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Maggie Hassan

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Senator D-New Hampshire

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Kirsten Gillibrand

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Senator D-New York

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Heidi Heitkamp

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Senator D-North Dakota

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Patty Murray

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Senator D-Washington

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Maria Cantwell

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D-Washington

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Shelley Moore Captio

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Senator R-West Virginia

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Tammy Baldwin

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Senator Democrat Wisconsin

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My member is on the floor

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Member is in session, sitting, speaking, voting etc

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Walk Left/Stand Right

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DC metro elevator etiquette: Congress in the hallways? Going to votes?

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Who is my Rep and Senators?

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Nancy Pelosi (12th District)
Dianne Feinstein and Kampala Harris
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CA delegation in Congress

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52 members from CA with 38 Democrats

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CA State Assembly

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80 seats, 55-D 25-R, 16 women

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LA City Councilmembers in/around Bass District

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District 5 Councilman Paul Koretz
District 8 Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson
District 10 Councilman Herb Wesson
District 11 Councilman Mike Bonin

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Adam Schiff

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D-Rep from Burbank (28th)

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Tony Cardenas

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D-Rep San Fernando Valley (29th)

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Brad Sherman

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D-Rep Sherman Oaks (30th)

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Grace Napolitano

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D-Rep Norwalk (32nd)

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Yes Lieu

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D-Rep Torrance (33rd)

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Karen Bass

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D-Rep LA (37th)

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Mark Takano

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D-Rep Riverside (41st)

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Lucille Roybal

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D-Rep LA (40th)

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Maxine Waters

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D-Rep Inglewood (43rd)

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Linda Sánchez

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D-Rep Orange (38th)

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SA

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Staff Assistant

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LC

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Legislative Counsel

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LA

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Legislative Assistant

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LD

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Legislative Director

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CoS

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Chief of Staff

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Press Secretary/Communications director

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Yeah

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