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POL_Strickland_Senator.appHeader = "fact file|The Gang of Sixteen";
POL_Strickland_Senator.appFooter = "Source: Ken Strickland, NBC News";
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Lead Democratic sponsor of the bill
Member of the Senate Budget Committee
Member of the Senate Finace Committee, which will have jurisdiction over the bill along with the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
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Chairman of the Senate Federal Financial Management Subcommittee
Co-founder of the moderate policy group \"Third Way\"
Former governor of Delaware
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Member of the Senate Budget Committee
Served as Florida's insurance commissioner
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Member of the Senate Budget and Finance Committees
Chairwoman of the Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee ";
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Member of the Senate Small Business Committee
Facing a tough Senate re-election in a red state
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Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee
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Member of the Senate Finance and Small Business Committees
Former business executive at a technology company
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Member of the Senate Small Business Committee
A close friend and supporter of GOP presidential nominee John McCain
Served as the vice presidential nominee on John Kerry's Democratic ticket in 2004";
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Lead Republican sponsor of the bill
Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee
Confidant to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
Good friend of Majority Leader Harry Reid
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Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Member of the Republican Leadership team
Former governor of Tennessee
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Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Commitee
Ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committee
Confidant to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
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Ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee
Still actively runs a farm in New Hartford, Iowa";
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Member of the Senate Small Business Committee
Former Mayor of St. Paul, Minn.
Facing a re-election battle against Democratic challenger and actor Al Franken.";
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Member of the Senate Budget and Finance Committees
Suffered from prostate cancer";
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Works alongside fellow Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, the lead Democratic sponsor of the bill
Member of the Senate Finance Committee";
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Member of the Senate Small Business Committee
Former Tennessee finance commissioner
Former mayor of Chattanooga, Tenn.
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