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MICA, Florida  \nMICHAEL R. TURNER, Ohio  \nJOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee JIM JORDAN, Ohio  \nTIM WALBERG, Michigan  \nJUSTIN AMASH, Michigan  \nPAUL A. GOSAR, Arizona  \nSCOTT DESJARLAIS, Tennessee TREY GOWDY, South Carolina BLAKE FARENTHOLD, Texas CYNTHIA M. LUMMIS, Wyoming THOMAS MASSIE, Kentucky MARK MEADOWS, North Carolina RON DESANTIS, Florida  \nMICK MULVANEY, South Carolina KEN BUCK, Colorado  \nMARK WALKER, North Carolina ROD BLUM, Iowa  \nJODY B. HICE, Georgia  \nSTEVE RUSSELL, Oklahoma  \nEARL L.‘‘BUDDY’’ CARTER, Georgia GLENN GROTHMAN, Wisconsin WILL HURD, Texas  \nGARY J. PALMER, Alabama  \nELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland, Ranking Minority Member  \nCAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York  \nELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia  \nWM. LACY CLAY, Missouri STEPHEN F. LYNCH, Massachusetts JIM COOPER, Tennessee  \nGERALD E. CONNOLLY, Virginia MATT CARTWRIGHT, Pennsylvania TAMMY DUCKWORTH, Illinois ROBIN L. KELLY, Illinois BRENDA L. LAWRENCE, Michigan TED LIEU, California  \nBONNIE WATSON COLEMAN, New Jersey STACEY E. PLASKETT, Virgin Islands MARK DESAULNIER, California BRENDAN F. BOYLE, Pennsylvania PETER WELCH, Vermont  \nMICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM, New Mexico  \nJENNIFER HEMINGWAY, Staff Director DAVID RAPALLO, Minority Staff Director ART ARTHUR, Staff Director, Subcommittee on National Security MIKE HOWELL, Counsel  \nWILLIE MARX, Clerk  \nSUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY RON DESANTIS, Florida, Chairman  \nJOHN L. MICA, Florida  \nJOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee JODY B. HICE, Georgia  \nSTEVE RUSSELL, Oklahoma, Vice Chair WILL HURD, Texas  \nSTEPHEN F. LYNCH, Massachusetts, Ranking Member  \nROBIN KELLY, Illinois  \nBRENDA L. 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