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Mazie Hirono: Breaking Barriers
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Joe Donnelly: Hoosier Moderate
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Deb Fischer: Cornhusker Conservative
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Heidi Heitkamp: Dakota DINO?
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Ted Cruz: New Messenger
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New Faces in Washington: Meet the Senators (Part II)
Introduction
The 112th Congress was among the most unpopular and unproductive in history. Is there room to hope that the 113th will be better, or can we expect more of the same? HPR writers take a look at the new arrivals to the Senate. Many of these “new faces” have talked of promoting bipartisanship and reforming the institution, but can they succeed?
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