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Jan. 5, 2025

• Reps. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio, and Jim Himes, Democrat of Connecticut
• House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California 
• Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Republican of South Dakota 
• Tom Homan, President-elect Donald Trump's border czar

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