And just last year, U.S. congressman Pete Stark proposed the not-so-subtly-named Narrowing Exceptions for Withholding Tax, or NEWT, Act.

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The pot-tax-worried members included Representatives Sam Farr (D-CA), Linda Sanchez (D-CA), Jared Polis (D-CO), Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Pete Stark (D-CA) and Barney Frank (D-MA).

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Leading liberal Congressman Pete Stark, D-Calif.

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It may be too early to call Utica the last big shale-oil deposit, in part because its productivity hasn't been proven, said Pete Stark, with energy consultancy IHS. But the Utica's size, geology and organic content make it "a promising play, " he said.

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In the House, Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), Ed Pastor (D-AZ), and Pete Stark (D-CA) all scored below a five percent, while those in the Senate who failed to reach double digits include Russell Feingold (D-WI), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Robert Menendez (D-NJ).

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Key Democrats, such as high-ranking members like Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), Allyson Schwartz (D-PA), Pete Stark (D- CA), the ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, and Frank Pallone (D-NJ), the ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, have backed the repeal of IPAB.

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For years Congressman Fortney (Pete) Stark (Democrat--California) has introduced legislation, written letters and worked to reduce the amount of money the government pays Amgen.

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Last year California Democrat Fortney (Pete) Stark Jr.

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