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House of Representatives  

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  • The 435 members of the House of Representatives share responsibility with the Senate for writing the nation's laws and overseeing operation of the federal government. Representatives are elected every two years to represent districts of more than half a million people. [Source: Congress A to Z; House of Representatives]

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