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U.S. Rep. Ben Cline, R-Lexington, who represents the rural and agricultural western part of Virginia, has introduced three government reform bills with Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips, who represents the often-chilly suburbs and exurbs north, west and south of Minneapolis, Minn.

"We're from different parties, but we're Americans first," Cline said. "And we want a bright future for our kids and for future generations, not just in our own district, but across the country."

One of the bills that Cline and Phillips introduced would establish a 48-hour period for politicians and their staff to look through the text of bills before they go to a vote.

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