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In this photo taken Jan. 9, 2014, a video sign in the empty chamber of the Senate announces that the 2014 legislative session will open Monday, Jan. 14 in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2013, file photo, Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey, R-Blountville, speaks to reporters in his legislative office in Nashville, Tenn. Ramsey has said he supports a school voucher program that would be available to a larger number of families than envisioned under the plan proposed by Republican Gov. Bill Haslam last year.(AP Photo/Erik Schelzig, File)
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In this April 27, 2012 photo, state Sen. Sally Fox, D-Chittenden, listens during debate on the Senate floor in Montpelier, Vt. Fox, a long-time Vermont lawmaker who served in both the House and Senate died Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 in Burlington. She was 62. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee walks through the halls of the Senate hearing building as he arrives to speak about the upcoming legislative session, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at the AP Legislative Preview in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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House Speaker Frank Chopp, D-Seattle, left, talks with hands with House minority leader Dan Kristiansen, R-Snohomish, center, and Senate minority leader Sharon Nelson, D-Maury Island, right, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at the start of the AP Legislative Preview in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Senate minority leader Sharon Nelson, D-Maury Island, right, speaks Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 during the leadership panel of the AP Legislative Preview in Olympia, Wash. Looking on are House Speaker Frank Chopp, D-Seattle, left, House minority leader Dan Kristiansen, R-Snohomish, second from left, and Senate Republican leader Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, third from left. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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** FILE ** In this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, file photo, Oklahoma Congressman-elect Jim Bridenstine, R-Oklahoma, gestures as he speaks in Tulsa, Okla. While Oklahoma's four House and Senate veterans, who have a combined 60 years of legislative experience, typically follow their leaders, two freshmen House members, Bridenstine and Markwayne Mullin, have emerged as a new breed. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
